T.Ractorhead's definitions

romjacker

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

Christine

A demonicly posessed 1958 Plymouth Fury (from the Stephen King novel of the same title) that tries to help it's original owner return from death by bewitching a teen-aged outcast into becoming the host as well as killing all of his enemies and anyone else who attempts to interfere with "her" plans.

George LeBay: "*Her* name's Christine."

Arnie Cunningham: "I like that." -Christine the movie.

by T.Ractorhead December 6, 2006

video-brain

One who is obsessed with video games. ie a "video junkie"

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!"

by T.Ractorhead November 24, 2006

Splatterhouse

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!!"

by T.Ractorhead November 24, 2006

Ralph Baer

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.

Ignorant gamer: "Who the heck is "Ralph Baer??"

Educated gamer: "............................."

by T.Ractorhead November 25, 2006

fraught

Filled with or full of a feeling, force or intention.

Creepy old woman: "Careful boy... Those woods are fraught with danger... Heh, heh, heh..."

Christian Observer: "This site is fraught with wickedness."

by T.Ractorhead December 6, 2006

ESA

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.

"The only good thing ESA ever did was invent the ESRB rating system."

by T.Ractorhead November 24, 2006