What makes a game a classic

I determine and explain what makes a game a classic whether or not a recent game can be a classic and explain why and how games become classics. 

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https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/wtf-is-a-classic-game-

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It talks about how games need to be the first to do something or super simple or super clean

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https://www.shortlist.com/lists/best-retro-games-400221

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List of “classic” retro games to use as a reference

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https://scholarlygamers.com/feature/2017/07/19/when-is-a-video-game-classic-or-retro/

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Is it time based or is it the innovation they gave how old does a game need to be it was once 5 years

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https://throwbacks.com/what-makes-a-game-a-classic/

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Replay ability and the need for it to have aged well is brought up even I don’t think that makes much sense

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros.#:~:text=It%20was%20called%20one%20of,video%20games%20of%20all%20time. //sales

https://capcom.fandom.com/wiki/Resident_Evil_4#:~:text=Resident%20Evil%204%20is%20the,series%20of%20survival%20horror%20games.&text=It%20debuted%20in%20North%20America,Europe%20on%20March%2018%2C%202005. //release date

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_4#Sales //sales