Retro Games

Definitions

Games that have been, by choice, developed for a platform clearly obsolete at the time.
Games that have been developed for a contemporary platform, but emulate an older one through voluntary restrictions in resolution, color depth, or the adoption of a specific graphic style.

Games developed for a platform that might be deemed obsolete due to circumstances, for example Lumpy's Tetris or any Russian ZX Spectrum game form the 90s.
Open-source games that have been ported to an obsolete platform among others, unless I have a seperate page for that version.
Games that look dated just because the developer had no interest in, or no skill for, graphics. A lot of Othello and Mancala games were created out of scientific interest and look years older than they are.
If there is any form of continuity either by genre (roguelike, interactive fiction) or in the case of some developers who just use their tools longer than others.
Games that were just, for whatever reasons, released years after they were finished.

Last modified 2008-11-08