I grew up through the 80s and 90s incorrectly pronouncing these games. As a young child I was actually a very good reader and speller - even as a first grader I had no problem with titles for the 5200 like Countermeasure or Centipede, but I managed to have the games on this list completely wrong. Around 1996 or so the internet began to inform me of my ignorance.
I guess it's "kicks." For me it was "quicks." Qix and Qantas remain the two entities ballsy enough to skip over the mandatory "u" after their "q."
This shit ain't fair. It's "kah-gay?" Really? How is a kid supposed to know that?
I guess I took the missing "gay" from The Legend of Kage and stuck it here instead. It was always Ninja Gay-den to me.
Somehow this always came out of my mouth as "Gol-o-go Thirteen." I don't even know why, it's not like this one is tricky. I could pronounce Duke Togo's name like a pro though.
One time as an elementary schooler I saw an ad in an issue of Gamepro for a free Golgo 13 comic. I sent away for it. Inside, it depicted a guy getting shot in the head. Sweet!
KARA-TEEKA is so much better than "karate-ka" that I don't care that it's "wrong." Kara-teeka. Kara-teeka. Kara-teeka. Kara-teeka.
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