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8 Bits is Enough
The Rise of Retro Gaming
MJW 130214
(Matthew Wells, Feb. 13, 2014)
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What is Retro Gaming?
The practice of deliberately playing games via older computers and gaming consoles.
The practices of playing and creating games for older systems, or games that conform to the limitations of older systems.
Related practices: collecting games and game materials, collectibles, etc.
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Retro Gaming
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Retro Gaming
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Retro Gaming
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Retro Gaming: by the Numbers
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Retro Gaming: by the Numbers
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Game Studies
Cultural Studies
Political Economy
Demographics
Nostalgia
Emulators
Indie and Casual Games
Novel Mechanics
Difficulty
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Demographics
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Age, 1980 vs. 2014
Age in 2014
Age in 1980
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1950s Nostalgia in 1970s
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1980s Nostalgia in 2000s-2010s?
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Novel Mechanics
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Difficulty
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Emulators
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Indie and Casual Games
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Future Issues
Fad, or here to stay?
Publisher archives?
Design/game-making tools?
8 Bits is EnoughSlide Number 2What is Retro Gaming?Retro GamingRetro GamingRetro GamingRetro Gaming: by the NumbersRetro Gaming: by the NumbersSlide Number 9Demographics1950s Nostalgia in 1970s1980s Nostalgia in 2000s-2010s?Novel MechanicsDifficultyEmulatorsIndie and Casual GamesFuture Issues