glossary of terms

[vwalbridge]

This hobby has lingo. I want to start a list of that lingo.

*Some may or may not annoy you...

cab - housing which holds an arcade game's hardware
coin-op - Coin Operated
cp - control panel
cpo - control panel overlay
*tate - rotated monitor
*ninty - refers to a Nintendo style cabinet
shmup - Shoot 'em up game
Kill screen - A stage or level in an arcade game that stops the player's progress due to a software bug
point pressing - The act of performing the same move over and over again in a game for the purpose of gaining more points.
ic - integrated circuit
pcb - printed circuit board
crt - Cathode ray tube
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
monitor chassis - the PCB connected to the crt
cap kit - replacement electrolytic capacitors for a pcb
ps- power supply
arcade - a collection of several arcade machines
arcade game - a single arcade game the PCB that you plug into an arcade machine to play the game
arcade machine - a single arcade machine wood/plastic/metal box containing a dispay, wiring, power, controls,etc  to play arcade games
pin - A pinball machine
vid - An arcade machine
operator - An individual who's business is operating coin-op arcade and/or pinball machines
warehouse raid - An event where individual(s) enter a warehouse full of games and parts. They typically make offers to buy some of those games and parts from the operator. (Not as chaotic as it sounds)
pinhead - a person who plays pinball exclusively.
game room - the name for a collector's room containing several arcade machines.
*man cave - a term used in a craigslist ad to entice the buyer. Use example: "This will look great in your man cave!"

I know there are more. Please contribute. Or correct my list above if I messes something up.

[Malenko]

assuming we are doing  slang and things of that ilk? no defining a 2way,4way,8way,spinner,etc?

CHD - Compressed Hunks of Data , usually a hard drive or optical disc image
ROM - Read Only Memory, the data from the chips located on a PCB
High Score Kit - An add on for an arcade PCB that enables you to save your high scores after power off, if the original board didnt support it
JAMMA - Japanese Arcade Machine Manufacturers Association , commonly use to define the standard way to wire an arcade machine
JAMMA+ - JAMMA standard and additional wiring, such as a kick harness
JVS - JAMMA Video Standard aka JAMMA 2 , Arcade wiring standard that uses HD-15 for video and RCA for Audio, Naomi uses this
kick harness - Used to add extra buttons to a game, named kick harness since they became popular with street fighter to add the kicks to the game
bootleg - an illegally manufactured PCB copying a legitimate one.
MVS - Multi Video System aka Neo Geo Arcade
1/2/4/6 slot - Neo Geo motherboard and the number of carts it can hold at one time
Supergun - Allows someone to plug arcade PCBs into a TV and play them
sitdown - an arcade machine you sit down at to play that more often than not has a seat attached; typically driving games
stand up- an arcade machine you stand in front of to play
cocktail - a table style arcade machine , typically with a player at each end, each with their own set of controls.



to fix 2 you have:
arcade game - the PCB that you plug into an arcade machine to play the game
arcade machine - wood/plastic/metal box containing a dispay, wiring, power, controls,etc  to play arcade games


feel free to change any working I have up there that you dont like.

[Howard_Casto]

not arcade machine.... It's arcade cabinet, at least, as it pertains to the thing you put pcbs in.  Yes even the plastic and metal ones are arcade cabinets. 

Actually I've never heard the term arcade machine used except from "normals" who don't quite know what to call a game.  You call it by the title... ie "I picked up a Tron today."  If you just picked up the pcb you say "I picked up a Tron pcb" or "I picked up a Tron board"

Also spelling out the abbreviations doesn't really define the term.  Chances are if you know what a cathode ray tube is you know how it is abbreviated as well. 

crt = cathode ray tube (old fashioned "tube" monitor)
lcd = liquid crystal display (new flat panel monitor)

I'm not exactly sure who this glossary is meant for though..... anyone that is on this forum probably knows them already. 

[vwalbridge]

Thanks Malenko! Couple of the ones you added I was not totally sure on.

I'm not exactly sure who this glossary is meant for though..... anyone that is on this forum probably knows them already.

