simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agoDr Robotnik's Ring Racers is a gorgeous free SNES-style arcade racer, built using Doom Legacywww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkDr Robotnik's Ring Racers is a gorgeous free SNES-style arcade racer, built using Doom Legacywww.rockpapershotgun.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCrowfiend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months 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-squareCALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months 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.