How Games Used to Look: Why Retro Gaming on a CRT Looks WAY Different #PixelArt#RetroGaming

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Its not just your memory; games did used to look better. When thinking about pixel art games something was lost in the switch to led from CRT TVs. The change mostly comes down to pixels vs dots. Its not shocking that games looked better for the screens they were designed for but Tek Syndicate does a good job going over the full details.

Retro games are still huge. There’s the emulation scene, mini snes, nes, genesis, and even playstation… We have virtual consoles and old games are sold on just about every platform including PC. We mostly play the old games on modern hardware, so they look very different compared to how they used to look. Why is that? Display technology has drastically changed.

In this video we will discuss how pixel art is displayed on a CRT TV. I’m using a Sony Trinitron that is honestly a bit too fancy, but it still has the same underlying tech. Pixels become dots on a CRT… and the dots are not as precise as pixels on an LCD TV or monitor. Check out the video to learn why it’s so different. I’ll also talk about some good CRT filters you can use to emulate the look on your modern LCD/OLED TVs and monitors.

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• Source: https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/12/09/how-games-used-to-look-why-retro-gaming-on-a-crt-looks-way-different-pixelartretrogaming/