Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 There's a handy new feature on the forum where we can add acronyms to a sort of dictionary in the backend, which lets users hover over the acronym on a post to see what it stands for. Here's a prime example: VGS If you hover/click on "VGS" above, you should see a little "Video Game Sage" appear. This can help people who are new to collecting to know the acronyms we all take for granted. So here is where I ask you, the pros - what acronyms should we add to the dictionary? Obviously I can think of a bunch myself, but I figured asking you all would get me the acronyms YOU are most likely to actually be using on a day to day basis. This will make it more useful much more quickly. SO! Gimme the deets. Share some commonly used acronyms and what they stand for, and I'll add (most of) them to our dictionary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak | 3,600 Events Team · Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 That's a really neat feature, actually! I never would've thought of that. I imagine it'll mostly be used for collecting terms such as CIB, but perhaps it could be used for game series as well? LoZ (Legend of Zelda) as an example. Just spitballing since I don't know of any uncommon acronyms other than maybe NFR (Not For Resale) but either way this is a very good idea for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 minute ago, ZeldaFreak said: That's a really neat feature, actually! I never would've thought of that. I imagine it'll mostly be used for collecting terms such as CIB, but perhaps it could be used for game series as well? LoZ (Legend of Zelda) as an example. Just spitballing since I don't know of any uncommon acronyms other than maybe NFR (Not For Resale) but either way this is a very good idea for sure Oh no... the eternal argument - what DOES CIB stand for? Complete In Box? Cart, Instructions, Box? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 This is a great idea, I have no idea what people are writing half the time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak | 3,600 Events Team · Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Just now, Gloves said: Oh no... the eternal argument - what DOES CIB stand for? Complete In Box? Cart, Instructions, Box? I've always had the Complete In Box stance on that, but you could go with either one, they pretty much mean the same thing anyway, haha. Worst case scenario you could just add them both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Test: CIB cib CiB somethingcibelse Nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,983 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Great idea. I’m guessing it is just a desktop feature for now? Unless I’m doing something wrong on my mobile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Shmup said: Great idea. I’m guessing it is just a desktop feature for now? Unless I’m doing something wrong on my mobile. Desktop only aye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerbilly | 11 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 GLTLOMN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,369 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) MD - Megadrive SMS - Sega Master System NES - Nintendo Entertainment System SNES - Super "NES" MCD - Mega CD DC - Dreamcast GC - Gamecube Repro - Reproduction BNIB - Brand New In Box That's my 2 minutes of brainstorming. Here's another acronym I know privately, but would like to share with you guys: DOA (2 meanings): 1. Dead or Alive (fun fighting game with jiggling boobie physics) 2. Dead on Arrival (not fun) Edited September 13, 2020 by GPX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,531 Graphics Team · Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 RPG [Role-Playing Game] shmup [shoot-em-up] NA [NintendoAge (web forum)] NTSC [standard video format - USA/Japan] PAL [standard video format - Europe] GB / GBC / GBA - [Gameboy / Color / Advance] GG - [Game Gear] MVS - [Neo Geo Arcade System] AES - [Neo Geo Home Console] SFC - [Super Famicom] N64 - [Nintendo 64] GCN - [Gamecube (Nintendo)] GVN - [GameValueNow] VGA - [Video Game Authority (grading service)] TAS - [tool-assisted speedrun] C64 - [Commodore 64] FS / FT / FO - [For Sale / Trade / Offer] WTB - [Want to Buy] mod - [modification (hardware/software) / moderator?] PS1 /2 /3 /4 /5 [PlayStation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] proto - [prototype] HA - [Heritage Auctions] PM - [personal message] G&W - [Game & Watch] PCB - [printed circuit board] NP - [Nintendo Power (magazine)] NGPC - [Neo Geo Pocket Color] NGP - [Neo Geo Pocket] BIN - [Buy It Now] 2600 / 5200 / 7800 - [Atari 2600 / 5200 / 7800] ROM - [Read Only Memory (game data / game file)] I keep thinking of more and more of these. This might be a big undertaking @Gloves, but well worth it. I