History GratuitousEnglish / VideoGames

* SNK may well be the kings of this trope, as ''any'' foreign character in their games will have Engrish in their quotes, with Terry Bogard of ''Fatal Fury'' being this trope incarnate ("R u OK? BUSTAAAAAAH WOLF!") To be fair, they also have examples of SurprisinglyGoodEnglish as well, with Wolfgang Krauser (also of ''Fatal Fury'') being the best example.

*** You also get a lot of this in Guilty Gear's spiritual successor ''BlazBlue''. Try performing Ragna's "Gauntlet Hades" and watch how the Japanese voice actor mangles the phrase. And don't get me started on "The Wheel Of Fate Is Turning". Of course, you can set the game to English voice actors as well.

** "Black Color" was supposed to be "{{Blackcollar}}", after a novel about [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot NASA ninjas (essentially)]]. He is one... supposedly.

* The ''X-Men'' arcade game has many plainly spoken engrish phrases, including "Pyro will burn you to toast!", "I am Magneto, Master of Magnet!", "Magneto is in another place" and the (in)famous "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdAmkx8eAos X-Men, welcome to die!]]" as spoken by Magneto. While not exactly engrish, he also makes the ridiculous insult of "X-chicken!"

* The Neo Geo shooter ''BlazingStar'', and it's [[MemeticMutation memetic]] "YOU FAIL IT! YOUR SKILL IS NOT ENOUGH" screen. Then there's the female announcer who yells English phrases such as "BONUS!" with hilarious results.

* The MSX version of ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' gave us such well named villains such as the "Shoot Gunner" and "Coward Duck". The sequel, ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake'', isn't much better with the likes of "Black Color", "Ultrabox" (named after the NewWave band Ultravox) and "Night Sight".

* In an interesting gaming parallel, the ''SSX'' series of made-in-Canada snowboarding games features a Japanese character, Kaori, who speaks in a 50/50 mish-mash of fluent Japanese and extremely accented gratuitous English. Given the lack of other non-English-fluent characters, the makers were apparently trying to jointly appeal to trendy Japanese audiences and American fans of Japanese culture. Interestingly, this lack of fluency doesn't impede her interaction with the other snowboarders at all, even a romantic interest.

* [[Videogame/EarthBound Ness]] and [[Vidoegame/{{F-Zero}} Captain Falcon]] in ''Videogame/SuperSmashBros'' use gratuitous English when [[CallingYourAttacks calling their attacks]]. ''Super Smash Bros Melee'' retained this, but also inverted it with Marth and Roy speaking GratuitousJapanese.

* Aside from the title itself, VideoGame/TimeGal gives us "STOPPU!" Time Gal yells this whenever a Time Stop is performed. The very last time this s done in the game, she yells out the whole phrase, minus the extra syllable.

* Misha's "Bush Cheney 2004" shirt from ''KatawaShoujo'' is probably meant to parody this trope.
* This is fairly common in the song lyrics in ''{{Deardrops}}'' and ''KiraKira''. It's pointed out that some of the band members have no idea what they actually mean.

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* As a rule of thumb, in almost EVERY Japanese or East Asian fighting game, when your character is K.O'ed and the words "K.O" appears, it's ALWAYS spelled or announced as ''K.O.'' instead of ''Knock-out'', since it's impossible to pronounce that word in many Asian languages.

* In Capcom's ''SengokuBasara'' series, Date Masamune frequently uses heavily-accented English phrases whenever it's time to kick ass in the original Japanese version, [[CatchPhrase you see?]]
** Also happens in the anime adaptation. [[MemeticMutation PUT YA GUNS ON!]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfmijD2XaqM BURNING UP!!]]

* SonicTheHedgehog has so many that it has its [[index]] [[GratuitousEnglish/SonicTheHedgehog own page.]][[/index]]

** More X-Men engrish: the first Japanese theme song produced when [[WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}} the '90s animated series]] was brought to Japan has a few random English phrases. The most obvious one is at the end where the singer practically screams with much gusto the line "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hB33rUQTQ CRY FOR THE MOON!]]"

* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pachirights.png This warning]] from DoDonPachi and other early Cave ShootEmUps.

* The opening ThemeSong to ''the American release of'' Rune Factory: a Fantasy HarvestMoon contains ''nothing but'' [[WordSaladTitle word salad Engrish]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRarXcOu5lQ&feature=related See for yourself.]]

* The Neo Geo shooter BlazingStar, and it's [[MemeticMutation memetic]] "YOU FAIL IT! YOUR SKILL IS NOT ENOUGH" screen. Then there's the female announcer who yells English phrases such as "BONUS!" with hilarious results.

* EXEC_CUTYPUMP/. from ArTonelico3 is a strange mixture of Japanese and English.
* The StarrySky series. [[http://blog.eientei.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Engrish-640x480.png This is just a sample]].
* Lampshaded in Videogame/TheSimpsonsGame, which features a level parodying Japanese {{RPG}}s entitled [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccIft11y4IU Big Super Happy Fun Fun]].
* The very name "DonkeyKong" is perhaps the most famous example of this trope.
* In the French version of "VideoGame/TeamFortress2", one can hear the Spy scream, "Oh my God", in English as part of his Jarate responses. What makes this strange is that he says that phrase in French in the original English version and all of the other languages the game was dubbed in.

* This is fairly common in the song lyrics in {{Deardrops}} and ''KiraKira''. It's pointed out that some of the band members have no idea what they actually mean.

* SonicTheHedgehog has so many that it has its [[GratuitousEnglish/SonicTheHedgehog own page.]]

