retrogaming
Classic console hobby
Retrogaming is playing video games from earlier eras, typically on original hardware or through emulation.
The threshold shifts with time—what counts as retro moves forward as the medium ages.
Enthusiasts collect vintage consoles, cartridges, and arcade cabinets: I've been retrogaming on my old NES lately.
The appeal mixes nostalgia with appreciation for older game design.
Enclosed storage furniture
- joystickTilting lever for control
- coin-opRequires inserted currency
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- highscoreTop recorded result
marquee · trackball · CRT · beat-em-up · shoot-em-up · fighter · pinball · leaderboard
Vintage computing standard
- 16-bitComputing word length
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
- chiptuneVintage console sound art
- CRTVacuum tube display
scanlines · blocky · low-res · tileset · dithering · bitmap · raster · parallax
Seventies gaming pioneer
- NES1980s home gaming system
- SNES1990s gaming platform abbreviation
- GenesisFirst biblical book
- PlayStationSony's gaming hardware brand
Dot-consuming arcade icon
- MarioItalian masculine name
- ZeldaGaming heroine with triforce
- SonicBlue gaming icon
- MetroidFictional parasitic alien species
Castlevania · Galaga · Asteroids · Contra · SimCity
Gathering items over time
- emulationCopying to rival
- speedrunningCompleting games fastest possible
- cartridgesEncased charges for firing
- homebrewSelf-made alcoholic beverage
mods · ROM · preservation · tournaments · fanbase · reproduction · grading · pickup
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
- joystickTilting lever for control
- coin-opRequires inserted currency
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
highscore · marquee · trackball · CRT · beat-em-up · shoot-em-up · fighter · pinball · leaderboard · continue
8-bit
Vintage computing standard
CRT · scanlines · blocky · low-res · tileset · dithering · bitmap · raster · parallax · bleep
Atari
Seventies gaming pioneer
PlayStation · Dreamcast · N64 · Amiga · DOS · Famicom · Saturn · Jaguar
Pac-Man
Dot-consuming arcade icon
Metroid · Castlevania · Galaga · Asteroids · Contra · SimCity
collecting
Gathering items over time
- emulationCopying to rival
- speedrunningCompleting games fastest possible
- cartridgesEncased charges for firing
homebrew · mods · ROM · preservation · tournaments · fanbase · reproduction · grading · pickup · haul
childhood
Life's earliest phase
reminisce · sentimental · flashback · bygone · classic · yesteryear · heritage · revival · remaster
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