Maidens of the Kaleidoscope

~Hakurei Shrine~ => Touhou Addict Recovery Center => Topic started by: _Zac_ on August 01, 2009, 09:06:36 PM

Title: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: _Zac_ on August 01, 2009, 09:06:36 PM
In the special thanks column in the credits ZUN thanks ant and fang. Is there any more information on these persons? Like how they helped out with Touhou?
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Alice Fact on August 01, 2009, 10:27:25 PM
beta testers I think
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Post by: WHMZakeri on August 02, 2009, 02:42:09 AM
all I know is that I'm "You"
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Ghaleon on August 02, 2009, 03:30:42 AM
One of them HAS to be Zun's most frequent pizza delivery guys.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: G_gglypuff on August 02, 2009, 03:36:05 AM
I'd say that it's odd that ZUN never credited the beer in the games, but it seems that Uwabami Breakers is a homage to that beverage in name of some developers.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: N-Forza on August 02, 2009, 05:07:40 AM
all I know is that I'm "You"
That's what "You" think.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Cadmas on August 02, 2009, 05:17:45 AM
I'm going to say fang and ant are the imaginary creatures ZUN sees while he is drunk and creating the games.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: kuroisakura1000 on August 02, 2009, 05:18:54 AM
One of them HAS to be Zun's most frequent pizza delivery guys.

I'm going to say fang and ant are the imaginary creatures ZUN sees while he is drunk and creating the games.

Both WINs
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: G_gglypuff on August 02, 2009, 05:21:25 AM
This thing about usernames can get confusing. Could it be that there's only one fang?
http://redalice.hmc6.net/crevice/index.html
I'd be surprised if it was the same guy...
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Alice Fact on August 02, 2009, 02:05:16 PM
could be a music buddy, yes
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Post by: Doomsday on August 02, 2009, 08:11:07 PM
ant and fang are probably close friends of ZUN or something who helped out somehow.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: DarkHedge on August 03, 2009, 12:30:38 AM
Or just beer buddies.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: shinyjam on August 03, 2009, 03:20:36 AM
Or his pet ant and the unknown fang in his closet.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: DeathShot Catharsis on August 03, 2009, 07:12:52 AM
ZUN's probably too shitfaced to know who the hell he's quoting.

ANd how the hell can there be a credits screen when one person makes the game?
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Blackraptor on August 03, 2009, 07:22:19 AM
ZUN's probably too shitfaced to know who the hell he's quoting.

ANd how the hell can there be a credits screen when one person makes the game?

Maybe it's some people at the bar he regulars?
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: DeathShot Catharsis on August 03, 2009, 07:25:38 AM

Maybe it's some people at the bar he regulars?

........

He stops drinking for long enough to socialize with people?
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Tengukami on August 03, 2009, 11:00:44 AM
People often author novels alone and still thank loads of people for their help. My guess is they're beta testers.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Alice Fact on August 03, 2009, 12:41:01 PM
ZUN's probably too shitfaced to know who the hell he's quoting.

ANd how the hell can there be a credits screen when one person makes the game?
there's a few spots to fill and he filled all of them
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Wordspoken on August 03, 2009, 02:28:39 PM
Now I get it! Since ZUN makes the games alone, ant fang and you must be ZUN's alternative personalities! So that's what excessive drinking does to you...


Jokepost. Please forgive me.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: helvetica on August 03, 2009, 03:10:44 PM
I could be completely wrong (probably am) but I thought either Ant or Fang did a little bit of the artwork (or at least some of the concept stuff) for the newer TH games.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Patoyo on August 03, 2009, 04:57:28 PM
His wife and kids?
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: G_gglypuff on August 03, 2009, 05:40:22 PM
I could be completely wrong (probably am) but I thought either Ant or Fang did a little bit of the artwork (or at least some of the concept stuff) for the newer TH games.

That, and fang probably helps with music like we were guessing. Maybe not enough to be the author of a song, but at least saying "here is good [or not]".
Beta testing is even more probable.
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Post by: nintendonut888 on August 03, 2009, 07:21:36 PM
I always thought they were beta testers.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Zengeku on August 03, 2009, 07:45:57 PM
I'm guessing beta testers for Ant and Fang and by "you" i think he refers to the player. I mean we take our time to play his games and everything.

Then again, Ant and Fang might be people who deliver pizza as Ghaleon suggests but i think its more plausible for them to either A: Be his parents (I have a theory about ZUN living in his parents basement). B: Be the ones who provides him with beer or C: The bodyguards that protects ZUN from the poor losers who gets violent. (I don't know if such exists but i guess its possible)
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Kuma on August 03, 2009, 08:10:48 PM
I heard that Fang is his translator.
but that's probably a lie.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Drake on August 03, 2009, 08:27:06 PM
I heard that Fang is his translator.
but that's probably a lie.
That was an awesome joke post that happened on Poosh a few months ago. Someone showed up as fang and posted a speech-thing ZUN wrote to the western fans that he translated. Of course it was faked, but it was faked well and was still pretty great.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Zengeku on August 03, 2009, 08:42:43 PM
A translator? Aren't the translations done by the fans?
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Drake on August 03, 2009, 10:13:32 PM
It was implying that he was just translating the message :|
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Post by: Gpop on August 03, 2009, 10:35:34 PM
I heard that Fang is his translator.
but that's probably a lie.
That was an awesome joke post that happened on Poosh a few months ago. Someone showed up as fang and posted a speech-thing ZUN wrote to the western fans that he translated. Of course it was faked, but it was faked well and was still pretty great.

Was that the one when this "fang" posted ZUN's message explaining his disappointment at the Western Fanbase?
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Drake on August 03, 2009, 10:36:36 PM
yes
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: wailofthebanshee on August 03, 2009, 11:10:02 PM
I seriously hope you aren't asking who the "you" is in the credits |0
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: flurk on August 05, 2009, 06:51:11 PM
(http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/4/732624/you.jpg)

so i herd ZUN knows You.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: _Zac_ on August 05, 2009, 08:29:21 PM
Now I get it! Since ZUN makes the games alone, ant fang and you must be ZUN's alternative personalities!
I am ZUN's alternate personality!

*Head explodes*
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: misosoupwitheggplant on August 05, 2009, 10:31:48 PM
Now I get it! Since ZUN makes the games alone, ant fang and you must be ZUN's alternative personalities!
I am ZUN's alternate personality!

*Head explodes*
No, I'm ZUN's alternate personality! The one that's not drunk.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 05, 2009, 10:34:25 PM
ZUN
not drunk
MIND=BLOWN
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: misosoupwitheggplant on August 06, 2009, 01:45:55 AM
ZUN
not drunk
MIND=BLOWN

It wasn't a very good lie, was it?
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Caber Knight Etch-A-Sketch on August 07, 2009, 03:09:19 PM
ZUN
not drunk
MIND=BLOWN

It wasn't a very good lie, was it?

not really.

And your name is sticking into the topic name.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: misosoupwitheggplant on August 07, 2009, 09:40:21 PM
And your name is sticking into the topic name.

I wish it wouldn't do that, but I'll never get a different username.

Unless there's spaces and punctuation somewhere.
Title: Re: Who are ant, fang, and you? (Special thanks credits)
Post by: Vile Lasagna on August 12, 2009, 12:52:01 PM
What is a man?