* In the Japanese versions of ''{{Snatcher}}'', JUNKER was originally an acronym for "Judgement Uninfected Naked-Kind Execute Ranger".
* The MSX version of ''MetalGear'' gave us such well named villains such as the "Shoot Gunner" and "Coward Duck". The sequel, ''Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake'', isn't much better with the likes of "Black Color", "Ultrabox"(named after the NewWave band Ultravox) and "Night Sight".
** "Black Color" was supposed to be "{{Blackcollar}}", after a novel about [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot NASA ninjas (essentially)]]. He is one...supposedly.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6G3xKoswCE opening video]] of the [[UtsuGe videogame]] ''DoteUpACat'' is totally Engrish.

* SonicTheHedgehog has so many that it has its [[GratuitousEnglish.SonicTheHedgehog]] own page.

* SonicTheHedgehog has so many that it has its [[GratuitousEnglish.SonicTheHedgehog]] own page.

* In the Japanese ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', two of the ''main characters'' were named in GratuitousEnglish: the [[WhiteMage healer]] was named Refill, and [[SquishyWizard her brilliant little brother]] was named Genius. These were thankfully changed to Raine and Genis for the English translation, although [[SpellMyNameWithAnS some fans use them anyway.]]

* Any ''Tales Of'' game will feature this, for this reason: While most weapon techniques are three-to-five kanji compounds, spells are generally named in English. Now remember that the series has had voice acting since the beginning, and, well... ''faastueido!'' ''fiafurufurea!'' ''shirufu!'' And for the exceptions who have their tech names in GratuitousEnglish, this applies again. There are also a few examples of GratuitousFrench and GratuitousGerman techs, as well.

SonicTheHedgehog has so many that it has its [[GratuitousEnglish.SonicTheHedgehog]] own page.

** More X-Men engrish: the first Japanese theme song produced when [[WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}} the 90's animated series]] was brought to Japan has a few random English phrases. The most obvious one is at the end where the singer practically screams with much gusto the line "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hB33rUQTQ CRY FOR THE MOON!]]"

* ''SonicTheHedgehog'''s most recent incarnation (as appearing in ''Sonic Adventure'' and ''SonicX'') [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJoOJFOWSJM&feature=related loves to use Engrish phrases]] such as "OK," "All right," or "Don't mind!" whenever he beats Eggman or accomplishes some other important goal.
** When he beats Big Foot in ''Sonic Adventure 2'', he says "Hey guy, take care!" This was left unchanged in the English voice acting.
** Or when he ranks badly, he may say "Notmydaaay!" Not to mention Shadow's "Cah-ohs... CONTROL!" when executing his famous time-stopping move. And then there's the shuttle countdown... in ENGLISH, even with Japanese turned on.
** For a laugh, turn Sonic Adventure on to Japanese voices, and put Sonic as the narrator for the menus. You get things like "How to pray wiv Nakolz (Knuckles)!" "How to creer (clear) the game!" "Serectcha characturr!" "How to pray wiv E-Wah-Oh-Two Gammer!" and many more.
** When he said [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S_MHBKgLWg "Shit"]] in Sonic X. He does this a lot in Sonic X. His most commonly used phrases are "Don't mind!" (Wasei-Eigo for "Don't worry about it."), "All right!" and "Let's go!".
*** While Kanemaru Jun'ichi's pronunciation isn't that bad, it does sound quite hilarious, particularly when Sonic screams "I GOT THE LIZARD!" in one episode (he actually says "I can't believe it!"). Interestingly, this seems to be a character trait; in one episode, when Chris asks Amy where Sonic went, Amy says he went away, "but he told me to tell you 'See you later'." She says the "see you later" in English. Sonic's English phrase "Never give up!" became a kind of {{Determinator}} CatchPhrase for one episode, being used by Sonic and then later by Chris both when attempting something daring.
*** Knuckles's "SHABERU KUROO!" (Shovel Claw) in the anime.
** This best e is the horrible garbling of "You Made It!" / "YUU MEIREH!" Sonic spouts when you beat one of the Tails levels in ''Sonic Adventure 1.''
** There was an advert in Japan for ''Sonic Adventure'' which was narrated by one of the characters. Sonic's version began with Sonic yelling, in English, "Hallo, ebrybodayyy! Mah name is Sonic! Sonikku za Hejihoggu sa!" pronouncing his name as corresponding to the Japanese way. At the end, he closes with "Ore wa Sonic! * Makes strange clicking noise* Sonic the Hedgehowg!" pronouncing it in (mostly) the English way.
** And come to think of it, all the character names are in English. Sonikku za Hejjihoggu (Sonic the Hedgehog), Mairusu "Teirusu" Pauā[[hottip:*:Shouldn't it be ''Purawā''?]] (Miles "Tails" Prower), Nakkuruzu za Ekiduna (Knuckles the Echidna), Emī Rōzu (Amy Rose), Biggu za Kyatto (Big the Cat), Kurīmu za Rabitto (Cream the Rabbit), Dokutā Egguman (Doctor Eggman), Shadou za Hejjihoggu (Shadow the Hedgehog), Rūju za Batto (Rouge the Bat), Shirubā za Hejjihoggu (Silver the Hedgehog) and the list goes on and on and on and on... The only one that's any different in Japanese is Nack the Weasel, who was originally called Fangu za Sunaipā (Fang the Sniper).
** The Japanese version of Sonic CD's ending song are a weird example: the male vocals are pretty solid English, but the female vocals are... well, not. The opening song is more predominantly ''just'' bad English. Interestingly, the lyrics for both songs were written by the same native English speaker.