Retro video games and aesthetics are having a moment, but it’s not just gen X and older millennials reliving their heyday: younger millennials and gen Z are getting in on the nostalgia too
PS2 is just modern to me. The phrase "older game" automatically conjures images of the Atari 2600. "Game" makes me think of maybe around the SNES or early PS1. Any game with 3D graphics, voice over, tutorial levels, and full soundtracks, that's just a current era game to me.
"older" doesn't have a specific meaning for me, could mean Atari or could mean 10-15 years ago depending on context.
But "retro" is definitely anything before the 3D era, even though I played a lot of games before 3D kicked off in earnest. It's just such a clean divide for me.
Technically I guess I started playing games when there were a very small number of 3D titles floating around. I didn't have any of those though, and I upgraded from NES to SNES about 4 years after the SNES released.
PS2 is just modern to me. The phrase "older game" automatically conjures images of the Atari 2600. "Game" makes me think of maybe around the SNES or early PS1. Any game with 3D graphics, voice over, tutorial levels, and full soundtracks, that's just a current era game to me.
I'm old and dusty I think.
"older" doesn't have a specific meaning for me, could mean Atari or could mean 10-15 years ago depending on context.
But "retro" is definitely anything before the 3D era, even though I played a lot of games before 3D kicked off in earnest. It's just such a clean divide for me.
Technically I guess I started playing games when there were a very small number of 3D titles floating around. I didn't have any of those though, and I upgraded from NES to SNES about 4 years after the SNES released.