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| − | Tabletop roleplaying games often update their rules, and it isn't uncommon for a game to have several editions. A tabletop retro-game may emulate an earier edition of a game that is still in publication or a system that has been abandoned. | + | Tabletop roleplaying games often update their rules, and it isn't uncommon for a game to have several editions. A tabletop retro-game may emulate an earier edition of a game that is still in publication or a system that has been abandoned. Many tabletop retro-games emulate eariler editions of {{tag|Dungeons & Dragons}}. |
Computer games run on specific computers and on specific operating systems, so when those older computers stop being sold it becomes harder to find a machine that will run the retro-game. | Computer games run on specific computers and on specific operating systems, so when those older computers stop being sold it becomes harder to find a machine that will run the retro-game. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:26, 14 September 2009
Retro-gaming is a fandom of games that are no longer commercially available.
There are two main types of retro-games:
- Tabletop roleplaying games (which are no longer in print) and
- Computer games (which run on computers that are no longer sold).
Tabletop roleplaying games often update their rules, and it isn't uncommon for a game to have several editions. A tabletop retro-game may emulate an earier edition of a game that is still in publication or a system that has been abandoned. Many tabletop retro-games emulate eariler editions of Dungeons & Dragons.
Computer games run on specific computers and on specific operating systems, so when those older computers stop being sold it becomes harder to find a machine that will run the retro-game.
Both of these main types of retro-games involve an element of emulation:
- A tabletop retro-game will emulate the system of an out of print game and
- A computer retro-game will be run using a computer program that emulates an older computer operating system.
Pages in category “Retro-gaming”
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