@simple to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-223 days agoDr Robotnik's Ring Racers is a gorgeous free SNES-style arcade racer, built using Doom Legacywww.rockpapershotgun.commessage-square18arrow-up1149arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1142arrow-down1external-linkDr Robotnik's Ring Racers is a gorgeous free SNES-style arcade racer, built using Doom Legacywww.rockpapershotgun.com@simple to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-223 days agomessage-square18file-text
minus-square@Crowfiend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish25•23 days agoEggman is his actual name though. When it was brought to America it was localized as ‘Robotnik’ without the creators consent. As far as the creator/developers are concerned, Robotnik is the ‘stupid moniker,’ as you put it.
minus-square@Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish10•23 days agoMy understanding is that they reconciled both names some time ago, the character’s in-universe real name is Dr. Ivo Robotnik and Eggman is the moniker he’s known for.
Eggman is his actual name though. When it was brought to America it was localized as ‘Robotnik’ without the creators consent.
As far as the creator/developers are concerned, Robotnik is the ‘stupid moniker,’ as you put it.
My understanding is that they reconciled both names some time ago, the character’s in-universe real name is Dr. Ivo Robotnik and Eggman is the moniker he’s known for.
They made fun of it in generations.