Re:Show HN: Arcade – Play retro games streamed inside a browser
by Reedx on Friday July 10, 2015 @02:16PM
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Well, what's retro or not is kind of nebulous. But I'm pretty sure that most of the gaming community wouldn't consider Warcraft III retro. :) Generally retro is referring to games from the 80s and early 90s.
When someone makes a retro inspired game today, it's 2D, generally pixelated and often MIDI-like audio.
I think you're probably right about that example, but that's because the difference in tech changed so drastically from the 80s to late 90s. We went from very small resolution, small # of colors and 2D engines to 3D engines. The difference from 2002 to 2015 isn't nearly so vast. Warcraft III still holds up pretty well.
When someone makes a retro inspired game today, it's 2D, generally pixelated and often MIDI-like audio.
I think you're probably right about that example, but that's because the difference in tech changed so drastically from the 80s to late 90s. We went from very small resolution, small # of colors and 2D engines to 3D engines. The difference from 2002 to 2015 isn't nearly so vast. Warcraft III still holds up pretty well.