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How long is a game current for?
When does it stop being current?
When does it become old?
When does it become a retro title?
After 5 years? 10? ... 1?
Are 1998 games retro?
Do games go straight from being current to retro? or is there a middle ground, an undefined gaming limbo where games are too old to be current, but to new to be retro?
I suppose I'm asking,
'What is Retro?'
...and just as much...
'When is Retro?'
When does it stop being current?
When does it become old?
When does it become a retro title?
After 5 years? 10? ... 1?
Are 1998 games retro?
Do games go straight from being current to retro? or is there a middle ground, an undefined gaming limbo where games are too old to be current, but to new to be retro?
I suppose I'm asking,
'What is Retro?'
...and just as much...
'When is Retro?'
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I wouldn't call a game retro if the console it was made for is still available.
A real retro game has to look really old compared to what games are like now e.g. look at Super Mario Bros. on the NES or California Games on the Megadrive. They are really retro.
My last thought on retro games is that they have to be really simple compared to present-day games e.g. a retro wrestling game wouldn't have 50+ wrestlers, interactive arenas, Create-a-Wrestler etc.
A real retro game has to look really old compared to what games are like now e.g. look at Super Mario Bros. on the NES or California Games on the Megadrive. They are really retro.
My last thought on retro games is that they have to be really simple compared to present-day games e.g. a retro wrestling game wouldn't have 50+ wrestlers, interactive arenas, Create-a-Wrestler etc.
Equally, Ive heard some titles, released in 1998 as being referred to as retro titles...
Whereas, I'm alwasy hearing that Half-Life, whilst getting on a bit, is still pretty much a current title...
Surely just because a title is good, doesnt mean its retro status shouldnt be put on hiatus... just that it should become a classic?
Whereas, I'm alwasy hearing that Half-Life, whilst getting on a bit, is still pretty much a current title...
Surely just because a title is good, doesnt mean its retro status shouldnt be put on hiatus... just that it should become a classic?
ICEFIRE wrote:
> Saturn games aren't even classed as games, barring Nights,
lol... ouch! ... Not the worlds biggest Saturn fan huh? :)
> Saturn games aren't even classed as games, barring Nights,
lol... ouch! ... Not the worlds biggest Saturn fan huh? :)
Yeah, but things tend to phase out gradually so i don`t think you can put it in terms of "one year after". Some items age quicker than others!.
In fact, another thought struck me...
Some of these retro games are STILL considered classics even by today`s standards. How come???
Alot of them had even been surpassed during their own lifetime. eg: The Leaderboard series. And if we truely do judge them using today`s standards they would not pass on looks or technical achievement.
Just gameplay...
In fact, another thought struck me...
Some of these retro games are STILL considered classics even by today`s standards. How come???
Alot of them had even been surpassed during their own lifetime. eg: The Leaderboard series. And if we truely do judge them using today`s standards they would not pass on looks or technical achievement.
Just gameplay...
I suppose that Playstation or N64 games are not classed as retro and Saturn games aren't even classed as games, barring Nights, so the youngest retro games come from the Snes and Megadrive. Maybe it does have a time structure but I reckon that a year after the consoles become unavailable in computer game shops they become retro.
God, that a very profound statement!!
To be honest, i`m as much in the dark as you are Mr Shanks.
Do they become retro if the format they appeared on no longer survives or has been superseeded?
To be honest, i`m as much in the dark as you are Mr Shanks.
Do they become retro if the format they appeared on no longer survives or has been superseeded?
How long is a game current for?
When does it stop being current?
When does it become old?
When does it become a retro title?
After 5 years? 10? ... 1?
Are 1998 games retro?
Do games go straight from being current to retro? or is there a middle ground, an undefined gaming limbo where games are too old to be current, but to new to be retro?
I suppose I'm asking,
'What is Retro?'
...and just as much...
'When is Retro?'
When does it stop being current?
When does it become old?
When does it become a retro title?
After 5 years? 10? ... 1?
Are 1998 games retro?
Do games go straight from being current to retro? or is there a middle ground, an undefined gaming limbo where games are too old to be current, but to new to be retro?
I suppose I'm asking,
'What is Retro?'
...and just as much...
'When is Retro?'
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