Definition of retrogaming - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

activityplaying old video games from previous decades

He enjoys retrogaming on his old console.

gamescommunity, culture, and collecting of old video games and consoles

Retrogaming is popular among fans of classic games.

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Origin of retrogaming

English, retro (backward) + gaming (playing games)

Examples of retrogaming in a sentence

She writes a blog about retrogaming trends.
Retrogaming events attract collectors worldwide.
He started retrogaming to revisit childhood favorites.

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French:retrogaming, ...
German:Retrogaming, ...
Italian:retrogaming, ...
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Portuguese:retrogaming, ...
Chinese:复古游戏, 怀旧游戏, ...
Japanese:レトロゲームをすること, レトロゲーム, ...
Arabic:لعب الألعاب القديمة, ألعاب قَدِيمَة, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׂחַקֵי וִידֵאוֹ יְשָׁנִים, מִשְׂחַקֵּי רֶטְרוֹ, ...
Russian:ретрогейминг, ...
Ukrainian:ретрогеймінг, ретроґеймінг, ...
Hindi:पुराने वीडियो गेम खेलना, रेट्रोगेमिंग, ...
Bengali:রেট্রোগেমিং, পুরনো গেম সংগ্রহ, ...
Catalan:retrogaming, videojocs retro, ...
Czech:retrogaming, kultura a sběratelství starých videoher, ...
Danish:retrogaming, retrospil, ...
Dutch:retro gaming, retrogaming, ...
Greek:ρετρό gaming, συλλογή παλιών παιχνιδιών, ...
Hungarian:retrojáték, retrogaming, ...
Khmer:សកម្មភាពលេងហ្គេមវីដេអូចាស់ៗ, វប្បធម៌ សហគមន៍ និងការប្រមូលហ្គេមវីដេអូចាស់ និងម៉ាស៊ីនហ្គេមចាស់, ...
Korean:레트로 게임, 고전 게임 수집, ...
Persian:بازی‌های قدیمی, بازی‌بازی کلاسیک, ...
Polish:retrogaming, retrogranie, ...
Portuguese (BR):retrogaming, ...
Romanian:retrogaming, jocuri retro, ...
Swedish:retrogaming, ...
Thai:การเล่นเกมย้อนยุค, วงการเกมย้อนยุค, ...
Turkish:retro oyun oynama, retrogaming, ...
Vietnamese:chơi game cổ điển, sưu tầm game cổ, ...

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