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 2022-06-04:

     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 2022-06-04:

     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 2022-06-04:

     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!