Gamercore surrounds things such as video games and gaming-related things such as controllers and other accessories, especially of the retro variety. Content from this aesthetic usually invokes feelings of comfort, contentment, euphoria and nostalgia.
Visual[]
Gamercore aesthetic visuals include:
- Game cartridges and discs
- Game controllers and other accessories
- Gaming consoles
- Gaming magazines
- TVs
- Arcade cabinets
- PCs
- Headsets
- 8-bit & pixel graphics
- Low-Poly graphics
- Wireframe graphics
- Neon colors
Music[]
Artists[]
- Starbomb
- DAGames
- Machinae Supremacy
Songs[]
- "Pac-Man Fever" and "Do the Donkey Kong" by Buckner & Garcia
- "Power Glove" by Knife Party
- "First Person Shooter" by Celldweller
- "Final Boss" by Nitro Fun
- "Infinite Ammo" by Le Castle Vania
Subgenres[]
Kawaii Gamer[]
Surrounds really cute and/or girly gaming aesthetics with cute colors such as pink and white (ex. Hamster Life, Alchemic Cutie, any Hello Kitty game).
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Retrocore[]
Focuses on retro gaming specifically (ex. any games predating the year 1995 or that are in a retro style). It is closely related to Nostalgiacore.
Horror/Gothic Gamer[]
A horror gamer will play scary, spooky, or gothic games for the thrills. This can include both psychological or classical horror genres respectively, and can include Creepypasta games (ex. Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Danganronpa, Identity V).
2020s Gamer[]
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Sources[]
External links to help get a better understanding of this aesthetic.
- Posts tagged with Gamercore on Tumblr
- Posts tagged with gaming aesthetic on Tumblr
- Essential /Gamecore/ Playlist by Jocasta
- 8BIT SUGAR RUSH!! by aureixlia
- GameCore: Ireal by H367OR
- game OST in chronological order
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