/vr/ - Retro Games

How come Treasure's most gimmicky games (Gunstar, Mischief Makers, Ikaruga) also happen to be their most popular?

Was Seibu/MOSS better at the lightning-fast-bullets-compared-to-Duhdawnpatch subgenre than Psikyo?

Does /vr/ prefer stoic shmups like Gradius and R-Type or manic shmups like Dodonpachi and Battle Garegga?

How come 2.5D beat 'em ups like Final Fight were so much more prolific than 2D beat 'em ups like Ninja Warriors?

Should only 1~16-bit systems and nothing more powerful be allowed on /vr/? 32-bit and 64-bit seems too high-tech for Retro Games.

Should games that lack a scoreboard really be considered "retro"?

Which is more pathetic, playing on easiest difficulty but no savescumming, or playing on hardest difficulty but with savescumming?

How come /vr/ can discuss current millennium console games if the console they were developed on is 20+ years old but not current millennium PC games that were playable on >20-year-old computer parts?

How come /vr/ can discuss current millennium console games if the console they were developed on is 20+ years old but not current millennium PC games that were playable on >20-year-old computer parts?

How come /vr/ can discuss current millennium console games if the console they were developed on is 20+ years old but not current millennium PC games that were playable on >20-year-old computer parts?

Do belt-scrollerfags hold a grudge against fightingfags for killing their genre off?

Which had a more negative impact on retro games, movies ("cinematic experiences") or table-top games (RPGs/progression)?

Is level scaling a good remedy to the problem of overgrinding in RPGs/games with progression?

Also, which retro games had it?

At what point did videogames begin to degenerate?

Can you say you beat a game if it wasn't on real, original hardware?

How come there were no good non-Japanese-developed shmups?

Should people who use continues in games be castrated?

How is it that 5th and 6th gen have aged worse than 3rd and 4th gen?

Does retro mean a style, a time period or an age limit?

What are some retro PC games that still have active online multiplayer scenes?

Any retro computer games (besides Doom/Zandronum) with active online multiplayer communities?

Do most people consider sixth gen retro nowadays?

When does a console go from being modern to retro?