Does retro gaming slang exist?

[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?

[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
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.

[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

[Lumina333]

Any game console -> a Nintendo

[Audrey Washington]

idk if this help but: getaway shootout
bm = bad manner
gg = goood game

[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.