Tempest Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 I appreciate your answer and I will admit that I am an Arcadia collector (theres what less than 10 of us?) I guess I'm one of those crazy 10 people (I was the guy who brought the original Funky Fish cart to Ward for dumping). I have to admit though, I never really cared for the Arcadia artwork. Those half finished looking sketches are interesting and all, but not my favorite. Some worked better than others, I guess it depends on the game. However I do like the artwork for these new games (although Funky Fish still looks stupid, but that's how the arcadia version looked as well). I especially like Cat Trax (maybe its just the expression on the cat). Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 yea im one of those weirdos too. still trying to find an original of the european pleadies title. But at least I have Ward Shrake's magnificent multi-cart till then. http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/arcadia...talog/page7.htm page 7 has the vintage pleadies artwork on it. I too was surprised that the vintage artwork was not used. Though I certainely enjoy the look of the new artwork on it's own, I agree that it does not have the same feel as the vintage arcadia art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 As a non-Arcadia collector, this was the first I've seen of the "original artwork." Damn, but that's ugly! Gotta say, I like the look of what AA has put together rather than that rainbow-hued-logo and badly drawn picture surrounded in <shudder> yellow. It just doesn't appeal to my finest "aesthetics." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClubNinja Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 I must be the only Arcadia collector that really *likes* the art style of the labels and packaging. Maybe it's the lo-fi charm, or maybe the very uniform design. I don't know, but I think that those rainbow end labels look great all stacked up together on the shelf. And there's nothing wrong with that I do think that this new art on the 2600 titles looks fantastic though. A little creative liberty never hurt anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 well really i dont care about the artwork at all when I realize that SOON i will have PLEADIES FOR MY ATARI 2600!!!!! been waiting for that since Atari announced they had the rights to it AGES ago.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atarius Maximus Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Ok, this is probably a stupid question, but how the heck do you pronounce PLEIADES? Is it Plee-aids, Ply-aids, Plee-ads, or what? AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 ive always pronounced it and heard it pronouced PLEE (like the begining of please,before u hit the 'eze') -Ah- DEEZ (like deez nuts,) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 It should be "play-uh-dees" I think, following phonetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 21, 2003 Author Share Posted June 21, 2003 It should be "play-uh-dees" I think, following phonetics. This is how I've always pronounced it. ..Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 It should be "play-uh-dees" I think, following phonetics. This is how I've always pronounced it. ..Al I've always stuck an extra syllable in there:"puh-LAY-uh-dees." I have no reason why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 It should be "play-uh-dees" I think, following phonetics. "-uh-"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 dont know where ur getting your UH from, cause it sure aint in da spellin' :-) just got my UA games in da mail 2 day. havent been able to get home 2 play em yet, but man dey look TITE! supasweet manual/box/cart. awesome job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Ok, this is probably a stupid question, but how the heck do you pronounce PLEIADES? Is it Plee-aids, Ply-aids, Plee-ads, or what? AM Basically, ever since the 80's when the damn game came out in the arcades NO ONE has agreed on how to pronounce it (let alone spell it!) Personally.. I say PLEE-uh-deez. But you can forget about what's the 'official' way. If 20 years later no one knows.. then no one's ever gonna know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Sometimes I say Plea-uh-deez, sometimes I say Plea-aids, but I never ever say Playdzzz or Play-ads or play-uh-deez. But who cares how you say it, as long as you play it? (No pun intended.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atarius Maximus Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 The Results so far: 3 votes for "PLEE-AH-DEEZ" (Godzilla, NE146, MMF) 2 vote for "PLAY-UH-DEES" (slapdash, Albert) 1 vote for "puh-lay-uh-dees" (snider-man) 1 vote for "plea-aids" (MMF) I guess I'll go with PLEE-AH-DEEZ"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 From Websters Dictionary: 'plE-&-"dEz So I actually think it's PLEE-AH-DEEZ, but I always say PLEE-UH-DEEZ. Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 The Results so far: 3 votes for "PLEE-AH-DEEZ" (Godzilla, NE146, MMF) 2 vote for "PLAY-UH-DEES" (slapdash, Albert) Well.. now that you put it that way I think I say "uh" in the middle syllable (you figure 'plee-uh-dees' and 'plee-ah-dees' sound pretty much the same when spoken fast). I definitely don't like 'play-uh-dees' though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Plee ah dez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atarius Maximus Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Plee ah dez As usual Thomas, you are the man with all the answers. Thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 hey, cool, i was right all along. I think my 'deez nuts' description is better tho :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Ok then.. answer this. How do you prounounce PLEIADS?? huh?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 well thats a spelling error. so I pronounce it as if it were spelled correctly. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 fumunda DEEZ nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 well thats a spelling error. so I pronounce it as if it were spelled correctly. :-) So who's to say that's not the name of the game and it's the Marquee that's mispelled? For the record, the game is listed in a couple of 80's videogame books that I have as "PLEIADS. It's also listed that way in KLOV which also says: Trivia The Centuri marquee incorrectly spells the game as "Pleiades" but the software ROMs and main screen spell the game as "Pleiads." But like I said earlier.. it's the age old question. What is the real name of the game? I don't think anyone will ever know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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