Originally Posted by BenDover
space invaders is retro.
metal gear solid is not. it is a "classic" game that does not fit into the retro game theme, part of the "modern" era of gaming and gameplay.
you could however, motivate it as a metal slug type character with metal gear influences.
just because a game is old and you can see the pixels, does not make it retro.
retro is a styling term, and in this case, retro games refer to games like mario, zelda, sonic etc. mythical and magical characters that do not fit in with the modern characters.
solid snake would not look out of place next to splinter cell, call of duty or battlefield. its classic, not retro.
although no one is going to stop you from making a metal gear texture, and if its good enough, it would still be posted separately in the showcase
not as part of the "lets create" event though.
;) Lol bendover I understand fully what you mean although ,metal gear slug is
very young. I never said lol metal gear solid was a mainsteam retro,but metal gear is the father of stealth games and had the largest debut as in the take off , aka for being a retrospective games (= styles & trends of the past)
beat em ups were ninja turtles ,battletoads ,and Double dragon.Platform : mario ,sonic ,etc but Stealth was :Metal gear. All prominent styles of the of the 80s and 90s that have died out. To be honest, I think we described what
retro is in multiple ways,and I read rules ,So I know about the no Posting art here.
Jusmi: Does the 8-bit song have to be a completely original song or can it be similar to a song from our modern time but made into 8-bit. Just curious. I might try this section.
Alpha: With Pokemon being the Bill gates of Rpg games and 2nd bestselling in the world. It would probably be retro.
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Last edited by dengue; Mar 10, 2013 at 12:07 AM.
@ESW: Either or. It can be a remake of a modern song into 8bit. Though i don't suggest finding the midi for a song and throwing it into one of those programs that makes it 8bit.
@Alpha: That's a toughy. I feel like pokemon isn't exactly in the same class as some of the iconic game characters as mario, sonic, zelda, etc. But i still it's a bit retro. So i will allow it.
@Alpha: That's a toughy. I feel like pokemon isn't exactly in the same class as some of the iconic game characters as mario, sonic, zelda, etc. But i still it's a bit retro. So i will allow it.
Done with this community, you guys suck.
and I like how etc= an iconic game character 
