Annoying Video Game Terms or Pet Peeves

[backguard]

People who throw away game boxes!

[TheGam3r]

People who throw away game boxes!

Like Funcoland/Gamestop?

[Zap!]

People who throw away game boxes!

I agree, and I hated when other kids threw away the file cards on GI Joe's in the early 80's too.

[TheGam3r]

people who throw out fully working games

[The 1 2 P]

Two words: bad kid. Or the uncool slang: BK. I never knew Burger King was chic video game slang.

[sebastiankirchoff]

I hate people that say "pop." It is soda dammit!
Where I live in Southern Missouri, everyone calls soda "pop". Since I was a resident of California for my 13 out of 15 years of life, it annoys me since everyone back in Cali called it soda.


People who throw away game boxes!
Totally agree with you.


people who throw out fully working games
Totally agree with you too.

Something else that annoys the piss out of me is when people try to watch me play a portable game. I understand if somebody wants to watch me play a regular game on a regular TV, but I can't stand it when someone is breathing down my neck trying to look and stare at my PSP or Game Boy screen for an hour. Seriously, a portable game is ment for one person to look at a time, not multiple people. It especially pisses me off if they have bad breath or haven't bathed in days.

The same goes for people who are trying to see what I am doing on my laptop while I am sitting on a couch and they crane their necks to stare at my screen.

[c0ldb33r]

I hate people that say "pop." It is soda dammit!
I thought that was just a Canadian thing. Neat.

It's pop by the way.

I just google searched pop and got this map. I guess a LOT of Americans call it pop too.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s182/c0ldb33r/popvssodamap.gif

[Cinder6]

I thought that was just a Canadian thing. Neat.

It's pop by the way.

I just google searched pop and got this map. I guess a LOT of Americans call it pop too.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s182/c0ldb33r/popvssodamap.gif

That doesn't weight it by population, though. California and the East Coast (New England) are basically the densest population centers in the country.

[c0ldb33r]

Wait a second - I just noticed something on the map I posted.

Who the hell calls pop "Coke". I mean, I understand if you're drinking Coke, but what if you're drinking something else?

[FrakAttack]

Who the hell calls pop "Coke". I mean, I understand if you're drinking Coke, but what if you're drinking something else?

Half the people in the South, for any kind of drink in a single-serving container. I've even heard bottled water being called "a coke" before.

Here in south central KY the word of choice is "pop."

[Zap!]

Wait a second - I just noticed something on the map I posted.

Who the hell calls pop "Coke". I mean, I understand if you're drinking Coke, but what if you're drinking something else?

Let's say you are at a bar, and ordering a Jack mixed with cola. Now, a bar or restaurant has either Coke or Pepsi. None have neither, and maybe 5% or less carry both. Let's also assume it's your first time at the bar, and you don't know if they carry Coke or Pepsi products. No one but no one asks for a "Jack and cola", like you should ask for. They just ask for a Jack and Coke.

[Zap!]

No one says pop here in NYC, at least not anyone born here or under the age of 90.

[slapdash]

I've posted my theory about "pop" versus "soda" elsewhere in the past, but what I want to know is what "Other" terms are being used... "Soft drinks"? "Fountain drinks"? "Sugar water"?

[Solertia]

Here in New Jersey we call it soda.

I can't read the map because I'm color deficient lol

[Astrocade]

"Pop" is a midwest thing. Here in NC you here mainly "soda" or "drink". I never used the terms soda, pop, or coke (in the generic sense). I always called it what it was- "get me a Pepsi!"

Videogame terms that annoy me:

Phonetic pronunciation of NES or Super NES as "Ness" or "Sness". Or when someone out loud says "S NES." It's a Super Nintendo or Super NES! I'm guilty of calling an NES a "Nintendo", but seriously guys? Nobody called it an NES when I was growing up. I know this is hard to believe for guys that were growing up when there was more than one Nintendo system, but when I was a kid there was only The One.

I fucking loath "old school". ESPECIALLY when we're talking about anything past the 16 bit era. A Saturn, Dreamcast, N64, PS One, and X Box are NOT old school. Nor are they "retro". Classic is in the eye of the beholder. Personally the N64, Saturn, and PS One are not "classic" to me, just old.

AND THE PLAYSTATION ONE HAS NEVER BEEN CALLED A PSX BY ANYONE IN THE REAL WORLD EVER AT ANY TIME. "PSX" is what you call it on the internet in gaming forums, in the real world it is referred to as a "Playstation", "Playstation One", or even "PS One". Try telling me you own a PSX and see how quick you get bitch slapped. The PSX is seven systems away. No, Mr. "I know everything about gaming systems because I read Wikipedia which told me that during development the PS One was to be called the PSX so therefore that's what I call it in order to demonstrate my pWning ability", the PS was never called anything but the Playstation, until the introduction of the PS2 warranted it being called the PS One. By that logic we should all be calling the N64 the "Ultra 64" and the Dreamcast the "Kitana".

