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| 27 Oct 2012 11:18 AM |
Here is a list of commonly used acronyms in Video Game Fans.
VGF = Video Game Fans
Consles: PSP = Sony Playstation Portable Vita = Sony Playstation Vita Ps3 = Sony Playstation 3 Ps2 = Sony Playstation 2 Xbox = Mircrosoft Xbox 360 or Classic Mircrosoft Xbox GC = Gamecube DS = Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS lite 3ds = Nintendo 3DS N64 = Nintendo 64 NES = Nintendo Entertainment System SNES = Super Nintendo Entertainment System Wii = Nintendo Wii Wii U = Nintendo Wii-U
The Legend of Zelda Series: LoZ = Legend of Zelda OoT = Ocarina of Time MM = Majora's Mask SS = Skyward Sword TP = Twilight Princess WW = Wind Waker PH = Phantom Hourglass ST = Spirit Tracks
Call of Duty Series: CoD = Call of Duty BO2 = Black Ops 2 BO = Black Ops WaW = World at War MW3 = Modern Warfare 3 MW2 = Modern Warfare 2 MW = Modern Warfare
Online PC Games: WoW = World of Warcraft WotLC = Wrath of the Lich King MoP = Mists of Pandara BC = Burning Crusaide MC = Minecraft LoL = League of Legends WoT = World of Tanks
Mario Games: NSMB2 = New Super Mario Bros 2 NSMB = New Super Mario Bros SM3DL = Super Mario 3D Land MG = Mario Galaxy MG2 = Mario Galaxy 2
Other Nintendo Games: KIU = Kid Icarus Uprising FE = Fire Emblem AC = Animal Crossing
Sony Games: LBP = Little Big Planet LBP2 = Little Big Planet 2 LBP Vita = Little Big Planet Vita MSA = Motostorm Apocalypse
Borderland Series: BL2 = Borderlands 2 BL = Borderlands
Saints Row Series: SR3 = Saints Row: The Third SR2 = Saints Row 2 SR = Saints Row
Resident Evil Series: RE6 = Resident Evil 6 RE5 = Resident Evil 5 RE4 = Resident Evil 4 RE3 = Resident Evil 3: Nemesis RE2 = Resident Evil 2 RE = Resident Evil
Rockstar Games: GTA = Grand Theft Auto GTA2 = Grand Theft Auto 2 GTA SA = Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas GTA VC = Grand Theft Auto: Vice City GTA LC = Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City GTAIV (Or GTA4) = Grand Theft Auto: IV (Grand Theft Auto 4) GTAV (Or GTA5) - Grand Theft Auto V (Grand Theft Auto 5) RDR = Red Dead Redemption LA = L.A Noire
Microsoft Games: GoW = Gears of War GoW2 = Gears of War GoW3 = Gears of War 3 PGR = Project Gotham Racing PGR2 = Project Gotham Racing 2 PGR3 = Project Gotham Racing 3 PGR4 = Project Gotham Racing 4 PGR 5 = Project Gotham Racing 5 H4 = Halo 4 H3 = Halo 3 H2 = Halo 2 HCE = Halo Combat evolved FM4 = Forza Motosports 4
Bioshock Series: BS = Bioshock BS2 = Bioshock 2 BSI = Bioshock: Infinite
Assassins Creed Series: AC = Assassins Creed ACIII (Or AC3) = Assassins Creed 3 (Or Assassins Creed III) ACR = Assassins Creed Revelations ACB = Assassins creed Brotherhood
Other: SH = Silent Hill MG = Metal Gear
Add more if I missed any out! :) Thanks for reading!
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Piratyy
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:18 AM |
| Captain Obvious flying at the speed of Duh |
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Cryptonix
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:19 AM |
Thanks for this. Seems useful. :o
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:20 AM |
@Pir, this will be useful for newcomers.
@Cry, Thanks. :) |
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zars15
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:21 AM |
| Newcomers to internet? I mean life? Everyone knows stuff like that.. |
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:21 AM |
| gamecube is also sometimes called NGC |
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Piratyy
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:21 AM |
@ProblemOfficers
Fair enough, but should they really be here if they don't know these basic acronyms? |
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:22 AM |
| @Zars, Someone who has a Wii May not know what stuff like Gears of War is. Hmm. |
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:23 AM |
| Forgot to add Kingdom Hearts. qq. |
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zars15
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:24 AM |
PS2 can also mean Planetside 2, a F2P MMOFPS with 2000 players in one battle.
let's cut his feet off |
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Piratyy
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:24 AM |
"Someone who has a Wii May not know what stuff like Gears of War is. Hmm."
In what context would Gears of War be brought up in a thread where people are discussing the Wii or Wii games |
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:25 AM |
| Actually people come asking,"Whats LBP2?" or "Whats GTAIV?" |
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:33 AM |
| I forgot to add stuff like RPGs, FPS, ect, |
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:36 AM |
| And also Final Fantasy. Will make a v2 of this list later. Lol. |
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| 27 Oct 2012 11:38 AM |
| Oh, and steam games like TF2. |
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| 27 Oct 2012 03:07 PM |
| @Pir, someone might be asking "What's your favorite game?" and GoW might come up and the Wii guy will not know what it is? |
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| 27 Oct 2012 04:28 PM |
| Thanks for putting together this list, it'll be helpful to some people. |
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| 28 Oct 2012 07:21 AM |
| @Alt, Those are basically the most used Zelda games here. Hmm, well maybe A Link to the Past could of been added. Since that is one of the more popular Zelda games. |
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| 28 Oct 2012 07:26 AM |
You forgot to add some LucasArts games: LSW = L3go Star Wars LSWtOT = L3go Star Wars: The Original Trilogy KotOR = Knights of the Old Republic KotOR 2 = Knights of the Old Republic 2 JK1: Jedi Knights JKII: Jedi Knights II, may also be referred to as Jedi Outcast. |
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