When are retro games retro?

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Re: When are retro games retro?

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Menegrothx wrote:That's just stupid.


/sums up thread.
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If it was created when you were alive, it ain't retro.
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SoltanGris wrote:If it was created when you were alive, it ain't retro.


Sweet! SNES is still modern, baby!
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SoltanGris wrote:If it was created when you were alive, it ain't retro.


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Tweekers237 wrote:To me, for something to be "Retro", there has to be some Nostalgia attatched.


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SoltanGris wrote:If it was created when you were alive, it ain't retro.

So, the NES ain't retro for most of us?
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GSZX1337 wrote:
SoltanGris wrote:If it was created when you were alive, it ain't retro.

So, the NES ain't retro for most of us?


I'm sure for some people on this forum the 2600 or Odyssey aren't retro under that logic.
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Aramonde wrote:
GSZX1337 wrote:
SoltanGris wrote:If it was created when you were alive, it ain't retro.

So, the NES ain't retro for most of us?


I'm sure for some people on this forum the 2600 or Odyssey aren't retro under that logic.


Tennis for Two and Spacewar are the only true retro games.
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Re: When are retro games retro?

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AppleQueso wrote:
Aramonde wrote:
GSZX1337 wrote:So, the NES ain't retro for most of us?


I'm sure for some people on this forum the 2600 or Odyssey aren't retro under that logic.


Tennis for Two and Spacewar are the only true retro games.

Guess I'll have to get my Grandparents to sign up for this forum. :lol:
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Re: When are retro games retro?

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I'm just joking. Retro is gaming whatever you like that isn't brand new. At least to me.
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Re: When are retro games retro?

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I would just consider any console that isnt current gen to be retro.
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