ego shooter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ego-Shooter.

Noun

ego shooter (plural ego shooters)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) A first-person shooter.
    • 1999 October 30, TruckDrivingMan, “ego shooter”, in alt.games.heretic‎[1] (Usenet), retrieved 4 June 2022:
      How can I make heretic2 to an ego shooter ? I already installed the update pack,but I still don't know where I can change it
    • 2002 July 9, Unknown, “German discussion about banning ego-shooters!”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action‎[2] (Usenet), retrieved 4 June 2022:
      In Germany some politicians have suggested a total ban of ego-shooters no matter what they are about.
      An actual discussion takes place at the moment in the guest book
    • 2006 May 2, aafuss, “Babya Shot It-Quake style ego shooter released”, in alt.comp.freeware‎[3] (Usenet), retrieved 4 June 2022:
      Babya Shot It, a Quake style ego shooter has been released.
      Babya Shot It is a completly 3D ego-shooter with excellent graphics and sounds!
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