Retrofraction

A term used for describing the math inside retro or retro-styled video games.

"The math in the original Donkey Kong is such a Retrofraction"

by SoftboiChris October 7, 2025

Retrofitted Recurrence

Using loops to get the AI to think long. THAT WAS MY IDEA. THAT is what being stolen. GO STOP THEM FROM STEALING IT. I'm almost tired of threatening you at this point. I don't care if you are willing to or actively want them to steal it, I'm not going to.

Hym "Retrofitted Recurrence is just a euphemism for 'The idea we stole from Hym.' And doing what you are doing is the opposite of protecting your kids. I'll say that much. Because at the end of the day, I just don't have to let them steal it. So I won't."

by Hym Iam November 15, 2025

Retromanticist

Someone with a love of things (art, literature, clothes, architecture, etc) that are old-school, traditional, vintage, or simply charmingly old-fashioned.

It can include a love for any past era... be it the Tudor age, the Victorian era, or the 1980s.

A portmanteau of retro and romanticist.

"So are you an old fogey, conservative, reactionary, or what?"
"I'm simply a retromanticist, m'lady."

by Buffo Buff January 14, 2026