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On many places on the internet, most people abbreviate game names and it can get confusing at times. This page serves to allow you to look up each abbreviation and figure out what it actually means.  The IPDB has a list [http://www.ipdb.org/lists.cgi?anonymously=true&list=abbrev here].
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People very familiar with game titles (especially on RGP) sometimes use abbreviations for game names. They throw acronyms around like DW, DH, and WW. This can be confusing to the uninitiated. How is one to know the difference between DW, DH, W?D, WW and WH2O? Pinball News has an excellent listing, which can be accessed [https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2019/08/07/pinball-acronyms/ here].
==H==
 
*HS - High Speed
 
*HS1 - High Speed
 
*HS2 - High Speed 2 - The Getaway
 
==R==
 
* RCT - Roller Coaster Tycoon
 
==T==
 
*TAF - The Adaams Family
 
*ToM - Theatre Of Magic
 
*TOTAN - Tales Of The Arabian Nights
 
*TZ - Twilight Zone
 

Latest revision as of 16:47, 18 April 2021

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People very familiar with game titles (especially on RGP) sometimes use abbreviations for game names. They throw acronyms around like DW, DH, and WW. This can be confusing to the uninitiated. How is one to know the difference between DW, DH, W?D, WW and WH2O? Pinball News has an excellent listing, which can be accessed here.