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Post by ash888 on Apr 4, 2012 19:01:37 GMT 2
I was wondering how Nintendo came up with a wolf character for their Egg game. Was it just a random choice, or did they borrow it from the Russians? As most of you know, there are Game & Watch clones that were put out in the Soviet Union, and one of them is the Wolf game that is so similar to Egg. One of my friends who lived in the Ukraine as a young boy, back when it was part of the Soviet Union, moved here to the United States with his family many years ago. When he saw my G&W collection he got excited because he used to own the Soviet Wolf game. I happened to have one so I showed him and he said it brought back a lot of memories (I tried to give it to him but he wouldn't take it). He told me that the wolf and rabbit were very popular cartoon characters in Russia and well-known in many areas of the Soviet Union. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu,_pogodi! So here is what I'm wondering. Was it just a coincidence that Nintendo made a wolf character that so closely resembles the Russian cartoon, or did they see this clone and decide to slightly modify it to create Egg? You'll notice some slight differences in the Egg game, perhaps to avoid controversy, such as a chicken instead of a rabbit, etc. It all depends on which game came out first. Could it be possible that the Russian company copied the original Mickey concept and used their wolf character instead, and then Nintendo borrowed the wolf character for Egg? I'd love to hear your thoughts! Ash
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Post by mpanayiotakis on Apr 4, 2012 23:26:36 GMT 2
Interesting question.. It was the other way around probably though. Nu pogodi was released in 1986, a long time after the initial release of Egg. It made sense for the Russians to copy the character since the wolf from nu pogodi was a major character in Soviet Union folklore from the 60s and the cold war till the beginning of the new millennium. The animated series lasted almost 40 years!
Nintendo's choice was just a logical one considering the theme of the game. It would have been either a fox or a wolf imho..
Michael
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Post by gameandwatchshop on Apr 5, 2012 2:41:36 GMT 2
there was also a Russian version that used Mickey Mouse ! and from memory several other characters as well.
Ave
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Post by ash888 on Apr 5, 2012 3:15:36 GMT 2
Interesting question.. It was the other way around probably though. Nu pogodi was released in 1986, a long time after the initial release of Egg. It made sense for the Russians to copy the character since the wolf from nu pogodi was a major character in Soviet Union folklore from the 60s and the cold war till the beginning of the new millennium. The animated series lasted almost 40 years! Nintendo's choice was just a logical one considering the theme of the game. It would have been either a fox or a wolf imho.. Michael Ah okay, if the Russian game was released in 1986, then it must have been copied from Nintendo, and just a nice coincidence for the Russians to have a famous cartoon character play the part. Yes Ave, I have seen the Elektronika version of Mickey Mouse too. I've even seen some original looking titles, but never played them.
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Post by andycole on Apr 5, 2012 14:25:43 GMT 2
I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere but I just can't get to it...... "Which came first, the wolf or the egg?"
In case you don't know what I am walking about, there's on old brain teaser: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Andy
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Post by ash888 on Apr 5, 2012 20:35:53 GMT 2
I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere but I just can't get to it...... "Which came first, the wolf or the egg?" In case you don't know what I am walking about, there's on old brain teaser: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Andy Yuk yuk yuk! ;D To me it would seem logical to use a fox or maybe a skunk to grab the eggs, but a wolf? Maybe it's a cultural difference.
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