inkskratchFinished my work and now I'm taking my first break in a really long time, just playing NES games ona CRT monitor. It's wild -- it really makes a big difference wrt playability. We had this system hooked up to a different monitor, a crisp new one, and it was really difficult to distinguish forms and shapes. On the CRT though? Perfect. #retrogames #nes #crttv #gaming
Gigawatt121@Inkskratch wow, no kidding? I didn't realize it would make a difference
@Gigawatt121 ya! It was really surprising. The game is much less...like...painful to look at, I guess is how I'd describe it. Weird stuff!
@Inkskratch hah I guess newer and fancier ain't necessarily better
@Gigawatt121 exaaactly! Sometimes you gotta go lo-fi to get true fidelity 😉
Frater O.@Inkskratch yeah, crt is the best for old school games! I used to play so much with contra on my amstrad 😊. Enjoy your break 👍
@fratero ahh, amistrad! That's very cool! And tyvm 😄
Chris Fontana@Inkskratch Contra! I think the modern displays try to sharpen the picture by applying filters, which ends up making it look weird. The old 8 and 16 bit graphics look fine just the way they are!
Sean Kleefeld@Inkskratch Game programmers have always been masters at utilizing limitations to better effect.
@SKleefeld yes, I think you're right 😄