Meaning of collect-'em-up | Babel Free

Definitions

A video game based around collecting items.

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“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.”

“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!”

“In the beginning there were no genres. There was only a small number⟳ of games, most of which looked very different. As more games appeared you could perhaps begin⟳ to classify them: spaceship games, collect⟳-'em-ups, and so on.”

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