Still, 10 years seems a bit too short if we want to establish a dictionary definition of “https://www.igamesnews.com/retro”. 15 years maybe? 20? Perhaps console generations are an easier way to delineate and define the term. Take the timeline of any major platform’s hardware launch, go back two consoles, and anything released before that is downright retro. So for Nintendo, it’s the GameCube and earlier. ‘The PS2 and the original Xbox are retro consoles.’ Yes, that sounds about right.
Obviously, with Nintendo stepping out of the spec race in 2006 and jumping into action with its double-stick GameCube console, there are bound to be some blurred lines. We wouldn’t object if someone called Wii Sports retro. Then again, as our deputy editor Alana said in a recent call, “Mario Galaxy 2 is 14 years old today? Wait, that can’t be right — God.”
Minecraft is 15 years old. Fortnite turns seven years old this year. We are a little worn out in everything ‘X is now the same age as Y was when X appeared’ memes, but damn if they don’t keep hitting us on the dice. Why are we constantly surprised by the weather!?
do you hear that That’s it 50 anniversary of the Famicom coming your way in 2033. If the ‘Switch 2’ launches next year and has the lifespan of the current console, we’ll reach that milestone with that Nintendo console in our hands. When does “https://www.igamesnews.com/retro” become “antique”?
So, retro. What is it? How do you define that? What is a game? Tell us in the survey.
Kudos to Happy_Gamer for suggesting this topic. Retro lubricants and Extension of time
And are there other kids under 40? Let’s talk about, you know, cool kid stuff. Roblox and La Roux and embedding Tik-Tok in articles.