What Exactly are Retro Video Games?

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Shovel Knight
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Shovel Knight (2014)
Duration: 9:15
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What even are retro video games? What makes a video game "retro"?

I mean, I thought I knew what a retro game was until I sat down and thought about what makes it a retro game. I want to talk about the classification of retro video games.

I actually have an issue with the term “retro video game”.

[00:00] Intro
[00:41] What even ARE retro video games?
[00:59] Artistic Advancement and Technological Advancement
[02:23] What "Retro" means
[04:38] Wikipedia on "Retro Gaming"
[05:56] What I consider to be retro.
[08:26] Stay Tuned for Part 2
[08:52] Cat Bloopers

References:
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/retro
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrogaming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrogaming#Games



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