/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2243661

I don't think I'm explaining my point of view clearly.

I don't think that how I, you or old men feel about the games defines whether they are retrogames or not.

I don't think that how long it's been since they were released defines whether a game or console is retrogames or not

I think they are tied by common practices, themes and limitations of the last quarter of the 20th century, which is why I make the comparison to Classical music.

A new piece of music written for orchestra is not classical. It can be written in the classical style and contain many concepts popular in the classical period. In 200 years that piece will not be classical. Classical refers to the original set time period as much as the other hallmarks, it's a closed group.

It just happens that the title Retro Games includes a title word "retro", so it's tempting to argue that it's a constantly-updating set of goalposts.

However, I do think it's probably a little too early after 2000 for my word to be the final say on what is and isn't retro. I know I'm just one fag with an opinion.

I guess it's tempting to argue my case because I don't want us to still be rehashing this same "what's retro and what isn't" topic another 2 years from now.