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This article is from the Sony video game
controllers FAQ, by Lord Xarph and his Flying Circus
xarph@blueneptune.com with numerous contributions by others.
4.2 - Game Acronyms
Acronyms of game titles and terms relating to specific games are not
listed. There are too many of them. Plus you can usually tell from a
few messages what game a given acronym represents.
CDR - CD Recordable. For our purposes, an unlicensed copy of a
Playstation game.
DC - Dreamcast. The PSX and forthcoming PSX2's main competition come
next year.
DS - Dual Shock. The new regulation-issue PSX controller. It has two
joysticks and force feedback in addition to the normal set of PSX
controls.
EB - Electronics Boutique. Despite numerous horror stories floating
around, they seem to be the main supplier for most r.g.v.s regulars.
FA - For Auction. Usually on eBay (http://www.ebay.com).
FL - Funcoland. Considered EB's evil twin. They get roughly the same
amount of flamage as EB, except no one buys from them and admits it. A
popular rumor is that they use the film "Clerks" by Kevin Smith as a
training video.
FS - For Sale. Nuff said.
FT - For Trade. Like FS, except they don't want money. =)
HK - (Supposedly short for "Hong Kong.") A professionally pirated,
silver bottomed Playstation game. Most CDR copies are just burned with
a CDR drive and the title written on with a felt tip marker (to make a
gross generalization). HKs are pressed silver discs, are
professionally silk screened, have color manuals, and are almost
indistinguishable from the original except for the lack of a black
coating and any form of license.
PSX - Sony Playstation. See section 3.2.
WD - Working Designs. Mentioned because a flame war reminiscient of
WWII is constantly going on regarding their "liberal" translation
policies and tendency to release stuff only "when it's finished,"
which drives Electronics Boutique absolutely mad. =)
VGS - Virtual Game Station. Connectix's controversial PSX emulator
that allows PSX games to be played on a G3 Macintosh. Currently at war
with Sony's legal department.
VCD - Video CD. Not to be confused with DVD (the new, high density
Digital Video Disc format). VCDs are normal data CDs that store
roughly 30-40 minutes of MPEG-1 compressed video. The quality varies
depending on how much video is compressed onto the disc and how
discriminating of an eye you have when it comes to compression
artifacts. They are very popular in southeast Asia due to their
relatively low cost (around $5 a disc). The PSX cannot play VCDs out
of the box (rumors abound of pure-white PSXs in Asia that can);
unlicensed peripherals are available that add this feature. See 3.7.
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