Retro gaming — collecting vintage consoles, playing original hardware cartridges, and experiencing classic games through emulation or dedicated retro hardware — grew as millennial nostalgia and Gen Z curiosity about gaming history drove vintage console prices and Analogue's high-end FPGA retro consoles to record sales.
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