THE VIDIOT ....VOCABULARY....
As a Vidiot, you already know what we're talking about. But as a service to some of our newer readers just noticing the world of video that's surrounding them—and interested in learning more about—we're providing a list of words commonly used in video.
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THE VIDIOT ....VOCABULARY....
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DOUG HELLER
As a Vidiot, you already know what we're talking about. But as a service to some of our newer readers just noticing the world of video that's surrounding them—and interested in learning more about—we're providing a list of words commonly used in video. These are Words that any Vidiot knows the meaning to—the Vidiot understands vidgames, cable and computers better than the back of his hand (he's always busy staring into the screen). But these are also words that the beginning Vidiot might use a little help with. Just don't tell anyone that you learned to speak Vidiot from us. It's really something that you should learn yourself.
APPLE—The generic term for home computers. ARCADE—The Vidiot's hang-out.
ATARI—Generic term for videogames.
BETA—The fraternity.
BITS & BYTES—A Vidiot's diet.
CABLE—The thing that made Ted Turner cool. CHIPS—A TV show about California motorcycle cops.
COIN RETURN—Doesn't work COMPUTER—Time magazine's Man of the Year. CONSOLE—What a videogame winner does to a loser
DUPE—Someone tricked into buying a copy of the original.
E.T.—Extra Tokens.
FIRE BUTTON—The G spot FLOPSIES—Halter tops.
FREE MAN—Someone not addicted to videogames.
GRAPHICS—X-rated video games.
HARD DISCS—Records by the Misfits. HARDWARE—Jeans that won't bend at the knees.
HIGH SCORE—What Pac-Man gets on Saturday nights.
INSTRUCTIONS—Incomplete directions. JOYSTICK—An electronic device that aims to please.
MTV—MonoTonous Video.
PAC-MAN—Arcade owners who pack 'em in. POINTS—What you rack up for a job well done. QUARTER—A percentage of your money spent on videogames.
SOFT WARE—What a disappointed girl asks her too-drunk date.
STRATEGY—Doesn't work.
TOKENS—Minority videogame players.
TOGGLE SWITCH—A kinky game that Toggles play.
VCR—A Video Cash Register, found in back of all arcades.
VHS—A Very Happy Sucker who bought incompatible home video equipment.
THE VIDEO EXPLOSION-What Wendy O Williams does to TV sets.
"VIDEOS"—Commercials for rock 'n' roll records. VIDIOT—The new race of superbeing; also, this magazine, dummy!
ZONE—The state a VIDIOT finds himself in after a day of gaming.
