collect-'em-up
collect-'em-up noun: a video game based around collecting items.
Noun
collect-'em-up (plural collect-'em-ups)
- A video game based around collecting items.
- Mix together a shoot-’em-up, a collect-’em-up and a maze game, add sundry reaction tests to taste and you’ve got a tasty game indeed.1988, Firefly (game review) in CRASH magazine (issue 50)
- It's a scrolling, platform, arcade collect-'em-up adventure which shows off the SNES well, and not one you'll complete on the first couple of attempts!1993, Neil West, Nick Roberts, Super NES Games Unauthorized Power Tips Book
- Synonyms:
- collectathon
Synonyms of collect-'em-up
Forms of collect-'em-up
| plural | collect-'em-ups |
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Origin of collect-'em-up
Modelled on earlier shoot-'em-up and beat-'em-up.
Questions about collect-'em-up
- What does collect-'em-up mean?
- Collect-'em-up means a video game based around collecting items.
- What part of speech is collect-'em-up?
- Collect-'em-up is a noun.
- What is the plural of collect-'em-up?
- The plural of collect-'em-up is collect-'em-ups.
Words near collect-'em-up in the dictionary
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