ego shooter
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ego-Shooter.
Noun
ego shooter (plural ego shooters)
- (non-native speakers' English) A first-person shooter.
- 1999 October 30, TruckDrivingMan, “ego shooter”, in alt.games.heretic, Usenet, retrieved 2022-06-04:
- How can I make heretic2 to an ego shooter ? I already installed the update pack,but I still don't know where I can change it
- 2002 July 9, Unknown, “German discussion about banning ego-shooters!”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Usenet, retrieved 2022-06-04:
- In Germany some politicians have suggested a total ban of ego-shooters no matter what they are about.
An actual discussion takes place at the moment in the guest book
- 2006 May 2, aafuss, “Babya Shot It-Quake style ego shooter released”, in alt.comp.freeware, Usenet, retrieved 2022-06-04:
- Babya Shot It, a Quake style ego shooter has been released.
Babya Shot It is a completly 3D ego-shooter with excellent graphics and sounds!
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