Glossary Entry: Old School
Quick Definition
Something is "old school" or "retro" when it's from an earlier period in history. Since technology advances very rapidly, it doesn't take much time for something to be considered obsolete, and thus, most retro games are from the 1980s or 1990s. Examples of retro games include games released for early game consoles or DOS.
Today, there is a trend of making new games look and feel like old software. These are said to be retraux (ie, faux-retro) or retro-inspired, instead.
Today, there is a trend of making new games look and feel like old software. These are said to be retraux (ie, faux-retro) or retro-inspired, instead.
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