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What makes a game retro?

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2008-04-20 19:29:51 by Danny Morgan in That VideoGame Blog
...retro simply because it has aged or is distinct. This concept got me thinking. What makes a game retro? Is it just the age of a product? Does it need a unique design feature or furthermore does it need to be rare? The idea of retro is quite subjective, so Ill give it my best shot at delving into what it is Is it down to age and design If you...
 
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Japan's Cult Hit Retro Game Show Debuts In English

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2008-06-26 08:15:00 by Wired.com Staff in Wired: Game|Life
...Retro Game Master , each episode was subtitled and narrated in English. I arrived for the inaugural screening at the IFC Center in New York City on Saturday, June 21, at 11 a.m., notepad in hand. It was, thrillingly, the first time I've had any inkling of what the people on-screen have been saying In Japan, Game Center CX is no mere...
 
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RetroforceGO! recording episode 51 tonight: Neo-retro games

2008-06-01 09:31:00 by HASH0x8b74340 in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...RetroforceGO! we have replaced Topher with Rev Anthony to talk about neo-retro games . What are neo-retro games, you ask? Well, Topher coined the term a few shows ago to describe videogames with recent releases, but retro sensibilities. Think Contra 4 , The Red Star , Noitu Love 2 , and Dino Run for some prime examples. They are modern games...
 
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Opinion: Neo-Retro - Movement Or Passing Fad?

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2008-11-08 08:00:28 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...retro" titles that hinge on gamer nostalgia, and ruminates on the potential shelf life of the burgeoning subgenre For gamers over the age of 22, the 8-bit era holds a certain level of nostalgia that is hard to explain or replicate Unlike the generations before or after that, there's something truly magical and special about the era the...
 
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Retro-Rocks

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2008-03-26 16:30:17 by MAK90 in Sony Ericsson Mobile Games
...Retro-Rocks -Avoid the space rocks and space junk-shot your way out of the asteroid rock field Classic retro arcade style action , in our take on a classic retro game !! Now you can take your retro arcade fun on your phone , on the move !! Play Retro-Rocks as you pilot your space ship through the space asteroid rock field , shooting a path...
 
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Fans Wonder, But Nintendo Not Commenting On Retro Studios Status

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2008-04-24 20:00:25 by Stephen Totilo in MTV Multiplayer
...Retro Studios , makers of some of the best-reviewed games of all time, was losing top employees and could be in trouble Then Shacknews reported yesterday that three top Metroid Prime Retro team members had just left the company, but said Retro was not shutting down Readers e-mailed me, asking if I could look into these reports. I checked with...
 
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E3 08: Retro Game Challenge hands-on

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2008-07-21 07:27:09 by HASH0x8b783bc in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
Retro Game Challenge is known in Japan as GameCenter CX , a Nintendo DS game based on the Japanese television show Retro Game Master . We were thrilled to hear that XSEED Games would be bringing this title over and would have a playable version at E3 Players are transformed into a little boy and thrown back into the 1980s, back when the Famicom...
 
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Top 5: RETRO REVIVAL PLZ!

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2008-09-15 11:46:00 by Kaes Delgrego in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
...retro gamer equivalent of a "Phan" witnessing a Phish reunion. The kid inside all of us, having been smothered behind flabby beer guts for years, is beginning to crawl towards the surface. I imagine there's quite a few younger gamers who scratch their heads at all of the love for comparatively prehistoric graphics and gameplay. However, if...
 
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Retro-Man [SE 128 x 128]

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2008-03-26 16:18:17 by MAK90 in Sony Ericsson Mobile Games
...Retro-Man - Our take on a classic arcade game you can now play on the move Retro-Man is a mobile phone , and Pocket PC game , which plays like one of your favorite classic arcade games ! Guide the retro-man round the maze , gathering up the food pills as he goes ! Watch out for the retro monsters in the maze , who will kill him if they...
 
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Lead designers say goodbye to Retro Studios

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