avatar! 1,581 Member · Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 For a long time I thought the title was "Showdown" which would make sense. But it's not. I have never been able to ascertain an official response as to why it's called "Shodown". Does anyone know? Yes, I googled it and there are a few "ideas/answers" none of which I buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki 4,694 Member · Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I don't think it was ever explained, but I would imagine some would conclude SNKgrish. I mean the game loves to scream about Victoly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa 2,986 Member · Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 It's probably a play on the word shogun, the Japanese military dictators from way back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 1,628 Member · Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Typo. Also Mandela Effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication 1,466 Member · Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Maybe they had a black team doing the translation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid 383 Member · Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 JM: So why’s “Shodown” spelled funny? YA: This was suggested to us by SNK’s U.S. distributor. They said that “Spirits” [from the Japanese title Samurai Spirits] doesn’t really tell the consumer what the game is about, so they suggested replacing it with the word “Showdown.” And the movie Shogun was popular at the time so they suggested the spelling of “Shodown” as a reference to Shogun. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2017/4/10/15223966/the-making-of-samurai-shodown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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