What is the scope of retro games? Research into the boundaries through a survey

The term "retro games" is used to refer to old games, but what is the general scope of what is considered retro games?
Will the PS3, a gaming console from 15 years ago, also be considered a retro game?
So we conducted a survey targeting people in their teens to 50s and summarized the results.

The person who cooperated with us was the operator of this site.Neuron Network Inc.Everyone from.

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How far are "retro games"? Survey

Which consoles are considered retro games?

First, we investigated what people consider to be retro games for both home consoles and portable game consoles.

We asked participants to choose from the following broad categories which they thought were retro games.

Stationary moodSFC・MDThe majority of respondents answered that they think retro games are up to that point.

Stationary hardware: Responses by age group

The results were broken down by age group of respondents.



Many people across all age groups answered that they only played games up to the SFC hardware, so it seems safe to say that this is a common understanding among all generations.
Only those in their 20s answered that they only played PS and N64.

Which mobile devices are considered retro games?

Next, we asked the same questions to mobile devices.

This isGB・GG44% of respondents said they think that up to this point are retro games.

Mobile phone responses by age group

Many people of all age groups are of the opinion that it should be up to GB.

The general active period of SFC was roughly from 1990 to 1996, and GB was from 1989 to 1998, so

The vague image of "retro games" is roughly up to the mid-90s.

Is that what it means?

What graphics are considered retro games?

Next, we asked participants to select all the graphics they thought looked like retro games.

Many people answered that it was vector scanning and various pixel art, which are synonymous with retro games.Polygons drop dramatically.

This is a "retro game"!!

Considering the results of these game hardware surveys,

It seems that many people recognize this.

It's unfolding as expected!!

By the way, when I asked them what era they imagine when they hear the word "retro," regardless of whether it's related to games or not,

Many people answered that anything before the 80s was "retro."
Compared to the results showing that "retro games" only cover games from the mid-90s, the "retro" category seems to include a slightly younger generation when it comes to games.