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bobtheduck in Korea
07/12/09

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One note about Mario...

It says (as does dictionary.com) that Mario came out of Marius, a Roman family name, but it sure seems more like Mario is a masculine form of Maria, which in turn originally came out of the HEBREW Miryam. (Miriam, Mary) How is it possible that Mario and Maria had such different origins? Maria most definitely came out of Miryam.

They had Super, but they should have had 64 on there...

Personally, I don't care about titles.

Even though I'm writing books, not making games, I'm glad none of my titles (at least BOOK titles, can't guarantee chapter titles) are any of those words.

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Xagest
07/10/09

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I think the most used word in video games is the word "of".

God of War, Gears of War, Legend of Zelda, Dawn of War, WC3: Reign of Chaos, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Runes of Magic, Tales of , D2: Lord of Destruction, League of Legend: Clash of Fates (this one does it twice!), Tales of Monkey Island, Call of Juarez, King of Fighters, M&M Clash of Heroes, Heroes of Newerth...
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Skunky
07/10/09

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Good gravy, they mention "Command" without also mentioning "Missile Command?" No soup for them!
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robinyang
07/10/09

@Skunky: psst - it's under "Usage" of the word. :)
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VenomIreland
07/10/09

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Screw Game Daily, The Darkness is an awesome game.
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Jennacide
07/10/09

@VenomIreland: They aren't bashing games for having those titles. They also mention Shadow of the Colossus in the 'shadow' one, it's still a damn amazing game.
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the7k
07/12/09

@Jennacide:
The Darkness was better when it was a rock band instead of a violent video game.

Sounds like they're bashing it to me. I also agree that The Darkness is an awesome game.

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Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
07/10/09

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another most overused word in a games is "the"
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Syrax
07/10/09

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I don't think it makes sense to put Mario just because in every Mario game there's a Mario in the title. We would have to have Sonic, Speed and Race if that was the case.
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Lee
07/10/09

@Syrax: They didn't put Guitar Hero in the 'Hero' bit.. odd.
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Syrax
07/10/09

@Lee: I know, it was in World.
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shiftomnimega
07/10/09

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This was such a ridiculous article (in a good way) that I really expected "Two" to be the last word on the list.
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?
07/10/09

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lol @ Super and Mario. They should throw Advance and Wii up there, too.
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