Retro is losing its meaning. Let’s explore how to salvage the term by reflecting upon gaming history together!
Vintage
There are lots of things to fight about but we here at TWRM know that the most important battle of our age is Solitaire vs Minesweeper! Which is better?
How can I see things from a character’s point of view if they’re constantly breaking the fourth wall to spell out their point of view?
Today, I’d like to talk about an element of video gaming that is virtually not to be found among the classics. This is something that is a thorn in the side of modern gamers, something that reeks of calculated, corporate greed.
I’ve been through two PlayStation One’s that stopped working because of lens problems, two PlayStation 2’s, a slim and a regular black one, that just decided they had had enough, an Xbox that cried itself to sleep, a Gamecube that became a paperweight, and a PS3 that’s rapidly deteriorating and recently refuses indomitably to run even its own PS Store.
But you know what? My Super Nintendo still works. In fact, it works just fine. Works better than my PS3.
To be clear, I do, but I actually prefer the term “classic” over “retro”. Here’s why.
