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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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[โ€“] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's marketing first and foremost. I don't remember older things when I was a kid being called retro, they were just oldies or classics. They had their mark of time, but there wasn't a push to bring it back as old, but new again like retro stuff does.

[โ€“] mik3dd0@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

By that logic wouldn't you call Mass Effect a classic/oldie game and Super Mario Bros a retro game? ๐Ÿค”