Why Retro Gaming is Hot Again

Rich DeMuro visits a used video game store to find out why customers of all ages are embracing old games and consoles.

[ProtoMario]

It's full games with coop, no dlc, not always online, no drm, and you own them.

Thry are fun. Simple.

[CyberBully]

Another thing is that game companies became greedy and no longer sell you the complete game. Back then you bought a game and it was 100% complete. They are so focused developing content over and over for a game that’s been out instead of actually coming up with new ideas. They don’t release games like they use to. They just milk them

[pizzasuits]

1.) We don’t want to be tracked.
2.) We don’t want micro transactions.
3.) We don’t want to be online 100% (tracked & exploited).
4.) We don’t want to be nerfed.
5.) We don’t want overly complicated games that at the end of the day are not fun.
6.) We want physics things that we own. Control is key. Don’t act like it isn’t.

[rawbird]

Retro games don’t patronize you, their main objective is about having fun.

[Hadouken]

Physical media always wins! Companies don’t want you to truly own anything anymore.

[abdizur]

And this is exactly why the whole No More physical media thing is ridiculous.

[selfan]

Why are retro games hot? Simple, because they're a whole lot better than what's out now.

[darrendavenport]

Here's a real news flash... Retro gaming has never gone away, tons of retro stores near me have been in business for many years and doing well

[AP-hnwd]

Video Games are a part of any culture now like sports, theater, music, the arts and movies to name a few.

[amandamedina]

Bottom line…

Don’t ever get rid of the games you had during your childhood.

I never sold, traded nor lent any of my games I had as a kid. In my house we had strict rules and I am currently 31 and I still own my entire collection. Nearly 28 years of playing and collecting and I can honestly say it makes me the happiest person on this planet! ❤

[ArchangelRG]

Modern gaming drove us to relive such classics when games were made with love, complete and above all, FUN!

[CbassMajor]

I love hearing people that grew up around the 70's-90's talk about gaming, I collect retro games too but I am only 23 so I don't have any nostalgia for the Atari, NES, Snes, etc.... to me it's like a time machine, experiencing the games how people back then experienced them and also of course, because the games are so good and were actually made with care unlike a lot of games now. Hardware limitations promoted creativity which is why a lot of people think retro games are so much better.

[xpradaGx]

$110 for that yellowed SNES is criminal.

[joesolo]

I grew up in the 80s and 90s. I owned NES, sega genesis. Retro gaming is where its always been for me. I got the nintendo mini, Genesis mini and turbo grafx 16 mini

[patrickmurphy]

Complete games, no DLC, no internet connection, no woke agendas, just simply having fun.

[yvdtjel]

Because modern gaming is trash, thanks to corporations and coomsumers.

[abnushagnasty]

I still play on my Sega Saturn because sometimes I just get fed up with all the BS that’s associated with the internet.

[RisenHellFire]

"Games that come at a much lower price"

That's a lie, large chunk of retro games cost multiple times more than those out currently and at full price, and we hate it. Covid ruined retro game market.

[malcolmar]

Fantastic! Old is gold because the way forwards it backwards. Old games were sold complete with no micro transactions and you actually owned a physical copy of the game. I still play my Sega Genesis, Sega CD, 32X, N64, PS1, 2, 3 along side my Xbox One and Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck. With my Analogue Pocket all my old portable games look better than ever AND I was able to introduce all this to my daughter. The more greedy modern game developers become the more popular retro gaming will be.

[Jcmprofessional]

Newer games are online services that can be discontinued at anytime, becomes faulty after software updates, newer games being released unfinished and gamers being treated like beta testers.