would have loved annotations like this when I was first starting out in the retro-gaming scene. -CasualCart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 PPU SPPU STFU DLC - I don't know why the L is there since a proper acronym would just be DC but apparently that's what people use. IRL NWC SMB COD GTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Just now, CasualCart said: RPG [Role-Playing Game] shmup [shoot-em-up] NA [NintendoAge (web forum)] NTSC [standard video format - USA/Japan] PAL [standard video format - Europe] GB / GBC / GBA - [Gameboy / Color / Advance] GG - [Game Gear] MVS - [Neo Geo Arcade System] AES - [Neo Geo Home Console] SFC - [Super Famicom] N64 - [Nintendo 64] GCN - [Gamecube (Nintendo)] GVN - [GameValueNow] VGA - [Video Game Authority (grading service)] TAS - [tool-assisted speedrun] C64 - [Commodore 64] FS / FT / FO - [For Sale / Trade / Offer] WTB - [Want to Buy] mod - [modification (hardware/software) / moderator?] PS1 /2 /3 /4 /5 [PlayStation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] proto - [prototype] HA - [Heritage Auctions] PM - [personal message] G&W - [Game & Watch] PCB - [printed circuit board] NP - [Nintendo Power (magazine)] NGPC - [Neo Geo Pocket Color] NGP - [Neo Geo Pocket] BIN - [Buy It Now] 2600 / 5200 / 7800 - [Atari 2600 / 5200 / 7800] ROM - [Read Only Memory (game data / game file)] I keep thinking of more and more of these. This might be a big undertaking @Gloves, but well worth it. I would have loved annotations like this when I was first starting out in the retro-gaming scene. -CasualCart You may notice I've already added a few of these! Very nice list, I'll get them all added! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Repro and proto aren't acronyms, they're abbreviations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Just now, Code Monkey said: Repro and proto aren't acronyms, they're abbreviations. I used the term acronyms just for brevity; abbreviations are also acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 PM DM -> I have no idea what this is but I've seen it. I just now (thanks to someone's previous post) learned what shmup means. Now I need to know what shoot-em-up is. YMMV IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Just now, Code Monkey said: PM DM -> I have no idea what this is but I've seen it. I just now (thanks to someone's previous post) learned what shmup means. Now I need to know what shoot-em-up is. YMMV IMHO PM = Private Message DM = Direct Message (They're both the same thing) YMMV = Your mileage may vary IMHO = In my honest opinion (just for your reference, in case you're listing things you don't know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,006 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Just now, Gloves said: PM = Private Message DM = Direct Message (They're both the same thing) YMMV = Your mileage may vary IMHO = In my honest opinion (just for your reference, in case you're listing things you don't know) Ha, thanks, it was just DM I was wondering about! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Added everything, thanks again guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 6 hours ago, GPX said: SMS - Sega Master System SMS - Short Message Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,490 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, CasualCart said: shmup [shoot-em-up] 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,531 Graphics Team · Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 41 minutes ago, Tulpa said: I hate the word 'shmup', too, dude. But think of it this way - now that it's part of the VGS dictionary, maybe everyone will be educated about this abomination of vocabulary and vow never to use it again haha. -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, CasualCart said: I hate the word 'shmup', too, dude. But think of it this way - now that it's part of the VGS dictionary, maybe everyone will be educated about this abomination of vocabulary and vow never to use it again haha. -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 @CasualCart over here is clearly unaware of my NES game / website. T_T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,531 Graphics Team · Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 19 minutes ago, Gloves said: @CasualCart over here is clearly unaware of my NES game / website. T_T Haha it's Shmup-Speed, right? Okay, okay - I'll concede that it's not that bad, but I definitely prefer 'shoot-em-up', or 'space-shooter' where that's applicable. I'll stand down on that debate, though. Game-related semantics is a horrible, horrible rabbit hole to fall down (just look at how much hostility breeds when someone brings up the dictionary definition of 'retro'). -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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