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    I prefer shooter as well, although i usually go the extra mile and say the vertical, horizontal, isometric, etc as well. Games like smash TV / robotron i'll call twin sticks most the time. I prefer "brawler" for side-scrolling beat em up games like battletoads or double dragon or battletoads and double dragon. FPS / TPS for those genres, RTS and RPG of course...I don't mind Sandbox as a term, the only real alternative would be things like "free roaming" or "GTA clone" which i'm not too fond of. A more recent internet trend is to refer to FPS type games as "SHOOTAN GAEMS", which amuses me to no end.

    The British "SNES" pronunciation is crazy weird to hear if you grew up in the states where most people would pronounce the letters separately or just say "super". NEC and SNK I will say as letters, not as a word, FAQ I will usually say as "fack". NES is also letters, or of course the classic "regular nintendo". 16 bit Sega stuff I'll usually just call Genny unless I'm talking about a CD or 32x game specifically.

    Oh, and for the record, there ARE remotes that come corded, I've seen LD players with them. But I too prefer "controller" greatly over other words like "remote" or "pad"/"paddle".

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    The word "edutainment" bothers me.



    Referring to the PlayStation as the "PSX" bothers me. Where did the "X" come from?



    Also, when I worked at a video game store, people would ask "What's it bring?" For example:

    "Y'all got that Dreammachine?"

    "You mean the Dreamcast? Yeah, we have that."

    "Cool. What's it bring?"

    "Um, I guess it brings you fun."

    "No, dog. Like, what's in the box?"

    "Oh. You mean what does it come with."

    "Yeah, exactly. What's it bring?"

    I really hated that.



    "Remote control" bothers me too, as in, "We need new batteries for the remote control." It's a remote controller.



    Quote Originally Posted by 7th lutz View Post
    People claiming games are to short even if they take over 20 hours to beat.
    I agree. At what point in time did a game's length become a selling point? I'd take a well-produced, fun 30 minute game over a boring, repetitive, glitchy 60 hour mess any day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by strassy View Post
    on a similar note, but off-topic, i hate when people refer to a pregnant women as "preggers"...it just sounds very creepy to me. i just went back to waiting tables, and i am working in a mall. the store next to us is called "EPregger's", and it disturbs me greatly to walk past it. i know that whenever i have kids, my future wife will get irate at me when i inevitably freak out one day when she says "preggers" (which i find is a term that almost all females use, and invariably think it is an adorable thing to say)

    to get back on a related note, i hate when i mention Nintendo, and people assume that I am talking about the Wii or something. i play regular nintendo dammit, not this new-fangled stuff!
    agreed.....i think its creepy as well, also "preggo" is creepy.

    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

    as far as video games...i hate the term "pawned" or "pwn" some girl in a class i'm takeing had a shirt that had "I pwn boys" that mildy annoyed me.

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    I had a friend that always called controllers "paddles." How freakin' lame does that sound? I don't know if that was derived from Atari or whatever (I really have no idea, just blatant speculation), but either way, it's stupid.

    I echo the hate on the "Game Pak" term. Sounds so dumb. I also agree with the hatred of the word "mastered." I didn't hear people say it much, but when they did, I wanted to punch 'em! The thing about sports games being rehashed every year was a great thing that was brought up.

    My roommate is ignorant, and if we're playing a multiplayer FPS, he'll advise me to lay low after he dies so that he can "respond." (Respawn is what he's trying to say.) Oh yeah, he recently asked me to borrow the N64 classic "The Macarena of Life;" he wasn't being facetious -- he's just that dumb.

    I'll try and think of more. I'm really tired and it's tough to think right now.

    Great thread, though!

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    Referring to every open wold or sandbox game as GTA-esque. It would be like referring to every platform game as Mario-esque.

    Gunporn in reference to Black. Saying anything-porn that is not porn bothers me actually. Gunpr0n would have been better.

    Hardcore Gamers- I don't understand why I am a hardcore gamer because I buy and play games. Lots of mags say I am.

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    for me it's:

    not so much in the way of terms but more like peeves

    any time you hear somebody pwned, owned, own, someone in a game

    example: "i pwned [insert random name here] at world of warcraft"

    my view: well done man your at level 60 or whatever and play 20 hours per day for the past 2 years, this guy has only just started out and spends about an hour per day max playing

    example: "im gonna own you, you noob"

    my view: congrats i dont play first person shooters much and the only reason i have this game is because i got it cheap/free im playing it to relax and chill out not for "competitive" reasons

    then theres people who think anything before the current generation is for kids

    me: i was playing castlevania on the snes the other night, love it awesome game
    them: haha you was playing a childs game

    any body who terms the older generations of games & machines as retro games, it's all a part of gaming mate.. we dont call great movies like empire strikes back, dog day afternoon, 2001 and alien retro films do we?

    and lastly the legend of zelda.. i love the games but hate it when people refer to link as zelda.. you'd have thought that they'd have realised that zelda is a female name

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    I've got two words. Killer App. A term that came into vogue several years back. One day I don't see the term at all online or in print then all of a sudden overnight it is everywhere.

    I agree with nork about "SKU" being thrown around by people that would otherwise have no idea what it means. I work in luggage sales, so I know damn well what it means. I just cringe seeing 14 year old kids using it all the time. Some magazine or blogger probably started the trend, in the video game journalism field, to make themselves (and gullible readers) look like "insiders." Another term, as far as I can tell, that just popped up overnight. At least when it comes to casual gamers who would never see the term otherwise or video game magazines/blogs that use the term to come across as "smart."
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    I've always hated the references to Nintendo "tapes" and "paddles" or "sticks" instead of controllers. Calling them remotes is tricky too depending on the system. I'll have a customer wanting a wireless 360 controller and I'll waste 10 minutes scouring the back room looking for the DVD remote because they asked to buy a "360 remote".

