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==History== | ==History== | ||
Dark Horse publishes a variety different comics and manga, including ''Star Wars'', ''Indiana Jones'', ''Predator'', ''RoboCop | Dark Horse publishes a variety different comics and manga, including ''Star Wars'', ''Indiana Jones'', ''Predator'', ''RoboCop'', ''Planet of the Apes'', ''Astro Boy'', ''Ghost in the Shell'' and ''Akira''. Prior to publishing ''Super Mario'' books, Dark Horse had translated ''The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia'', ''The Legend of Zelda: Arts & Artifacts'', ''The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia'', and ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Creating a Champion'', all for the ''Legend of Zelda'' series. | ||
==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
{{main|Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia#Plagiarism}} | {{main|Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia#Plagiarism}} | ||
Following the release of the English translation of the ''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia'', Dark Horse Comics was criticized for using fan names for enemies and characters lacking official English names. Transliterated Japanese names for some enemies were taken as well, resulting in inconsistent names for the ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' enemies.<ref>{{cite|author=McFerran, Damien|date=October 24, 2018|url=www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/it_looks_like_the_official_super_mario_encyclopedia_plagiarised_a_fan-made_wiki|title=It Looks Like The Official Super Mario Encyclopedia Plagiarised A Fan-Made Wiki|publisher=Nintendo Life|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref> The book also contained numerous translation errors, such as conflating different enemy species as the same species, as is the case for [[Spoing]] and [[Scuttlebug]]. Furthermore, the book used conjectural and foreign names for certain characters and enemies from sites such as Super Mario Wiki and Mario Wikia. For instance, [[Winged Strollin' Stu]]s are erroneously referred to as "Soarin' Stus" due to the conjectural name being used prior to an actual name, whereas [[Comet | Following the release of the English translation of the ''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia'', Dark Horse Comics was criticized for using fan names for enemies and characters lacking official English names. Transliterated Japanese names for some enemies were taken as well, resulting in inconsistent names for the ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' enemies.<ref>{{cite|author=McFerran, Damien|date=October 24, 2018|url=www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/it_looks_like_the_official_super_mario_encyclopedia_plagiarised_a_fan-made_wiki|title=It Looks Like The Official Super Mario Encyclopedia Plagiarised A Fan-Made Wiki|publisher=Nintendo Life|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref> The book also contained numerous translation errors, such as conflating different enemy species as the same species, as is the case for [[Spoing]] and [[Scuttlebug]]. Furthermore, the book used conjectural and foreign names for certain characters and enemies from sites such as Super Mario Wiki and Mario Wikia. For instance, [[Winged Strollin' Stu]]s are erroneously referred to as "Soarin' Stus" due to the conjectural name being used prior to an actual name, whereas [[Comet Tico|Lumacomète]] possesses the character's official French name for a lack of an English name, among various other errors. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
