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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: The Sceneman on February 25, 2010, 04:40:18 AM

Title: What word do you typically use for "finishing" a game?
Post by: The Sceneman on February 25, 2010, 04:40:18 AM: Completed? Beat? Finished? Platinimed? Owned? Raped?

I use the word "clocked" a lot. Is this word exclusive to where I live? Everyone uses it here. Its weird because Ive been using it since I was a kid ("clocking" Alex Kidd in Miracle World was a schoolyard achievement) but I never seen that shit used on forums ever.

I dunno this is probably an ass of a thread but was just curious to get this shit out there.
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Post by: brawndolicious on February 25, 2010, 05:07:15 AM: "done with"
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Post by: Tieno on February 25, 2010, 06:21:31 AM: Raped
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Post by: Ichirou on February 25, 2010, 06:31:38 AM: Finished.
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Post by: Human Snorenado on February 25, 2010, 07:12:26 AM: Depends on the type of game. If it's something that I'm never gonna play again I'll probably say "finished" but if it's like an rpg or something where it behooves you to play through it again I guess I say "beat" or "finished my first run through."
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Post by: Kestastrophe on February 25, 2010, 07:19:42 AM: annihilated
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Post by: Third on February 25, 2010, 07:20:04 AM: That was terrible.

or

That was good.
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Post by: Reb on February 25, 2010, 07:34:24 AM: Ravaged
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Post by: Stoney Mason on February 25, 2010, 08:10:17 AM: Either put my stank on it or I Stoney Masoned it!

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I beat or finished it. I would guess this is what 99.9% of people say
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Title: Re: What word do you typically use for "finishing" a game?
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on February 25, 2010, 09:27:01 AM: Clocked lol. I use beat.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on February 25, 2010, 10:01:55 AM: Mostly "beat", but sometimes I might say "finished".

I've never used "clocked" before, though. :lol
Title: Re: What word do you typically use for "finishing" a game?
Post by: chronovore on February 25, 2010, 11:15:54 AM: I've never heard clocked mean anything other than "punched."

I say "finish" when I'm done with the game's story or main mode, but "complete" if I get it to 100% in the Stats or max out the Achievements.
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Post by: demi on February 25, 2010, 11:25:56 AM: I use an old sock usually
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Post by: EmCeeGrammar on February 25, 2010, 12:01:19 PM: That took awhile, that's a "trade-in"
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Post by: Eel O'Brian on February 25, 2010, 12:15:37 PM: impregnated
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on February 25, 2010, 12:24:12 PM: "beat"

"finished" is also used, "cleared" less so

NEVER heard "clocked," did you grow up in a coal mining town?
Title: Re: What word do you typically use for "finishing" a game?
Post by: The Sceneman on February 25, 2010, 02:33:00 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 25, 2010, 12:24:12 PM
"beat"

"finished" is also used, "cleared" less so

NEVER heard "clocked," did you grow up in a coal mining town?

nah, just New Zealand. Its really commonly used here and I have lived in both the biggest cities here.

I have no idea of the origins of the term either. Im working on clocking Mass Effect for the 4th time :D
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Post by: Raban on February 25, 2010, 02:56:56 PM: [youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WObfcDIf6lY[/youtube]
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Post by: Joe Molotov on February 25, 2010, 09:00:35 PM: Get bored with.
Title: Re: What word do you typically use for "finishing" a game?
Post by: Bildi on February 25, 2010, 09:13:57 PM: Quote from: The Sceneman on February 25, 2010, 02:33:00 PM
nah, just New Zealand. Its really commonly used here and I have lived in both the biggest cities here.

I have no idea of the origins of the term either. Im working on clocking Mass Effect for the 4th time :D

We used to say "clocked" in the 80s and 90s as well. While it could be an Australian and NZ thing, I suspect it's more likely a British thing and we picked it up from mags like CVG and Mean Machines.

