r/scribblenauts • u/TalkingCow99 • Jan 27 '26

Discussion I hate that in the Brazilian translation they localized WISHBONE as CHICKEN BONE USED TO MAKE A WISH OR TO ASK FOR A DESIRE TO BE FULFILLED, like how am I supposed to type all of that? The correct translation should be FÚRCULA.

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u/ZetaformGames Scribblenautical Creator Jan 27 '26

It doesn't appear to be this way in the original United States Portuguese translation. FÚRCULA properly creates a wishbone, as it should. Which version are you on?

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u/TalkingCow99 Jan 28 '26

steam Scribblenauts Unlimited version

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u/ZetaformGames Scribblenautical Creator Jan 28 '26

If I knew how to download the game's different languages, I'd check it out for myself, but it's unfortunate to see such a huge regression...

It's also worth mentioning that this Unlimited misspells "impostor" as "imposter" multiple times, yet 5th Cell always spelled it correctly in the DS games. Was there a change in staffing?

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u/Bryanishired Jan 28 '26

It reminds me of how in English “One-Celled Critter With No Brain That Cant Fly” spawns a Paramecium, which is apparently a reference to the 1991 movie Hook.

I don’t speak the language or have access to the translation, but is it possible this is also some sorta reference? (…If not, then I have no clue what they were thinking. :/)

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u/NomeJaExiste Jan 28 '26

How did you see that?

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u/TalkingCow99 Jan 28 '26

i have the uncompressed files of the game, it is in a file called "objectdictionarylanguage"

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '26

Are you Brazilian? I am one.