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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 days agoAnd it makes sense since Japanese doesn’t have a “B” sound and they look like gems, so ruby -> rupee makes a ton of sense.
Comment on Anon makes games
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 days agoAnd it makes sense since Japanese doesn’t have a “B” sound and they look like gems, so ruby -> rupee makes a ton of sense.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 6 days ago
Or they could have gone with the actual japanese word for ruby instead of picking one that sounds identical to a real-world currency that is not gem-based.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
There isn’t a native word AFAICT, it’s a loan word. But taking real things and making a slight change to be something new is pretty common for games. For example, final fantasy uses “Gil,” which is abbreviated “G” and probably comes from “gold” (gil - > gold is a pretty easy jump), though the in-game explanation is different (name of in-game ruling family).
I think it’s highly likely Miyamoto didn’t know about the Indian rupee.