We tend to think of retro games being old, because that's what retro means, right? Not necessarily, no! "Retro" simply means to imitate or recreate a design ...

Retro games are often thought of as old games, but a recent wave of indie games inspired by classic titles is proving that you don’t have to look to the past to play a “retro” game.

  • PlasticExistence@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Are you me? I’ve been saying this same basic thing for years now. I get that language evolves, but I don’t care for this permutation of “retro”