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at what point do you draw the line for "retro"? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/retrogaming
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And what category does the PS2, Wii, Xbox, Nintendo DS/3DS fit into? They aren't retro, but they're not really "modern" either

Edit:sorry about posting 4 times, it kept telling me that it had a correction error

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[–] demonsword 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I have a simple definition, hardware is retro if it's no longer being produced, software is retro if it's no longer beind sold

EDIT: posting this here because I can't seem to respond to a kbin user below, the message never goes through:

A digital re-release is different from the original release, in my opinion. For example, Full Throttle is on steam but I had the original one, which came in a box. You can even download the CD-ROM ISO somewhere, but you can't find that box with the CD-ROM anymore (unless you buy it secondhand from someone).

[–] ShakyPerception 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like the theory, but is the original Legend of Zelda retro?

Cause Nintendo puts that up for sale every new game console release. But that is one of the original adventure games from 1986.

[–] demonsword 4 points 1 year ago

Digital releases muddies the water somewhat. But, as far as I know, Nintendo doesn't issue the original NES cartridge anymore -- so it's still retro for me

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

So never heard of GoG huh?