47948201 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I tried looking around, but nowhere seems to have anything close to an answer. "Level Up!" is almost certainly the result of sloppy translation in some early RPG that caught on with other translators, but what was the first game (or other piece of media or something, but I'm assuming it's a game, hence where this post is going) in which the phrase appeared? Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm fairly certain the concept of character levels first appeared in Dungeons and Dragons, and was adapted into games derived from D&D. I'm not sure where you got the idea that "level up" is the result of a sloppy translation since it makes perfect sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 MarkyJoe1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elieson Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Isn't that some crappy show from Cartoon Network? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47948201 Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 @Elieson: Yeah I'm pretty sure it's some "geeky" show, but I dunno; I've never seen it. @Sabin: Maybe it's just me, but "I have leveled up" just doesn't sound right like "I have increased in level" or "I have raised my level" does, probably due to the dangling preposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iridium Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 @Sabin: Maybe it's just me, but "I have leveled up" just doesn't sound right like "I have increased in level" or "I have raised my level" does, probably due to the dangling preposition. But it's also far more succinct. I guess they could've said "Level increased!", but eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It's used so commonly because it's easy to say and it tells you exactly what you need to know. Your Level has gone Up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firespark Faerie Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 "Leveling Up" has been around since the tabletop days of RPGs. The term itself probably did some from a translation quirk, similar to '1UP' for gaining extra lives in platforming games. By this point these terms have just become so standard in the gaming industry that there's no need to change them to something grammatically correct, since everyone knows what they mean. From what little I've seen of the CN show, it seems to be inspired by various MMO games like World of Warcraft, Ragnarok etc. rather than one in particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 (edited) MarkyJoe1990. 10/10 would coin again Edited February 8, 2013 by Stolypin Necktie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 The term itself probably did some from a translation quirk, similar to '1UP' for gaining extra lives in platforming games. 1up is definitely not a translation quirk considering it first appeared in American pinball games and was later adopted by Super Mario Bros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 "The difference between our abilities is so great, it's like I'm on a whole other level" "You have to be careful, at that level of play" "Get on my level" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) We will turn it from buildings to bread. "Leavened Up!" Leavened tiers: God tier: (max out gamebreak, form ascension to demigod, etc) Lembas Some other stuff: Peasant bread Chibada Challa Sorta squarish whole wheat loaf Matzah White Wonderbread (with those balloons as the logo would be a good example) Brown Pumpernickel Egh all I got for now Well, uh, if there really is something complex interrelation whatever, maybe it relates to levels going up in number (usually) as you beat video games, also. Game gets harder, game level goes up, you get stronger, your level goes up. Well assuming people have just been talking about character levels and such atm. Edited February 13, 2013 by Mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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