I also hate people that call Super Smash Melee "Super Smash Mee-lee." It's pronounced "May Lay", you ignorant loser.

I can't stand someone selling a Wii on Craigslist and saying that it comes with five games. It comes with Wii Sports which is one game. Loser.

I hate when someone puts a sticker on their console and says that it's "modded" or "hacked". Try hacking into a super computer using your Halo decal, you stupid fuck.

I hate the name "Wii" and related Wii-terminology. I know what a Zapper is, and that stupid piece of non-functioning plastic is not a Zapper, Nintendo.

I hate RPG snobs that don't consider "The Legend of Zelda" a true RPG. It is the PENULTIMATE classic RPG. I know you have a hard-on for Final Fantasy, but Link just pissed all over your spiky haired sword gun androgyny. Get over it.

I hate retailers that consider common titles "rare" because they're well loved or popular. I am NOT paying twenty dollars for SMB/Duck Hunt.

I hate people that are so in love with their system of choice that they claim technological superiority when it is ludicrous. The PS2 is weaker than the GC. The GC is weaker than the X Box. To try and argue differently instantly makes you look like an idiot.

I hate people on Craigslist that charge as much or more for their used console as Gamestop. If I had to pay sixty bucks for a beat up PS2 that I get from some guy in a parking lot, it must be because there's absolutely NO videogame store for miles and miles around. Your shit is not golden.

I hate people that claim that the X Box controller (even the 'S') sucks because they have tiny hands. If you can't get a comfortable grip on a revised X Box controller then you must have hands the size of a small girl child. The controller doesn't suck, your hands are too small. Go play your PS2 now.

I hate people that try to charge 100 dollars for a used Memory Card because it has Final Fantasy VII data on it.

I hate when people refer to ANY controller as a "joystick". Or a cable as a "dongle". Or a controller as a "Paddle". Or a "remote control". Or a "key pad".

I despise people that frown on console gamers because they think PC games are superior.

I hate when people refer to any game with guns as a "shooter" and any game that isn't FPS as a "platformer".

Also, I hate the "cutesy" terms for systems that the Brits are so fond of using. For example, read any UK gaming mag and you'll know what I'm talking about. NES= Nessy. Spectrum= Speccy. Genesis= Genny. BBC= Beeb. ZX= Zexxy. I suspect that the Limeys are the ones that gave us "Schmups" as well. That's probably why we kicked their ass in the Revolutionary War- they probably referred to their flintlocks and muzzle loaders as "Muzzies" and "Flocks". George Washington was having none of that shit, by God.

I despise snobs that buy video games CIB, sealed, then put them on a shelf and look at them. It's a fucking game. If it was one of a kind, I could see doing that. But if there's fifty thousand copies floating around, OPEN THE BOX AND PLAY THE GAME. I'm a comic book collector, and I see now that the speculator market that killed comics in the 90's is now homing in on video game collectors. Games are meant to be played, and comics are meant to be read. Open up that Pac-Man and play it. If you're not going to play it, don't buy it. End of story.

I hate the way that US gamer mags are getting. Each issue is about sixty-seventy pages long and full of ads and info that is rendered obsolete by the time its printed thanks to the internet. On top of that, you want to charge me 6.99 an issue? Fuck off.

I hate kids that buy a game and the strategy guide for it the same day, read the strategy guide cover to cover, then play the game already knowing every sequence and secret before hand. That doesn't make you a gamer, that makes you a robot.

I think the term "sandbox" is so overused and cliched that it deserves to die the slow death it needs.

"Hardcore" gamers. I hate the term "hardcore" and I hate the people that refer to themselves as such. You know the type, their favorite games are Halo, Madden, GTA and whatever new fighting game is out. "Yo, braugh, this game tha heat!" Notice all "hardcore" gamers preferred games are hot for five minutes and end up in the "less than ten dollar" bin within weeks.

I hate the influx of shitty game reviewers all over the internet now. Everybody wants to be James Rolfe. Speaking of which, the Irate Gamer has got to go. Anyone who refers to Contra and Zombies ate my Neighbors as a "shitty game" deserves to have their teeth slammed into the concrete. It's one thing to personally not like the games, but to say that they're shitty demonstrates your ignorance and stupidity.

