History Retraux / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/AlwasAwakening'' is done entirely in 8-bit graphics, and even has a literal 8-bit edition for the NES.

* ''VideoGame/AlwasAwakening'' is done entirely in 8-bit graphics.

* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'': Starting from ''[=WarioWare=], Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'', games frequently resemble NES, SNES and Game Boy games. ''Smooth Moves'' is full of Retraux, like the 9-Volt retro stages and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWB8J6YxVXQ Ashley's Theme title cards]] to the character intros.

* ''VideoGame/DeadCounty'' is based on SurvivalHorror classics like ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'', ''Franchise/SilentHill'', and ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark''. It has old [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation PS1]]-style blocky graphics, [[CameraScrew awkward camera angles]], and even classic door opening animations.

* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'':

** Done again in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3'', with between-night mini games that reveal [[spoiler: Springtrap's true identity]] and hidden ones [[spoiler: that may seem like random [[EasterEgg Easter eggs]] at first, but actually need to be found and played ''correctly'' to unlock the good ending]].

* ''VideoGame/TwoDark'' is made to look like it's from the 90.

* ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' is a game with 2D sprite-based graphics which resemble a Sega Saturn or [=PlayStation=] era game, with gameplay similar to a 2D ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' game and some gameplay elements recognizable from other games like ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' and ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'' in the mix. The music is also done using instrumentation common to the Saturn and [=PlayStation=] era, and in a more subtle manner, composed in a wispy, floaty, yet upbeat style often heard in Japanese games during that era, such as ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia''[[note]]the [=PlayStation=] version, at least[[/note]] and ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams''

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Anniversary Edition'' has 3 [[NostalgiaLevel nostalgic]] [[BonusDungeon Bonus Dungeons]], each of which were based on ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'', complete with graphics and music from each game respectively.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

** [[DualBoss Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L]], in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'', are pixelated entities resembling (but clearly distinct from) Mario and Luigi, respectively. Bowser Memory M's attacks are based on what Mario and Luigi could do in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', and Bowser Memory L's is based on what Mario and Luigi could do in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''.

*** ''Brawl'' has [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong 75m]], [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Green Hill Zone]], ''VideoGame/MarioBros'', and Flat Zone 2.

* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'' are mostly made to look like 8-bit or 16-bit {{Role Playing Game}}s like ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' with some {{Chiptune}} music, although there are smoother animations and occasional breaks from the retro style.

** ''VideoGame/SonicMania'' is a 2017 ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' game designed to look as if it came out on the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn. As such, it has Sonic, Tails & Knuckles as the only playable characters (that is, until the ''Plus'' update, which added Ray and Mighty from ''VideoGame/SegaSonicTheHedgehog''), graphics designed after the Genesis games but with the higher resolution and brighter colors of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'', a jazzy CD-quality soundtrack also inspired by ''Sonic CD'', and many classic sound effects from the Genesis days. It also has an animated intro and ending, and even low-poly 3D models in some places, in the style of what you'd see on the Saturn!

** The lead Director of those games, Lee Petty, would then go onto make ''VideoGame/{{Headlander}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Rad}}'' giving up a 1970's and then a 1980's vibe respectively.

* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'' is a unique style of retraux, blending 2D pixel art sprites with simplistic 3D environments (using pixel art textures) and modern lighting effects. Dubbed "2D-HD", this style of went on to be used in ''VideoGame/TriangleStrategy'' and the remakes of ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' and ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII''.