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Fri 03/08/01 at 21:08
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A - Adventure.
Genre of game, normally shooting/excitement.

B - Button.
Used to control game.

C - Controller.
Has buttons on it that control game.

D - Dreamcast.
128-Bit console, released in late 1999.

E - Ending.
Final sequence of a game that means that you've completed the game.

F - FPS.
The ammount of Frames per second in a game.

G - GD Rom.
The media that Dreamcast games are on.

H - Horror.
Genre of game. Meant to make you jump and has loads of gore.

I - Interior.
The inside of a games console or PC.

J - Joystick.
Used instead of controller. No longer used on games consoles but still used in PC's.

K - Knot.
Your leads will be full of these unless you're careful.

L - Lead.
Used to connect various items.

M - Money.
Used to buy games.

N - Nan and Grandad.
Give you loads of money, so that you can buy games.

O - Obivous.
For when you're playing a game and the thing you're looking for is right in front of you.

P - PCI Slot.
Used in a PC.

Q - Quest.
In games, you have to do a lot of quests.

R - RF Cable.
Used to connect things in games.

S - Summer Holidays.
When it's the Summer Holidays, us hardcore gamers are stuck inside, playing games instead of playing outside.

T - Table.
Where a console or PC is normally located.

U - Up.
In Role-Playing games, you get a Level-Up.

V - Very.
Games can be very good, very bad, very good or very bad.

W - Win.
When you beat somebody else in a game.

X - X Button.
A button on a controller.

Y - Yes.
Some games have questions where you must answer yes or no.

Z - Z Button.
Another button on a controller.
Sat 04/08/01 at 00:12
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Hmm, very comprehensive indeed.
Fri 03/08/01 at 22:13
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Hehe, nice!
Fri 03/08/01 at 22:12
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Posts: 3,182
My A to Z of Gaming:

A - Anger
The prime emotion I feel whilst playing games.

B - B*stard!
The most frequent word I use whilst playing games.

C - Christ's Sake
The most common phrase I use whilst playing games.

D - Damn.
The 2nd most frequent word I use whilst playing games

E - Escapism
The reason I play video games

F - Fantasy
The second reason I play video games.

G - Gee Whizz
A phrase I never use under any circumstances.

H - Hells Bells
What I say when I die whilst playing games.

I - Iceman
My favourite driver from my favourite game: Crazy Taxi 2.

J - Jump Pak
I find it impossible to play an action game unless it utilizes the vibration pak well.

K - Kill
What I like to do most in a video game.

L - Lacklustre
Most video games can be catagorized under this heading.

M - Mmmm
What I uttered when I first played Shenmue.

N - No Way
What I say when I encounter a seemingly unbeatable end of level boss.

O - Obsessed
I can only play one video game at a time.

P - Pokemon
Hate it/them with a passion.

Q - Quiddity
Something short and interesting - like Sonic.

R - Return them
What I usually do with most of the games I buy.

S - Satan's Dark Delight
My favourite level on Quake.

T - Tavesty
Half Life cancelled on Dreamcast at the last minute.

U - Uninspired
What most video games are.

V - Voice Acting
Who cares if it's bad; it's the gameplay that matters.

W - What the ....
The emotion I feel when I can't solve a ridiculously obscure puzzle.

X - X-rated
What I scream when I throw my joypad across the room.

Y - Y O Y?
What I say when I realize I've just purphased a dud game.

Z - ZZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZ
What I do when I stop playing games.
Fri 03/08/01 at 22:11
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Ok, will do.
Fri 03/08/01 at 21:36
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Fri 03/08/01 at 21:33
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Great post! I liked the way N was nan and grandad instead of Nintendo! But I do love them so much.
Fri 03/08/01 at 21:27
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Well done. I would have made X stand for "X ray vision that humans will hopefully be given in the near future as a gift from god that should be used to see through garments of clothing but the divice doesn't work on people of the same gender".
Fri 03/08/01 at 21:08
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A - Adventure.
Genre of game, normally shooting/excitement.

B - Button.
Used to control game.

C - Controller.
Has buttons on it that control game.

D - Dreamcast.
128-Bit console, released in late 1999.

E - Ending.
Final sequence of a game that means that you've completed the game.

F - FPS.
The ammount of Frames per second in a game.

G - GD Rom.
The media that Dreamcast games are on.

H - Horror.
Genre of game. Meant to make you jump and has loads of gore.

I - Interior.
The inside of a games console or PC.

J - Joystick.
Used instead of controller. No longer used on games consoles but still used in PC's.

K - Knot.
Your leads will be full of these unless you're careful.

L - Lead.
Used to connect various items.

M - Money.
Used to buy games.

N - Nan and Grandad.
Give you loads of money, so that you can buy games.

O - Obivous.
For when you're playing a game and the thing you're looking for is right in front of you.

P - PCI Slot.
Used in a PC.

Q - Quest.
In games, you have to do a lot of quests.

R - RF Cable.
Used to connect things in games.

S - Summer Holidays.
When it's the Summer Holidays, us hardcore gamers are stuck inside, playing games instead of playing outside.

T - Table.
Where a console or PC is normally located.

U - Up.
In Role-Playing games, you get a Level-Up.

V - Very.
Games can be very good, very bad, very good or very bad.

W - Win.
When you beat somebody else in a game.

X - X Button.
A button on a controller.

Y - Yes.
Some games have questions where you must answer yes or no.

Z - Z Button.
Another button on a controller.

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