Regrettably, this “delicate” tool has often been abused, and as the barriers preventing the layman from game development continue to dissipate, there has been a saturation of “retro” games inspired by the NES, Genesis, and even more obscure consoles such as the ZX Spectrum. As the medium of “video games” already uniquely builds upon past innovations, celebrating the style of classics alongside gameplay is a natural extension of design. Nostalgia is, as Mad Men's Don Draper succinctly describes, “delicate, but potent.” In the world of independent game development, it’s a tool that we often see drawn upon – low budget leads to stylization, and a style that’s sure to inspire an audience is calling back to cherished and revolutionary titles that lit up faces and wore down controllers in the past.
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