shmup
English
Etymology
Phonetic contraction of shoot-'em-up.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌp
Noun
shmup (plural shmups)
- (video games, slang) A shoot-'em-up.
- 2005, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks
- Highlights include the great-looking shmup Judgement Silversword.
- 2005, Raph Koster, A Theory of Fun for Game Design
- Galaga was probably the most influential of all of these because it added bonus levels and the power-up, a concept that has become standard in every shmup.
- 2005, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks
Anagrams
- humps, sumph