I’m playing twitpub!
I had to check out T.W.T.P.B. after I belatedly noticed how my mind immediately switched attention to something else every time I saw the name. Go back, look at it: can you focus on that name for a long period of time? Do your eyes glaze over? Do you feel an immediate urge to go read about something else? Or does it only have that effect on me? Once I was able to bring my mind to focus on the name, I began to wonder: does T.W.T.P.B. stand for something? How might the developers have referred to it during the months or more of production? “The game”? Twitpub? T-dub?
Even Hollywood is not immune to terrible name syndrome, but a quick scan of TIGSource’s current front page reveals:
- Ginormo Sword (full title: Long and Thick My Ginormo)
- Thrustburst
- Randy Balma: Municipal Abortionist
Oh, crap. It’s a full-blown epidemic.
May 29th, 2008 at 12:36 am
This is, yet again, examples of things you should never let Nakaki know about.
May 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Actually some of the developers still cannot make out those letters
Hope you liked the game though!
And yes… T.W.T.P.B. does have a meaning…
May 29th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Dude, the name of the next James Bond flick: “Quantum of Solace”.
W.
The.
F.
As with most things these days, I blame the Japanese.
May 29th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Also: “hUB”? How many times do we have to reinvent Steam?
May 29th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
BTW, fun game, though. As is Caribbean Pirate Quest. Though I was hoping for more of a “you spilled Sid Meir’s Pirates all over my puzzle game! The resulting mess is hopelessly entertaining!”
May 29th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Note to self: Spell the names of famous game designers correctly when commenting on blog posts.