Twitch Creator Clubs were recently announced as a space to collaborate and network. Finamenon and I would like to propose a Retro Creator Club. We are collaborating on this UserVoice to gauge interest and to show Twitch the positive influence it will have on the community.

What are the benefits of a Creator Club? A Retro Creator Club would give us a centralized location to discover other Retro-focus broadcasters. It would allow us to ideate and share strategies about a sometimes technical and complicated form of streaming. Giving us a space to share information with each other breaks the barriers to entry to Retro broadcasting. We want to show any creators on Twitch that this is a fun way to stream. A space to share info also allows us to help problem solve solutions for capturing and creating Retro style content, which is often the case since there are a lot of nuances to capturing classic consoles and PC’s.

The Retro Creator Club would be a space to foster a sense of belonging to an amazing community. The Retro community is tight knit so having one location where we can bond and help each other to elevate our content creation, is a major win. We want to create a space that allows people to share their passion for Retro games and showcase their talent and strategies that have been instrumental in their creator journey. It would also be fun to have a space where we can discuss our love for video game music, genres, playstyles or anything that would help us find common interests to get a better sense of each other as colleagues on this platform.

Retro is an ever-growing category, with an audience base that will trend upwards as more games begin to fall under this category. As more interest is gauged more people may want to get into Retro, so Creator Clubs will be an incredible tool to help us discover new talent pools to collaborate and share audiences with. Looking for a Retro streamer to watch? The Retro Creator Club will be a great place to find your next favorite streamer.

A Retro Speedrunning space should also be included in the Creator Club as it is a major part of the Retro community, and it could be argued that it was the genesis of the categories creation. It would also be wonderful to have a space where Retro speedrunners could share strategies.

The Retro community often hosts themed events like DOScember, Amiga August, Sega showcases, and other console or genre specific shows. We have seen these events create a greater sense of unity and we often start prep for the next event immediately after so having a Creator Club as a space to source talent would make putting on these shows easier. These events spark happiness for the viewer who either relive cherished moments of their favorite games or are wondering how they missed a game and want to also play them for the first time. Giving us a space to collaborate and create fun events like this or organize something exciting for front page/charity/community events would be impactful. Speaking of charity, the creator club would also be a great tool to help organize a charity activity. Fostering a space where we can make good things happen on Twitch is paramount.

Overall, we want to facilitate camaraderie and a general space to connect and help each other. Also, a space to share our joy for what we love most, Retro gaming!

Thank you for reading and if you feel as strongly as we do about our incredible Retro community, please consider sharing this UserVoice on socials to amplify and encourage people to vote. Leave a comment and let us know how a Retro Creator Club will help you. Thank you!