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how old does a console need to be before its retro?

Snake · 2014-09-07 20:36:40

I wonder what you think is old enough to be retro? Does the age need to be double digits? Or a few decades?

07-09-2014 8:36pm

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Snake

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I wonder what you think is old enough to be retro? Does the age need to be double digits? Or a few decades?

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#2 07-09-2014 8:37pm

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i'd say 4 generations. PS1 isnt retro yet in my book, or N64, SNES and Megedrive are

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#3 07-09-2014 8:39pm

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melekalikimaka wrote: »

i'd say 4 generations. PS1 isnt retro yet in my book, or N64, SNES and Megedrive are

Interesting... What would the PS one be to you then?

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#4 07-09-2014 9:10pm

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Snake wrote: »

I wonder what you think is old enough to be retro? Does the age need to be double digits? Or a few decades?

There is already a recent thread on the topic

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