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Electronic Software Association. Formerly known as the IDSA. An evil watchdog organization hired by insecure gaming corporations to seek out and destroy abandonware sites instead of focusing on real problems like the piracy of current retail software.
by T.Ractorhead November 24, 2006
Get the ESAmug. A coin-op game released by Capcom/Romstar in 1986. The full title was Sidearms Hyperdyne in the U.S. and Hyperdyne Sidearms in Japan. Sidearms was a very underated and somewhat rare shooter/shmup with a Robo-Tech type theme. The game featured both 1 and 2 player simultaneous action, horizontal and vertical scrolling, several stages ranging from moderate to downright difficult, challenging and sometimes huge bosses, a special power-up that unlocked a dual mecha transformation and other bonus features. The game was ported mostly to computers such as the Atari ST, and Commodore 64 as well as the PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16 and also Sony's PSP in a Capcom compilation. Sidearms was the second game in a series known as "Jetpack Hero" which started with Section-Z and ended with Forgotten Worlds. They are related only in that they have a similar layout and gameplay; each game in the series has it's own storyline.
"I can't believe how accurate this port of Sidearms is and the sound is better than the arcade verion!!"
by T.Ractorhead November 25, 2006
Get the Sidearmsmug. A brilliant inventer who came up with the first proto-type home video game system, titled "The Brown Box", later remodeled and mass produced in 1973 as the "Magnavox Odyssey". Ralph Baer is widely considered by some as "The father of video games" even though pioneers like Nolan Bushnell and Steve Wozniak pioneered some of the earliest coin-op games; some of which existed before the Brown Box.
by T.Ractorhead November 25, 2006
Get the Ralph Baermug. One who downloads, collects and often uploads video game data known as ROM images or just ROMs for short.
"With all the romjackers out there in the emulation community, the ESA sure does have their work cut out for them!"
by T.Ractorhead November 24, 2006
Get the romjackermug. Released in 1988 by Namco, Splatterhouse was one of the most bloody, grotesque and violent coin-op games ever made. Even by today's standards, it's primitive 2D graphic displays of blood and gore are enough to traumatize a 10 year old child. The object of the game was to guide the bulky, hockey mask wearing, hero, "Rick" through several levels of a horrid mansion in order to rescue his girlfriend Jennifer who mysteriously disappeared into it's hellish depths. The game play is similar to old beat'm ups like Kung-Fu and Vigilante. Although never released outside of Japan, a slightly edited console port did make it to the TurboGrafx-16. With it's intense horror theme, creepy music and fun beat'em up action, Splatterhouse's popularity lead to two sequels released for Sega's Megadrive/Genesis consoles.
Rick: "I've been playing Splatterhouse on my TG16 and now I have to sleep with the lights on!"
Jennifer: "If you think that's scarey, you should play the arcade version!!"
Jennifer: "If you think that's scarey, you should play the arcade version!!"
by T.Ractorhead November 24, 2006
Get the Splatterhousemug. Person A: "I eat, sleep and breath Metroid! I just can't get enough of Samus Aran!! Do you have any Metroid games?? Do ya? Huh? Huh? Do ya??!"
Person B: "You are such a video-brain!"
Person B: "You are such a video-brain!"
by T.Ractorhead November 24, 2006
Get the video-brainmug. 1. A large industrial ironing machine that dry presses and folds flatwork or a small laundry wringer for domestic use.
2. To become horribly twisted and crushed or dismembered.
The word mangle was coined in the early 20th century after many of the first industrial ironers had crushed and dismembered those who got to close to the feeder end or chain drives of the machines.
2. To become horribly twisted and crushed or dismembered.
The word mangle was coined in the early 20th century after many of the first industrial ironers had crushed and dismembered those who got to close to the feeder end or chain drives of the machines.
"Ted lost part of an arm when he foolishly reached beyond the safety bar of the mangle to adjust a wrinkle in a bed sheet."
by T.Ractorhead December 6, 2006
Get the manglemug.