How old does a console have to be to become "Vintage?"

[kool kitty89]

I only consider the Atari 2600 and the Intellivision to be truly Vintage. No, not the Colecovision.

Why, you ask?

Friggin' wood paneling! That's just class!

OK, so many Pong Consoles/dedicated systems: Check

Channel F: Check


Astrocade: Check

[gamevet]

The question was aroused by something on the local game store's site that said they were experts in vintage games such as Atari, NES, Genesis, and N64. The N64 really isn't that old, is it? I don't know if one could call it "vintage" or "retro" just yet. So, about how many years old can a console be (or maybe how many years after it "dies') before it's retro?

If there is already a thread about this, which I have a feeling there is, feel free to delete this thread.

Well....Retro gamer has covered the original Playstation.

I'd say any system over 15 years old is pretty close to vintage. Retro could be classified as being 2 generations back from what is current, like the GBA SP once the 3DS arrives.

[WarmSignal]

I'd say 20 years. Atari, NES, Master System etc... SNES and Genesis are on the verge of being. Technically, the Genesis is already 21 years old in the US, the SNES is short by one year. Anything later, not vintage.

[Jesse813]

Vintage = Anything before the NES/MS
Classic = 8/16-bit years
Nostalgic = 32bit to DC
Modern = PS2 to today.

Rusty hit nail on the head for me

[Tears of Ash]

Apparently this game is vintage:



Oh average joe, you never cease to amaze.

[Rusty Venture]

Does anyone really miss the Spice Girls?

Are they missed across the globe?

Does England miss them?

[SF78]

I only consider the Atari 2600 and the Intellivision to be truly Vintage. No, not the Colecovision.

Why, you ask?

Friggin' wood paneling! That's just class!

You do know that Atari "wood paneling" is just painted plastic, right?

[Pulstar]

Does anyone really miss the Spice Girls?

Are they missed across the globe?

Does England miss them?

[Waterfaller]

Rusty hit nail on the head for me

I concur, that chart sounds pretty reasonable

[Smii]

This thread makes me feel really old.

No, you're missing the whole point - you're not "old", you're "vintage".

Does anyone really miss the Spice Girls?

Didn't the Spice Girls try to come back (must've been in need of a couple more big houses / small islands each, or something) and nobody gave a crap?

[Lastcallhall]

No, you're missing the whole point - you're not "old", you're "vintage".

I prefer the term, "classic," especially considering my son is a Junior.

[Rusty Venture]

Didn't the Spice Girls try to come back (must've been in need of a couple more big houses / small islands each, or something) and nobody gave a crap?

You reside in Spice Girl central, did they come back and nobody cared?

The bigger question is: why did England let them loose in the first place? Hoping they would leave?

[Acidonia]

No, you're missing the whole point - you're not "old", you're "vintage".



Didn't the Spice Girls try to come back (must've been in need of a couple more big houses / small islands each, or something) and nobody gave a crap?

They did like a Tour and like brought out 1 new single that was about it .
and this sums it up for me as well

Vintage = Anything before the NES/MS
Classic = 8/16-bit years
Nostalgic = 32bit to DC
Modern = PS2 to today.

Still people call songs under 5 years old these days Retro. Where did over use of the word Retro come from I never heared the word ever used in the 80's or 90's?

[Rusty Venture]

5yr old songs are "retro"? Clearly these whippersnappers haven't been told the true meaning of the word.

"Retro" implies it was something that was once popular, wasn't for a good while (OVER 5 years) and is re-emerging in popularity.

The NES would fit this criteria...circa 2003. Today it seems to have gotten some "legendary" status, which is why bug shit covered blinkers can go for $100.

[QuickSciFi]

To me, the rule for "retro" has to be at least two (2) console generations ago. The Dreamcast, Xbox, Gamecube or, even, PS2, would not count right now. In this case: Sega Saturn, PS1, N64 and anything before that.

"Vintage," on the other hand, would be at least 1.5 to two human generations ago. That means at least 30 40 years (Atari 2600, original Sega's own Duck Hunt 'O Matic, etc...).

fixed.

...'thought it needed fixing.