Sure, we can all use google to look up terms but I find it more useful to get the actual definition from the enthusiast themselves. Also, if figured there would also be some more tongue-and-cheek terms as well. 

[yotsuya]

You hit it right on the head. The ones with stars do annoy me!

[vwalbridge]

Here is a term I've seen misused on occasion:

NOS - New Old Stock - Original (not reproduction) merchandise being offered for sale which was manufactured long ago but that has never been used.

[Nephasth]

*cade - A suffix used to round out the name of a lazy man's project. i.e. Not-So-Awesome-Cade.

[vwalbridge]

*cade - A suffix used to round out the name of a lazy man's project. i.e. Not-So-Awesome-Cade.

*kade - A suffix used in your project name in an effort to be more creative and not follow suit with the cade-namers.

Examples:

R-Kade
Kombat Kade
Mame-Kade
Anthony's Kade
Multi-Kade

[yotsuya]

If we're going with site - specific terms, my favorite is one the late LouisTully coined: Griff-richer

[Malenko]

*cade - A suffix used to round out the name of a lazy man's project. i.e. Not-So-Awesome-Cade.

*kade - A suffix used in your project name in an effort to be more creative and not follow suit with the cade-namers.

Examples:

R-Kade
Kombat Kade
Mame-Kade
Anthony's Kade
Multi-Kade

Awwww does that include ShoRyuKade?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120488.msg1278327.html   

[harveybirdman]

Go full Tully:  delete your account and all your content
LED:  waste of money
Kade: not to be confused with kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade Kade...

[yotsuya]

-cade works well if it's part of a pun. But just tacking it onto a word? GTFO.

[pbj]

Hmm.. I always thought CHD stood for Complete Hard Disk or Compressed Hard Disk.  Ha. 

[Nephasth]

*cade - A suffix used to round out the name of a lazy man's project. i.e. Not-So-Awesome-Cade.

*kade - A suffix used in your project name in an effort to be more creative and not follow suit with the cade-namers.

Examples:

R-Kade
Kombat Kade
Mame-Kade
Anthony's Kade
Multi-Kade

Awwww does that include ShoRyuKade?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,120488.msg1278327.html   

Hey man, there was an asterisk there to indicate the term may offend some...

[vwalbridge]

Awwww does that include ShoRyuKade?

I need to excuse myself and figure out how to remove my foot from my mouth.

Actually, I think yours works because it fits with name. It was not arbitrarily stuck on the end. 

[opt2not]

Awwww does that include ShoRyuKade?

Well, you were young then... 

[yotsuya]

Full disclosure: my original MAME cabinet was going to be called the Supercade. But then I wised up after looking at some of the awesome custom themes here.

[pbj]

Meh, I've got a Retrocade in my gameroom.  No regrets.

[yotsuya]

Meh, I've got a Retrocade in my gameroom.  No regrets.

Yeah, but you named it that when you still had hair on your nuts, so we're grandfathering it in.

[Howard_Casto]

For the record, we've got to give Kombat Kade a pass on the 'k' because all c words in Mortal Kombat are spelled with a 'k' to be kool.  No excuse for the cade though.

How about....

*hyper-_______  = some sort of software add-on or middle-ware that has absolutely positively nothing to do with hyperspin but the author named it that way because they use hyperspin for their frontend. 

project = a structure, device or corner of a room that is used to throw infinite amounts of money and time at. 

[vwalbridge]

project = a structure, device or corner of a room that is used to throw infinite amounts of money and time at.

Yep, that sounds like a pretty accurate definition. Especially for me. 

[pbj]

Meh, I've got a Retrocade in my gameroom.  No regrets.

Yeah, but you named it that when you still had hair on your nuts, so we're grandfathering it in.

There's so much TMI coming on that front that you'll be under your bed weeping.

Soon.

[yotsuya]

Meh, I've got a Retrocade in my gameroom.  No regrets.

Yeah, but you named it that when you still had hair on your nuts, so we're grandfathering it in.

There's so much TMI coming on that front that you'll be under your bed weeping.

Soon.