How do say SNES?

fake · Oct 5, 2017

madman said:
When I read "SNES" I read it as "sness" but I've always referred to it as "Super Nintendo."

Same. I don't know why, but it's just easier for me to read it as "sness" but I never say it out loud.

I started noticing "sness" years ago, and I've also noticed that most of the people who say "sness" are British or European. So I figured it's a longstanding pronunciation over there.

jamie666 · Oct 5, 2017

I call it Super Nintendo but over here in the UK its very common for it to be called a SNES but never "sness" lol

RAZO · Oct 5, 2017

No one ever said Nessss with original nintendo, they always said N E S, so I don't understand why SNES would be any different. First time I heard Snesss was on YouTube and thought wtf is Sness. It was always either S N E S or Super N E S or Super Nintendo when I was growing up.

JoeAwesome · Oct 5, 2017

100proof said:
Yup. Super NES or S-N-E-S. Snes is some dumb shit for people too lazy to say four syllables.

These or Super Nintendo. Ethnics and purists say it right. Hipster doofuses say "Snes".

wyo · Oct 5, 2017

The first time I heard "snes" it was on UK TV. It was quite appalling. I almost spat out my afternoon scone.

Everyone I knew called it Super Nintendo. Snes was only used by lower class people.

Liquid Snake · Oct 5, 2017

I pronounce "supernese"

FilthyRear · Oct 5, 2017

Liquid Snake said:
I pronounce "supernese"

Sounds like something you would muffle as you're sucking multiple loads of bull seed out of your girlfriend's dirty snatch.

Hakkai · Oct 5, 2017

Super Nintendo or S-N-E-S are all I recall growing up. This kinda reminds me of the Futurama episode where they called Christmas - "EX-Mas" - in the future...

Syn · Oct 5, 2017

I say Super Nintendo.

The first time I heard sness I wasn't sure what they were talking about until they pointed to the loose cart bin.

Tripredacus · Oct 5, 2017

Super Nintender
Super Nintendo Chalmers

Thierry Henry · Oct 5, 2017

At the end of the day the snes thing is not too terrible. Well at least not as bad as when the Aussies try to pronounce "Sega". :keke:

smokehouse · Oct 5, 2017

Tripredacus said:
Super Nintendo Chalmers

LOL...my buddy's dad was a superintendent back in the 90's...we used to call him Super Nintendo Fuoss...still do, as a matter of fact.

egg_sanwich · Oct 5, 2017

Snezz

Kiel · Oct 5, 2017

Can't stand it when people say snezzzzz.

oldschool · Oct 5, 2017

We used to say NESS and SNESS growing up and fuck you, Mandela won't take it away from me!

ChopstickSamurai · Oct 5, 2017

Kiel said:
Can't stand it when people say snezzzzz.

Same here. It's an acronym for crying out loud. I hear it mostly listening to euro based gaming podcasts. But lately it's been popping up in the current YouTube vernacular. Drives me nuts.

Same with you guys who pronounce Mario as Mary-Oh. Ugh.

I had a friend during the PS1 era who would call the PlayStation just "Sony". It works for playing Sega, but playing Sony - fuck no.

FilthyRear · Oct 5, 2017

ChopstickSamurai said:
Same here. It's an acronym for crying out loud. I hear it mostly listening to euro based gaming podcasts. But lately it's been popping up in the current YouTube vernacular. Drives me nuts.

Same with you guys who pronounce Mario as Mary-Oh. Ugh.

I had a friend during the PS1 era who would call the PlayStation just "Sony". It works for playing Sega, but playing Sony - fuck no.

That's why Sega was better - even the terminology sounded good.

madman · Oct 5, 2017

FilthyRear said:
That's why Sega was better - even the terminology sounded good.

Lulz. Sega fanboy. NES > SMS, SNES > Genesis, N64 > Saturn, GC > DC.

RAZO · Oct 5, 2017

FilthyRear said:
That's why Sega was better - even the terminology sounded good.

Sega had all the cool creative sounding system names too. Master System, Mega Drive, Saturn, Dreamcast.

The only creative name Nintendo had was the GameCube. Pretty fucking dope. Can't knock on Nintendo or Super Nintendo, I'll even let Nintendo 64 slide but Wii and Wii U sound stupid. Switch isn't as bad.

madman · Oct 5, 2017

RAZ_HOE! said:
Sega had all the cool creative sounding system names too. Master System, Mega Drive, Saturn, Dreamcast.

The only creative name Nintendo had was the GameCube. Pretty fucking dope. Can't knock on Nintendo or Super Nintendo, I'll even let Nintendo 64 slide but Wii and Wii U sound stupid. Switch isn't as bad.

OK, so Sega = better names. Nintendo = better games.

You win this round.

RAZO · Oct 5, 2017

madman said:
Lulz. Nintendo fagboy. Genesis> Nes> PC Engine> Snes> Saturn> DC.

Fixed

wyo · Oct 5, 2017

Sega should have continued using books of the bible to name their consoles in North America.

Just think...after Sega Genesis, we could have had Sega Job (32X), Sega Revelations (Saturn) and finally Sega Exodus (Dreamcast).

RAZO · Oct 5, 2017

wyo said:
Sega should have continued using books of the bible to name their consoles in North America.

Just think...after Sega Genesis, we could have had Sega Job (32X), Sega Revelations (Saturn) and finally Sega Exodus (Dreamcast).

It truly was the formation of the best console in gaming history. I Can't blame Sega for using the bible.

Tung Fu ru · Oct 5, 2017

Super Nintendo. Honestly I'm not sure if I've ever called it S-N-E-S unless I was talking with someone who just referred to it as that. I've NEVER called it Sness, definitely never called a Nintendo a Ness either. I kinda feel that I would correct someone if they referred to either system that way.

ChopstickSamurai said:
Same with you guys who pronounce Mario as Mary-Oh. Ugh.

I had a friend during the PS1 era who would call the PlayStation just "Sony". It works for playing Sega, but playing Sony - fuck no.

When I hear people call Mario "Mary-Oh" I'm curious if they've never heard of the name Mario. Does anyone named Mario pronounce their name that way?

Calling Playstation "Sony" is strange as hell.

andsuchisdeath · Oct 5, 2017

Tung Fu ru said:
When I hear people call Mario "Mary-Oh" I'm curious if they've never heard of the name Mario. Does anyone named Mario pronounce their name that way?

I think a lot of Canadians do (correct me if I'm wrong Canadians). I was going to ask about this in the accent thread.

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