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Retro

Video game concept

Reproduces the appearance (and possibly audio) of an old game, though likely enhanced with modern graphics techniques.

491
games
26
platforms
Wake (Windows)
Wake
WIN 2010-03
Super Smash Land (Windows)
Super Smash Land
WIN 2011
Evoland (Windows)
Evoland
WIN 2013-04
Retro City Rampage DX (PlayStation 3)
Retro City Rampage DX
PS3 2014-11-11
Aqua Kitty (Xbox 360)
Aqua Kitty
X360 2013-09-06
Agent GDO - Invasion (Mac OS X)
Agent GDO - Invasion
OSX 2014
Dead Pixels (Xbox 360)
Dead Pixels
X360 2011-09-15
Ys Origin (Windows)
Ys Origin
WIN 2006-12
Nikki and the Robots (Linux)
Nikki and the Robots
LIN 2011
Papers, Please (Windows)
Papers, Please
WIN 2013-08-08
Roguelight (Windows)
Roguelight
WIN 2014-08-10
Aqua Kitty (PlayStation Vita)
Aqua Kitty
VITA 2012-10-03
Unlike throwback games, this is about making the games appear and sound like old games while using much more modern gameplay mechanics.
See also: throwback (in case the gameplay)

Related:
* Demake

The first Retro video game was released in 1999.

Vblank Entertainment, Devolver Digital and Minor Key Games published most of these games.

Parent group

Visuals

Child groups

Low Resolution Text, Pixelated, Phosphor Screen Display, CRT Effects, Blocky, Music genre: Chiptune, Simplistic visuals

Platforms

Linux 255
Windows 108
Mac OS X 50
Android 9
PS Vita 8
Wii 7
C64 7
PS4 6
iOS 6
X360 6
PS3 4
Xbox One 3
Amiga 3
BSD 3
MS-DOS 2
BeOS 2
3DS 2
Internet Only 2
Win3.1 1
Nintendo DS 1
Solaris 1
PSP 1
Pandora 1
Switch 1
Ouya 1
Dreamcast 1

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