    I'm guilty of calling the NES a "ness" and SNES a "sness".

    "P2" and "P3" are quickly becoming my personally hated terms used by customers.

    I've never referred to myself as a "Game Advisor". I'm a sales associate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by strassy View Post
    on a similar note, but off-topic, i hate when people refer to a pregnant women as "preggers"...it just sounds very creepy to me. i just went back to waiting tables, and i am working in a mall. the store next to us is called "EPregger's", and it disturbs me greatly to walk past it. i know that whenever i have kids, my future wife will get irate at me when i inevitably freak out one day when she says "preggers" (which i find is a term that almost all females use, and invariably think it is an adorable thing to say)
    I have a similar hangup, which is why I can't eat this stuff:


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    The king of all bullshit terminology in the subject of video games, the one I hate the most, the one that makes me roll my eyes in disgust every time I hear some nitwit gaming "journalist" use it, is GAMEPLAY.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pantechnicon View Post
    I have a similar hangup, which is why I can't eat this stuff:

    haha i know what you mean. unfortunately, it seems like the best brand of jarred pasta sauce out there. i've tried others and have always been disappointed. what do you use?

    i generally pronounce it "pray-go", trying to sound a little italian, so the association isn't as obvious.

    the only play on the term "pregnant" that i approve of is al bundy's theory that all pregnant women should be put in their own state, "Pregnaho"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Soviet Conscript View Post
    as far as video games...i hate the term "pawned" or "pwn" some girl in a class i'm takeing had a shirt that had "I pwn boys" that mildy annoyed me.
    Ugh. I can't stand that word either. And I bet the girl is real ugly too, which makes it even worse.

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    Annoying 7-14 year old children on Counter Strike, Unreal Tourn, etc

    As far as terms go
    Some one asked me for "Ratville" for the PS2 (they meant Ratatouille)

    Calling Gamecube and Plasystation, Nintendos (but why the hell does know xbox then?)

    The term Vidiots is terribly degrading and a poor invention by politicians (their term for gamers)

    Many people ask me for the GOTY and say it goatee,gotti, or gotie

    Some people label all games RPG's as one mom tells me how hip she is with these new rpgs and she has a copy of NBA live 07. (She is right in a way but come on your killing me here)

    People thinking they are making an award winning clever statement but when you ask them "You wanted this for the Wii?" their answer "Wee" as they nod their heads.

    More quick ones
    MLB said as Mel-bee
    Smack Down vs. Raw as the new WWF game or John Cenas new movie
    People saying movie instead of game (funny way to pronounce game)
    Bioshock as Biashawk (I live in NE Ohio its not Boston)
    Gameboy as Gimboy
    Katamari as Catchammani

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    Another one for me, I'm sure I'm echoing someone else here, is the term "hardcore." All of the 12 year old kids screaming various ignorant, hate-filled attempts at the English language on their PS3 headsets in COD4 think they are all hardcore gamers because they have a PS3 and think they know how to "pwn" a "n00b."

    Most games these days are too easy in my opinion. I say we force an NES onto all these kids and watch them get "pwned" by games that have no save points, little to no hit points, limited lives and/or continues. We'll see if they can man up to that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kaedesdisciple View Post
    Most games these days are too easy in my opinion. I say we force an NES onto all these kids and watch them get "pwned" by games that have no save points, little to no hit points, limited lives and/or continues. We'll see if they can man up to that.
    amen. my roommate is a 360-only player, and he can't understand why I sometimes get so frustrated at games I'm playing. i'm trying to get the max score in Balloon Fight. 3 lives, no power ups, no continues, no password. It's pretty tough, dammit!

    for a comparison, i tried playing Halo 3 with him...it seems that as soon as you die, you just get right back up and start shooting again. so basically, all you need to beat the game is to have enough time to go through dying over and over again. the same thing happened with Lego Star Wars. It was an enjoyable game and I had fun playing it, but it is insanely easy. Halo was not as enjoyable, BTW.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob2600 View Post
    Referring to the PlayStation as the "PSX" bothers me. Where did the "X" come from?
    Actually, the original code name for the PlayStation back when it was being designed as a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES was "Play Station X". That is where the "X" comes from. Don't worry, this used to bother me a lot too until I learned that little tidbit.

    As for NES and SNES, I sometimes say N-E-S, sometimes Nes. I sometimes say Super N-E-S, sometimes Super Nes, but never Snes, and usually not S-N-E-S.

    One thing that annoyed me was a story a friend told me about being out at a store and seeing a young mother with a very young child, 4 or 5 maybe. He was screaming, "Mommy, I want to play PlayStation!" over and over, so the mother handed him a GBA and the kid quieted down. I know this is just a case of ignorance, but it annoys me.
    I only need 2 more NES games (US)!

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    I'm a fan of the PSX over PS1/PSOne. I do not know why but that has stuck with me. I always say PSX system and then someone will say "Wait. They released another system?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Soviet Conscript View Post
    ....as far as video games...i hate the term "pawned" or "pwn" ....
    I, too, am dismayed at the way today's youth habitually butcher the English language. It's not the fact that it's a "slang" term because just about everyone on Earth uses some form of slang in daily usage, myself included. What I find so horribly irritating is the way everything is flagrantly misspelled even to the point of adding numerals to the nonsense words they utilize. Don't even get me started on the subject of the myriad of dimwitted "urban" terms that, unbelievably, has not died out as of yet.
    I guess every generation has their own little quirks that tend to annoy the members of the generations that came before them.
    The world has moved on and left me behind. Therefore I choose to retreat into the past.

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    All that nonsence is hyjacked hacker terminology. It annoys me a bit too.

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    When people refer to Dr.Mario as Tetris. It pisses the hell out of me.
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