Kernel Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 Arrrrgggg. :crazy: Let me get this straight.... UFO: Enemy Unknown - UK/Euro version - No hyphen?X-COM: UFO Defence - US version - Has hyphen? Edit: I mean stated in the manual, box, or anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Veteran Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 Not quite... Both of them use the hyphen on the box and occasionally in the manual but both manuals also use XCom, usually much more often than they use X-Com. However! The earlier versions of both games, so says NKF (and if he doesn't know then it's not worth knowing!) may not use X-Com on the box at all. I personally imagoine they would do now I come to think of it. As it was X-Com that they registered for use... XCom can be used by nyone without risking a court case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 I suppose you could think of it this way. They started off with UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown, and used XCOM as the name of the organisation you start with. At this point, the future of the game was uncertain, and would've probably stayed as it is. But we know that this never happened! But later, as the game universe was expanded and became more defined, the hypenated version became the norm, and as the older games were repackaged (rereleases, CE, Terror Unknown, etc), they started to add the standardised name to the packaging, manuals, advertisements, etc. As for not updating the name in the game itself -- well, I doubt they ever thought we'd pay much attention, or even quibble about the missing hypen. - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Veteran Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Yeah I can see how they would think noone's got enough spare time to care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted December 15, 2003 Author Share Posted December 15, 2003 You have to expect that fans will be fanatical about such details though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 * starts drooling at the mouth and gibbering about hyphens * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted December 15, 2003 Author Share Posted December 15, 2003 * starts drooling at the mouth and gibbering about hyphens *Not quite that fanatical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 But... but... but... they're HYPHENS! https://www.angelfire.com/games3/jeffy90/images/smilies/what.gif * starts trailing foam all over the place and staggers out * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Veteran Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Nice one PK... You've just clinched the world's worst pun award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 * trails foam all over Vet * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted December 16, 2003 Author Share Posted December 16, 2003 Nice one PK... You've just clinched the world's worst pun award I made a pun!?! :dontgetit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 * trails foam all over PK * * belts himself in the forehead * Nngh... I'll be good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrus Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 I'll better not post messages to this thread. Or else BB will trail foam all over me also By the way, don't you all think, that this thread has become a little bit offtopic? Maybe go on to something new? :bored: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 You are too late!! https://www.angelfire.com/games3/jeffy90/images/smilies/killcrazed.gif However... I will restrain myself. https://www.angelfire.com/games3/jeffy90/images/smilies/yinyang.gif Topic? What was the topic? Oh, yeah, topics, those things. if anyone is interested, they will steer it back on track. Until then, this is all just commentry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrus Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 You have reached enlightenment. You are alive within the Tao. That is very good, my young apprentice. :yingyang: :yingyang: :yingyang: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted December 16, 2003 Author Share Posted December 16, 2003 * trails foam all over PK *ewwww, foam :crazy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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