@Facet @NovaSquirrel I have come at "Is this console retro?" from a different angle:
"If I were to follow the graphical limits of this console, would it look like an attractive stylization, or would it just look like a modern game that skimped on the visual detail budget?"
I remember making Game Boy Advance homebrew in 2006 and 2007. At one point, the majority of feedback that I got was "When do you plan to port it to DS?".
So the DOS VGA+Adlib Game Jam has only just opened and we've already got a submission! lol It's a Tetris clone with some neat music, sound effects, and interesting specials! Keyboard input could use a little tlc, but it's still more than playable!
https://itch.io/jam/dos-vgaopl-game-jam-2026
Edit: submission disqualified and removed for use of Generative AI
#dosgamejam #msdos #dos #retrodev #indiedev #vga #adlib #opl
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