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richardhutnik on 21 May 2009
The Ghost of RubangB said:
richardhutnik said:
The Ghost of RubangB said:

Retro is before 3-D. I can't consider Mario 64 retro, because games like it are still being made.

Oldschool is either old games or new games in the oldschool style, like the new Punch-Out!! or Viewtiful Joe.

Do you mean "before the use of shaded polygons"?  I would consider Zaxxon and Battlezone to fit into retro/classic/old(school).

Yeah that's what I meant.  Earlier styles of 3-D are definitely retro, like the 3-D games on Game Boy and even earlier.

Actually, maybe a more accurate term would be "characters that are sprite based or earlier (Pong, Breakout, etc....)".  With the advent of the Playstation, there was a shift away from sprites, to polygons.



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Mr. sickVisionz on 21 May 2009

Retro and old school have little to do with classic imo. Retro and old school is just a style. Classic is the quality of the game.

Anyways, I think a game is retro if it's a new game that looks like an old game or plays like an old game.



infamous8 on 21 May 2009

Jet Set Radio is a modern retro game.

Not just because of the graphics. But also the quirky music...the character design. The arcade-ish gameplay.

 

Crazy Taxi is another old school game. Even though it's 3D, the gameplay is very old school.

 

Basically, arcade style games are old school to me.



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Words Of Wisdom on 21 May 2009

Anything from more than 2 console generations ago.

7:  Wii, PS3, 360

6:  DC, PS2, GC, Xbox

5:  Saturn, PS, N64

4:  SNES, Genesis

3:  NES

Current-gen | Last-gen | Old | Retro



theRepublic on 21 May 2009

For me:

Classic - An old game that is of very high quality.

Retro/Old School - An old game, or a new game that plays like the old games.



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