autoscroller
autoscroller noun: a section of a video game which automatically scrolls the player through it, or in which the play area scrolls automatically and the player must keep up.
Noun
autoscroller (plural autoscrollers)
- A section of a video game which automatically scrolls the player through it, or in which the play area scrolls automatically and the player must keep up.
- It would be tough to sim accurately, but I suppose you could just have someone saying whatever you see on the autoscroller.....2001 June 17, Larry Roberts, “Title Fight 2001 Questions”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.sports (Usenet)
- Super Mario Bros 3 a Nintendo exclusive classic (World 8 - first autoscroller) and […]2014, Bogdan Ion Purcaru, Games vs. Hardware. The History of PC video games: The 80's, Purcaru Ion Bogdan, page 470
Forms of autoscroller
| plural | autoscrollers |
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Origin of autoscroller
From auto- + scroller.
Questions about autoscroller
- What does autoscroller mean?
- Autoscroller means a section of a video game which automatically scrolls the player through it, or in which the play area scrolls automatically and the player must keep up.
- What part of speech is autoscroller?
- Autoscroller is a noun.
- What is the plural of autoscroller?
- The plural of autoscroller is autoscrollers.
Words near autoscroller in the dictionary
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