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Gaming Slang
tate
· noun · gaming
Rotating the display 90 degrees to play a vertical shmup as intended.
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Vertical shmups were built for arcade screens turned on their side, so you got the full tall playfield. Tate mode rotates the display 90 degrees to recreate that at home, no squished borders, full resolution. Purists insist on it.
“Playing Dodonpachi in tate on a rotated monitor is a different game entirely.”
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The catch is most TVs aren't built to sit on their side, so tate at home usually means a dedicated rotating mount or a monitor you can flip.
“Got a VESA arm so I can flip the screen to tate whenever I fancy a vert.”
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tate In A Sentence
Playing Dodonpachi in tate on a rotated monitor is a different game entirely.
Got a VESA arm so I can flip the screen to tate whenever I fancy a vert.
Origin & Usage
Japanese 'tate' meaning 'vertical', as opposed to 'yoko' (horizontal). From arcade cabinets that mounted the monitor sideways.
People Also Ask
What does tate actually mean?
It's Japanese for 'vertical'. In shmups it refers to rotating the screen 90 degrees so a vertical shooter fills the whole display the way it did in the arcade.
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