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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...
bonkers dopamine
  08/13/26
I'm a zillennial (born 1996) but didn't it have to do with t...
drab whorehouse
  08/13/26
I think they had RGB displays which were better than tvs som...
bonkers dopamine
  08/13/26
not too sure, didn't they both use CRT tech
drab whorehouse
  08/13/26
RGB is CRT just most accurate
bonkers dopamine
  08/13/26
More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.
Obsidian Reading Party
  08/13/26
Why didn't they just make the chips smaller
bonkers dopamine
  08/13/26
Poor yield.
Obsidian Reading Party
  08/15/26
With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.
Obsidian Reading Party
  08/15/26


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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:37 PM
Author: bonkers dopamine

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

Nobody explained it and I thought they were just being greedy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744",#50065966)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:43 PM
Author: drab whorehouse

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: bonkers dopamine

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744",#50066017)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: drab whorehouse

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744",#50066055)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: bonkers dopamine

RGB is CRT just most accurate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744",#50066063)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: Obsidian Reading Party

More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744",#50066060)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: bonkers dopamine

Why didn't they just make the chips smaller

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744",#50066064)



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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: Obsidian Reading Party

Poor yield.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744",#50069181)



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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: Obsidian Reading Party

With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744",#50069182)