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TMNT3 (japanese) hidden message?

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:51 pm
by Zepper
By doing the Konami code, I got this message. What's written?

Re: TMNT3 (japanese) hidden message?

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:59 pm
by rainwarrior
I can't translate, but I can transliterate, at least, if it helps:
konotabi wa, KONAMI no
T.M.N.T.2
- THE MANHATTAN PROJECT -

o, okaiageitadakimashite,
makotoni, arigatougozaimasu.
このたびは、コナミの
T.M.N.T.2
ー ザ マンハッタン プロジェクト -
を、おかいあげいただきまして、
まことに、ありがとうございます。

Re: TMNT3 (japanese) hidden message?

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:02 pm
by Bavi_H
According to The Cutting Room Floor article Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project, it says "We are truly grateful for your purchase of T.M.N.T. 2: The Manhattan Project by Konami."

Re: TMNT3 (japanese) hidden message?

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:27 pm
by Bavi_H
rainwarrior wrote:このた は、コナミの
T.M.N.T.2
ー ザ マンハッタン プロジェクト -
を、 おかいあげ いただ きまして、
まことに、 あいが とうご ざ います。
1. Taking out all the spaces and enters, Google Translate says "This is T. Konami. M. N. T. 2 - The Manhattan Project - We are truly grateful to you for your support."

2. Using just the first half of the message, replacing the game name with X gives "This is Konami's X"

3. By combining both attempts, I suspect it means something like "This is Konami's T.M.N.T. 2 - The Manhattan Project - We are truly grateful to you for your support."

Re: TMNT3 (japanese) hidden message?

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:04 am
by Pokun
You almost got it, but you missed the "bi" in "kono tabi", mistook the "ri" in "arigatougozaimasu" for an "i", and also the spacing is a little strange dividing words in half.
It should be:
このたびはコナミの
T.M.N.T.2
- ザ マンハッタン プロジェクト -
を、おかいあげいただきまして、
まことに、ありがとうございます。

Kono tabi wa Konami no
T.M.N.T.2
- The Manhattan Project -
wo, okaiageitadakimashite,
makoto ni, arigatougozaimasu.
Cutting Romm Floor's translation is correct.
"On this occasion we truly thank you for purchashing Konami's T.M.N.T.2 - The Manhattan Project."

It's the typical formal thanking message that you often see in the beginning of the manuals for games.

Re: TMNT3 (japanese) hidden message?

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:15 am
by rainwarrior
Ah, thank you for the corrections. I'm realizing now that the spaces were an error too, just a consequence of the dakuten in a monospaced font.