Gloves | 11,846 Administrator · Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Link said: Shmup is ok with me. When I kept an extensive collection of PC share/free/abandonware I categorized "ship shooters" separately from run n gun shooters. I forget what I called the latter folder, but it was some other "[single word] shooter". Same reason people call isopropyl alcohol IPA 🫤? You don't just call it I? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,743 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 27 minutes ago, Gloves said: You don't just call it I? I call it "isopropyl alcohol" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,892 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 13 hours ago, Gloves said: Also I love how PlayStation gets the argument while GameCube sits in a corner hoping nobody notices it. Why should it? After all, we ALL know the proper acronym for GameCube is GCN. Correct, fellows?... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,995 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Nintendo Super Nintendo 64 Nintendo GameCube Nintendo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 5 hours ago, TDIRunner said: The PlayStation. Clarification: How would you have preferred to abbreviate it back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,128 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Link said: I call it "isopropyl alcohol" IPA 15 minutes ago, phart010 said: Clarification: How would you have preferred to abbreviate it back then? PS? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,743 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Gloves said: You don't just call it I? I-fluid probably doesn't clean games very well. Remember this when you post on V. Which is where my I belongs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,128 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Minty IPA @Reed Rothchild 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Link said: Same reason people call isopropyl alcohol IPA 🫤? Context is always king on that one, as "IPA" can also mean beer. Usually it's obvious, but not always. 7 hours ago, Link said: I call it "isopropyl alcohol" For whatever reason, I've always called it "rubbing alcohol," most likely picked up from my parents. What's funny with that is I've literally never seen it used for that purpose except in a couple of movies. If someone gives me a blank look, I'll specify it as isopropyl alcohol, but I don't know that the acronym IPA has ever left my lips in regard to non-beer alcohol. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,019 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, darkchylde28 said: I've always called it "rubbing alcohol," Add me to the rubbing alcohol list. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,984 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 28 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: Minty IPA @Reed Rothchild Kek, kek, kek. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,537 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 31 minutes ago, darkchylde28 said: For whatever reason, I've always called it "rubbing alcohol," most likely picked up from my parents. What's funny with that is I've literally never seen it used for that purpose except in a couple of movies. Rubbing alcohol is kind of an archaic term. It was used for massage about a hundred years ago, but it had some other stuff in it, and was closer to modern liniments. Now it's just mainly an antiseptic or solvent. It can be either isopropyl or ethyl alcohol, and there's some difference between the two (ethyl would be consumable if not for added bitterants.) I see isopropyl more commonly in stores, but ethyl rubbing alcohol is around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 47 minutes ago, Tulpa said: Rubbing alcohol is kind of an archaic term. It was used for massage about a hundred years ago, but it had some other stuff in it, and was closer to modern liniments. Now it's just mainly an antiseptic or solvent. It can be either isopropyl or ethyl alcohol, and there's some difference between the two (ethyl would be consumable if not for added bitterants.) I see isopropyl more commonly in stores, but ethyl rubbing alcohol is around. Ha ha it’s funny that you mention that. When I was younger in the Philippines my mom hired a massage therapist to come over our house and give everyone a massage. The therapist was actually a semi-professional boxer doing massage as a side hustle. He was using rubbing alcohol on everyone. I asked if this is normal and he said yea it is. So still a thing over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 56 minutes ago, Tulpa said: Rubbing alcohol is kind of an archaic term. It was used for massage about a hundred years ago, but it had some other stuff in it, and was closer to modern liniments. Now it's just mainly an antiseptic or solvent. It might have become popular for that around a hundred years ago, but people here and there do still use it for that purpose, even if it's not the most common thing. Some Googling says that it's apparently still in somewhat common use in sports medicine, both directly for massage as well as in combination with epsom salts. And that's actually the context in which I saw it used the few times I saw it in movies. 7 minutes ago, phart010 said: Ha ha it’s funny that you mention that. When I was younger in the Philippines my mom hired a massage therapist to come over our house and give everyone a massage. The therapist was actually a semi-professional boxer doing massage as a side hustle. He was using rubbing alcohol on everyone. I asked if this is normal and he said yea it is. So still a thing over there. Apparently it's good for easing the aches and pains of sports-related injuries as well as reducing inflammation, so it doesn't seem surprising that it's still in use. Are any members masseuses or do they get massages regularly enough to be able to comment on whether this is still a thing in various places outside the Philippines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,743 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, darkchylde28 said: Context is always king on that one, as "IPA" can also mean beer. Usually it's obvious, but not always. For whatever reason, I've always called it "rubbing alcohol," most likely picked up from my parents. What's funny with that is I've literally never seen it used for that purpose except in a couple of movies. If someone gives me a blank look, I'll specify it as isopropyl alcohol, but I don't know that the acronym IPA has ever left my lips in regard to non-beer alcohol. Yeah, I almost said something about India pale ale but I took it out. In reference to the cleaner or astringent it makes no sense to me. (Sorry Spacepup) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,537 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 29 minutes ago, phart010 said: Ha ha it’s funny that you mention that. When I was younger in the Philippines my mom hired a massage therapist to come over our house and give everyone a massage. The therapist was actually a semi-professional boxer doing massage as a side hustle. He was using rubbing alcohol on everyone. I asked if this is normal and he said yea it is. So still a thing over there. They might still have the liminent additives like methyl salicylate over there. Not entirely sure. You can still use it for massaging and whatnot, and it works fine for it, but they've definitely changed the formula at least here in the US to make it more of an antiseptic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragonx | 117 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I concede nothing. Shoot`em up is a perfectly usable term. I deal with enough abbreviations at work, thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 50 minutes ago, Tulpa said: They might still have the liminent additives like methyl salicylate over there. Not entirely sure. You can still use it for massaging and whatnot, and it works fine for it, but they've definitely changed the formula at least here in the US to make it more of an antiseptic. I just googled it, this looks like the bottle if I remember accurately. The website says it can be used for massage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splain | 2,598 Editorials Team · Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 "Metroidvania" is always used ironically. Nobody in the world has ever said that word without thinking about how dumb it is. Roguelike? That's where "Roguelite" came from. Let's call FPS's "Doomlikes." I also love "arcade" as a genre. It can be any kind of game at all, but if it's a classic arcade game, it's "arcade" genre. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,841 Events Team · Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,780 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 6 hours ago, phart010 said: Clarification: How would you have preferred to abbreviate it back then? PS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,780 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Also, I forgot about minty. I hate the word minty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 988 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I hate metroidvania. Metroid style games are fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,597 Graphics Team · Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 7:26 AM, JamesRobot said: I just like to say Shmup. I almost mentioned in the opening post that I knew the classic @JamesRobot "shmup" meme would be here sooner or later! On 1/20/2023 at 11:52 AM, spacepup said: Before it derails too much, just remember what Casual was asking for here and hoping not to get too much in the weeds on debates about specific examples and such. Thanks dude, but a part of me knew what I was getting into with a topic like this haha. -CasualCart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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