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Never understood as a kid why Arcade games looked so much better than at home

Like why couldn't we have the same graphics at home Nobo...
cobalt twisted stag film
  08/13/26
I'm a zillennial (born 1996) but didn't it have to do with t...
Concupiscible angry piazza hissy fit
  08/13/26
I think they had RGB displays which were better than tvs som...
cobalt twisted stag film
  08/13/26
not too sure, didn't they both use CRT tech
Concupiscible angry piazza hissy fit
  08/13/26
RGB is CRT just most accurate
cobalt twisted stag film
  08/13/26
More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.
Mewling death wish base
  08/13/26
Why didn't they just make the chips smaller
cobalt twisted stag film
  08/13/26
Poor yield.
Mewling death wish base
  08/15/26
With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.
Mewling death wish base
  08/15/26


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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:37 PM
Author: cobalt twisted stag film

Like why couldn't we have the same graphics at home

Nobody explained it and I thought they were just being greedy

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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:43 PM
Author: Concupiscible angry piazza hissy fit

I'm a zillennial (born 1996) but didn't it have to do with the scanlines? I'd assume the scanlines on an arcade monitor were designed for arcade games while TVs weren't even if they both had them.

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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:59 PM
Author: cobalt twisted stag film

I think they had RGB displays which were better than tvs somehow

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Concupiscible angry piazza hissy fit

not too sure, didn't they both use CRT tech

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: cobalt twisted stag film

RGB is CRT just most accurate

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: Mewling death wish base

More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: cobalt twisted stag film

Why didn't they just make the chips smaller

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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: Mewling death wish base

Poor yield.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2…id#50069181)



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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: Mewling death wish base

With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2…id#50069182)