tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743918922173292265.post7870257330849026350..comments2024-01-30T10:28:02.707-06:00Comments on MadPlanet's Gameroom: Happy Birthday PS2... and I Hate the Term "Shmup"MadPlanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06725908232972984690noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743918922173292265.post-10909593844212485022010-12-30T00:22:51.941-06:002010-12-30T00:22:51.941-06:00Absolutely - dumb and forced. I had the same react...Absolutely - dumb and forced. I had the same reaction when I first heard it a couple of years back too. Damn kids! Get off my lawn with your shmups! I salute your old-skoolness 5318008, if that is indeed your real name.MadPlanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06725908232972984690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743918922173292265.post-11623539164424880102010-12-29T23:10:43.307-06:002010-12-29T23:10:43.307-06:00Yeah. I'm 36 and I never heard 'shmup'...Yeah. I'm 36 and I never heard 'shmup' before a year or two ago. I was like "what the hell? Shmup??" I must be old-skool because I always called them shooters. Still do. Shmup sounds dumb and forced.5318008https://www.wafflesdontyoumeancarrotsHAHAHAHA.com/fakeurl?=imadeitupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743918922173292265.post-20699654612495348762010-10-29T10:06:34.805-05:002010-10-29T10:06:34.805-05:00Glad to hear I'm not alone on this. Not only i...Glad to hear I'm not alone on this. Not only is it stupid but it is entirely unnecessary. <br /><br />It reminds me of that episode of Seinfeld where George was getting all annoyed with Jerry and his girlfriend sickeningly calling each other "Shmoopy" all the time. Let's just face it - that particular configuration of vowels and consonants is just annoying.MadPlanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06725908232972984690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743918922173292265.post-6067755307676548772010-10-29T07:42:35.957-05:002010-10-29T07:42:35.957-05:00Amen Madplanet! I hear Shmup used all the time on ...Amen Madplanet! I hear Shmup used all the time on podcasts and it grates on my last nerve. Such a stupid term.Fallguy40https://www.blogger.com/profile/16426451655763875461noreply@blogger.com