Viewing mode available in some vertscrollers which displays the playing field at full size, rotated 90 degrees to the right. Designed to be used on certain monitors which can be turned on their sides, so as to display the game on a vertically-oriented manner similar to an arcade monitor. The preferred screen format of most shmup players, but it cannot be used on most televisions, since turning standard sets on their sides can break them. Can be used as a verb, as in I tated my monitor to play this game. Also presented as Arcade Mode or Full-Screen Mode. Tate is a shortened form of the Japanese verb tateru, which means “to stand.†Pronounced tah-teh, though the common mispronunciation of tayte has gained semi-acceptance. Also commonly spelled with all capital letters ( TATE), though it is not an acronym.