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Do you consider "retro" to be a specific time period or anything 20+ years old? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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We have modernism and also post-modernism that are tied to a specific range of dates. I'm wondering if people feel the same way for "retro"

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[–] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

It's going to vary for everyone, but retro basically just means old stuff, so it's always a moving target.

When I was playing the NES, games like Pong and Donkey Kong and Pac Man felt retro. When I was playing the N64, NES games felt retro. Nowadays, PS1 and N64 definitely feel retro to me. I don't think I'm ready to call the Wii retro yet, but I know most people probably accept it as retro now.