button-basher

button-basher (plural button-bashers)

1. Alternative form of button basher.
   • 1992 March, Ian Osborne, “Skull and Crossbones”, in Phil King, editor, Zzap!64, Ludlow, Shropshire: Europress Impact Ltd, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 48, column 3:

     It’s just a button-basher, with no skill or tactics whatsoever! Stand in front of a baddie, keep hitting the fire button until he dies, find the next baddie, stand in front of him, etc, etc.

   • 2002 July, Saul Trewern, “Legends of Wrestling”, in Ian Osborne, editor, G-Force, number 3, Stone, Staffordshire: Thin Ice Media, page 47:

     Well, there aren’t actually any tactics, as Legends of Wrestling is a bit of a button-basher.

   • 2008 October, Ben Wilson, “International Athletics”, in Tim Clark, editor, PlayStation Official Magazine – UK, number 23, Bath, Somerset: Future Publishing Ltd, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 103, columns 1–2:

     Not all the 14 events are senseless button-bashers, either. Hammer throw and discus are about rhythm and timing, and the running target rifle event is a fine test of reaction and accuracy.

   • 2011 March, “Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds”, in Ryan King, editor, Play, number 202, Bournemouth, Dorset: Imagine Publishing Ltd, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 80, column 1:

     You press a button, something amazing will happen. […] So yes, bashing the buttons does turn you into a fighting games god with minimum effort. Obviously labelling this as a button-basher will enrage fighting game experts, who are spitting their coffee over Play in sheer rage that we haven’t pointed out that MVC 3 also rewards dedication.