Public acceptance of 'retro' game images32)

This study tracks the 'retro' culture that is creating a worldwide craze. And it's done as the way that analyzes the retro image of the game in the course of the study. Retro's meaning is interpreted as 'retro style'. However, simply interpreting the meaning of the current retro as 'retro' would miss out on many cultural meanings. For example, using images of the past now is easy to think that the public of the past is reminiscing about the past. However, today's retro culture includes not only the past but also the modern public. In other words, retro culture encompasses includes both new and old generations, and various cultural products (games, movies, fashion, etc.) are transforming and playing with them. The rise of retro culture takes up the large portion of categories ranging from cultural, large industrial, and popular play culture. Therefore, Study about the retro culture and its related images can be understood as a reflection of society and a response of the public. This trend is also happening in game culture. In the game industry, we have been immersed in developing games that are close to reality. However, the recent remastered version of the classic game offers new enjoyment. Games like this strongly contain the sentiment of nostalgia. Therefore, in this study, first, based on nostalgia and retro culture, the cultural meaning of the appearance of retro games is interpreted. This is because low-resolution graphics in the past are key to the trend of retro games. Second, it will go through the process of analyzing retro game images. This is because the current trend of retro games is creating pleasure and fun in the process of finding and restoring images of past game culture. Therefore, in the future, retro games will continue to exist as games that provide new enjoyment to the public.