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Does retro gaming slang exist?

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:44 am
by jonathanfjord
Hi guys! I'm trying to find out if there is a difference between retro gaming slang and more modern gaming slang? What do you think? Could there also be any dictionaries with retro gaming words? :D

Re: Does retro gaming slang exist?

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:28 am
by Papy.G
I don't know if there are special dictionnaries, but we can begin if you want:
Older -> Modern
a frag -> a kill
a scam -> a DLC :mrgreen:
a hardcore gamer -> a try harder

Don't know wether it is true in english, specifically for "try harder" that kinda hurts my ears everytime I ear it.

Re: Does retro gaming slang exist?

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:53 pm
by jonathanfjord
Thanks a lot! Looks like there is difference in older compared to modern. This is super cool! Let me know if you got more of them :)

Re: Does retro gaming slang exist?

Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 1:33 am
by Lumina333
Any game console -> a Nintendo

Re: Does retro gaming slang exist?

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 11:25 am
by Audrey Washington
idk if this help but: getaway shootout
bm = bad manner
gg = goood game

Re: Does retro gaming slang exist?

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:55 pm
by Nuguns
modern acronym: im pretty sure gz means gratz -> congrats. Thats a tough one

as i think about it, slang is more of an evolution over time. So yes there very much is a difference. From a different time. If you were old enough back then and playing, what kinda stuff did you hear around. I heard stuff like scrub; general insult to a gamer. Cause they suck or something. Thats another one lol I still say that.