I just say "beat" now.
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Post by: recursivelyenumerable on February 25, 2010, 09:16:07 PM: I think "clear" is standard in Japan?
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on February 25, 2010, 09:20:20 PM: dfo'd
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Post by: Robo on February 25, 2010, 09:23:26 PM: It ain't over 'till the last guy gets his nut off.
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Post by: Beezy on February 25, 2010, 09:25:17 PM: beat or finish
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on February 25, 2010, 09:41:01 PM: "dismembered and separately buried the component body parts"
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Post by: Human Snorenado on February 25, 2010, 10:42:32 PM: Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on February 25, 2010, 09:16:07 PM
I think "clear" is standard in Japan?

YOU'RE NOT IN JAPAN, WEEABOO
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Post by: Ichirou on February 25, 2010, 11:13:58 PM: owwwwwwwwned.
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Post by: MoxManiac on February 26, 2010, 07:22:19 PM: Clocked sounds like one of those terms out of touch old people use, like calling games nintendo tapes or calling controllers paddles.
Title: Re: What word do you typically use for "finishing" a game?
Post by: cool breeze on February 26, 2010, 08:01:29 PM: I don't remember. In the Heavy Rain thread I said "I enjoyed it". I think I normally say "I'm done" or "finished", but it doesn't make sense since I still play after that.

Does anyone say "AND THE CREDITS ROLL"? I remember seeing people say it on gaf. I hate that.
Title: Re: What word do you typically use for "finishing" a game?
Post by: CajoleJuice on February 27, 2010, 04:53:58 AM: Quote from: swaggaz on February 26, 2010, 08:01:29 PM
Does anyone say "AND THE CREDITS ROLL"? I remember seeing people say it on gaf. I hate that.

That's too gay even for The Bore.
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Post by: Powerslave on February 27, 2010, 01:16:59 PM: SERVED
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Post by: Bocsius on February 27, 2010, 01:33:23 PM: On some forum some years ago, IGN or GAF, the word "solved" was used a lot in a thread similar to this one, as if the game were a problem of some sort.

As for me, "beat" or "finished" is descriptive enough.

Thinking about it, "beat" would seem to indicate the game and I were in some sort of competition against one another. So maybe "finished" is more appropriate? On the other hand, for difficult games (or higher difficulty levels, as the case may be), perhaps "beat" is warranted after all.

Eh, whatever.
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Post by: Herr Mafflard on February 28, 2010, 12:30:58 PM: eh everyone in England says "clocked".

the first game I clocked was sonic 1 on my 12" black and white tv
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on February 28, 2010, 03:18:43 PM: "rogered"
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Post by: chronovore on March 02, 2010, 09:17:46 PM: Quote from: Вiff Кoммiёslaуer on February 25, 2010, 10:42:32 PM
Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on February 25, 2010, 09:16:07 PM
I think "clear" is standard in Japan?

YOU'RE NOT IN JAPAN, WEEABOO

Yeah, but I am, and I can confirm that he's correct. :tophat :monocle :pinky-sticking-out

I now return to my octopus-pornz.
Title: Re: What word do you typically use for "finishing" a game?
Post by: The Sceneman on March 02, 2010, 09:24:30 PM: Quote from: InfectedGib on February 28, 2010, 12:30:58 PM
eh everyone in England says "clocked".

the first game I clocked was sonic 1 on my 12" black and white tv

Oh true, yeah Bildi is probably right about us kiwis and aussies picking the word up from the UK mags. I know for a fact I used to read CVG pretty hard
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Post by: Draft on March 02, 2010, 10:52:40 PM: I once heard Jack Black say he "conquered" PGR which I thought had a nice ring to it.
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Post by: Purple Filth on March 02, 2010, 10:58:56 PM: zero
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Post by: MCD on March 02, 2010, 11:00:47 PM: shitbin
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Post by: The Sceneman on March 02, 2010, 11:18:08 PM: goddamn that text filter needs to be fixed. Its been 4 years since TBS has posted here