Is Retro Gaming Dead? What Do You Know About Retro Gaming?

If you are a person born in the 8x or early 9x generation, surely your childhood will have images of legendary games such as Contra, Mario, tank shooting. associated with NES systems or even more recently, fierce fighting scenes on Playstations One with the game 7 Vien Ngoc Rong (Dragon Ball). Although these games are up to 20 years old, when recalling them, they are still unforgettable memories for children who are now in their 30s and 40s. Classic games on these 8x and 9x gaming systems are now collectively called Retro games by gamers .

What is retro game?

Retro games in its true sense are defined for old, ancient game titles on console gaming platforms that have existed for a long time. According to the classification of gamers, game titles released 20 years ago on systems such as NES, SNES, Playstation, SEGA. are Retro games.

However, there are new games that have been recently released such as Cup Head, Holow Knight on modern platforms that are also called Retro games. Thus, retro games can be understood as old games on old 8x 9x gaming consoles or modern games with ancient content, plot and images.

The biggest drawback of Retro games is the graphics and sound. If you have been exposed to many modern games with beautiful 3D images, Retro games will not be able to attract you in terms of graphics.

In terms of sound, Retro games mainly use simple 8-bit sound, which is 16-bit, so it will only include monotonous background music, simple action effects without realistic sounds, interactive dialogues like today's games. But in return, the strongest point of Retro games is the content and plot, of which the Zelda game is a typical example. 

What are the best retro games?

Super Mario Bros

This lucky plumber with a big nose and a thick beard can be considered one of the legendary symbols of Nintendo. In this game, you will play the role of Mario in red (Luigi in blue) to overcome 8 difficult levels from the sky to the sea to save the princess imprisoned in the castle guarded by a ferocious dragon.

In Vietnam, this game has another name, "eating mushrooms", and it is also a quite famous game on the NES Famicom system - the legendary 8x 9x game console.

The Legend of Zelda : Minish Cap

After the success of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch , we cannot deny that this is one of the best game series of all time in the Retro game genre in general and Nintendo in particular.

In The Minish Cap, you meet an old friend, Link. Once again, he is tasked with saving Hyrule from the evil wizard Vaati, who has turned Princess Zelda to stone and is on a quest to gain supernatural light energy to gain domination over the land of Zelda.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Also known as Moc De, this is the most attractive turn-based strategy game in the ancient Retro games . Until today, even though many versions have been released or many other turn-based strategy games have been released, this is still one of the most memorable masterpieces for you guys. 

Fire Emblem has always been a story of war between many kingdoms. In Fire Emblem Awakening, it is a war between Ylisse (protagonist) and Plegia (villain). Emmeryn - the eldest sister of Chrom and Lissa had to throw herself off the cliff so that Gangrel - the leader of the opposing faction could not obtain the Fire Emblem. With the help of Marth, the Shepherd army defeated Gangrel.

Chrom ascends to the throne of Ylisse, has a happy family with one of the other female characters (depending on which character reaches S-rank relationship with Chrom first) and even has his first daughter named Lucina (the interesting point of the game is that characters can pair up and have children).

Castlevania Anniversary Collection

These fast-paced, demanding gothic action games have you guiding hordes of vampires through the forests, castles, and clock towers of medieval Europe. Even today, the colorful, detailed pixel art, and eerie chiptune music are still a stunning reminder of the early Castlevania games.

Which Retro Game Consoles Should You Buy Now?

There are many models of game consoles released today to help players, especially gamers who have become adults, recall old memories. Due to the limitations of work and family, retro handheld consoles have gained more attention because of their convenience, allowing entertainment anywhere, anytime with free hands. Some of the 8x 9x retro handheld game consoles that can be mentioned today are:

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch is a "transformable" game console with the main part being a tablet with a screen and a port connecting to a charging dock and a port to output images to a large TV screen, allowing you to play games comfortably at home. The design of Nintendo Switch is said to be a combination of a traditional Console and a handheld handheld.

Players can use both a controller and a touch screen to play games, just like playing games on mobile devices. At one point, Nintendo Switch sales were even recorded to surpass Sony's Playstations .

PS Vista

PS VITA is no longer strange to our childhood, especially to the gaming community. In terms of design, the device has a compact size, even relatively equal to today's smartphones. Because of its compact size, we can bring PS VITA everywhere and can have fun with friends at any time.

Although SONY has officially announced its death, the PS Vista community in Vietnam is still very developed and is one of the 8x 9x gaming consoles that still exists today. And of course, good games are also shared quite a lot on groups of this console system.

Gameboy Advance

It is a truly perfect Retro game console for gamers. Not only is it diverse in game types, but the design of GBA is completely suitable for holding and playing games for a long time. It is not too heavy in the hand like later models and not as small as its predecessors.

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo 3DS is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was announced in March 2010 and officially launched at E3 2010. Having been given the 'kingship' from its predecessor, the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo 3DS is the sole ruler, completely defeating all new consoles or PCs at the time of its launch, thanks to a large number of high-quality games that are 'in sync' with the tastes of the Japanese people.

The most prominent feature of this handheld device is its ability to display stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or supporting accessories.

It can be said that for gamers, any game genre has its own appeal. For young people, online games or AAA games with eye-catching images and vivid sounds are always attractive. But besides that, Retro games are still something very nostalgic for the early 8x and 9x brothers.

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Marvin Fry

Update 16 January 2025