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r/classicgaming
Can you promote here?
The written rules take no clear position, which is NOT permission: unclear communities enforce norms through removals instead of rulebooks. Sort by top, study which builder posts survived and how they were framed, and when in doubt ask the mods.
From the rules · No explicit self-promo rules shown here — ask the mods before posting promotional content; posts are auto-archived after 6 months.
Links
No explicit link policy. Default to no URL: link-plus-young-account is one of the most common automated removal patterns on Reddit.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: showcase, story, discussion
Headline: short and specific (platform, item, year) — e.g. “SNES find: boxed Super Metroid (1992)”. Write in first person with brief context (1–3 photos or a short memory, 50–250 words). Tone nostalgic/informative; high-engagement posts are clear photos, rare finds, restoration logs, or heartfelt memories. Avoid overt advertising or modern-game promotion — those get downvoted or removed.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/classicgaming's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.