I hate that "Screwattack" thinks their site and their crew are the shit. Stuttering Craig is annoying, sort of like that "Dude you're getting a Dell" guy, only lamer because he's oblivious to his suck. Screwattack has some awesome features, but as someone else posted the whole "g1" thing is lame. What's also pathetic is that they all seem to lust after Corey, who looks dumpier and greasier every time I see her. If that's what passes for "hot" around the g1 offices, they need to quit playing games for five minutes and go get some trim. That chick is creepy.

I despise N'gai Croal. This guy has to be the dumbest sack of shit in the world of professional game "journalism". I was watching something with him last night where he was comparing GTA 3 to Final Fantasy VII- WTF!!!! GTA to FFVIII? That's like comparing Wii Sports to Left 4 Dead. Yep, they're both video games. That's about the only similarity. Lets not forget how stupid he made himself look when he accused the makers Resident Evil Five of racism. "You can shoot zombies, as long as they're not black! If the game takes place in Africa, make sure that there aren't any Africans in it!" Lamer than words.

I hate gamers that refer to passwords as "cheat codes". Yeah, ok...

I hate when younger kids mock older systems because they're on cartridges. Or that the games only last a few hours at best. Or that they're not complex or difficult. I challenge you little bastards to a game of Ninja Gaiden (or ANY NES title). Try making it to the end of that game, PERIOD, without a memory card or a difficulty setting. We'll see which generations games were tougher. "WTF? Where's my save point? This game sucks!"

I'm sure there's more things out there that irk me. I'll post some more when my blood pressure returns to normal.

[Rickstilwell1]

Game Tapes-I hate this. EGM seems tto like pushing this one. They were called cartridges last I knew.

Technically, if you had a Starpath Supercharger for your Atari 2600, they were indeed game tapes. The very first console RPG, Dragonstomper was on cassette tape. A version of Frogger was on cassette tape. There were various others as well, including a Breakout style game called "Fireball".

EGM should do some research and see that there is such thing as a game tape. They are just very old or were made for computer systems like the TRS-80 which had a tape drive as well.

But if the people are referring to cartridge games as tapes, that's where a line should be drawn.

[Rob2600]

if the people are referring to cartridge games as tapes, that's where a line should be drawn.

Maybe it was just a northeastern NJ thing, but throughout the 1980s, everyone I knew (adults and children) said "Atari tapes" and "Nintendo tapes."

I think my friends and I started calling them cartridges in the very late 1980s or very early 1990s.

[koshichka]

The only one coming to mind at the minute is on a certain other gaming board I won't name, they're a liiiiittle too quick to label everything "casual"....but anonymity brings out the worst in everyone.

[motley6]

bumpalicious

[bigbacon]

I hate acronyms in general. So like GOTY, I always just say or type it out though obviously some are ok like NES/SNES/SMS because that was there normal name for ages. No one ever said nintendo entertainment system except in commercials.

things like the "shmup" or whatever. Sucks because most of the time, I have no idea what they mean.

[BricatSegaFan]

I hate the word "Genny" idk why but ewww. Its a Genesis man....sheesh

[GNJMSTR]

-Got a few under 21 friends that like to refer to the Nintendo 64 as just a Nintendo, as if there was never any before it. Constantly thinking they're talking about the NES (which would be great).
-Best Seller rereleases. Like PlayStation's Greatest Hits. Why is it green!!?
-The PSX thing (for a PlayStation) is a bit annoying, because I want a PSX... I still use the PSX code tho, knowing I hate it.
-Game paddles are lame... That might come from Pong tho. Pong Paddles.
-NES as a word instead of letters.

But the thing that drives me the craziest is when I find a game I want to buy from a used game store and the guy says "oh, its missing the manual"... and I still buy it. Why even have it displayed in a case!?


on anouther note i own chinchillas, my girlfriend calls then "chinnies" and i call them "chillas" and she hates when i call them that...so i make a point to refer to them that way every chance i get
My chinnies love to chill. Guess my chinnies are chillas as well.

[Zap!]

-NES as a word instead of letters.

I know the vast majority say out the letters, but I have been saying NES (rhyming with mess) since the system was new. Why do most people say N-E-S? My logic is that if it's an abbreviated word that you can pronounce, say it. No one calls NASA N-A-S-A, just like no one says out the letters for I-H-O-P or M-I-L-F. So why don't they say NES? Don't get me wrong, if it's unpronounceable like PhD, OMG or SMS, by all means spell it out. But NES isn't like that.

[Alexander]

Games that take a lot of work and frustration to finish only to get a crumby ending with apparently not too much effort or thought put into it by the programmers.