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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...
olive hell jew
  08/13/26
I'm a zillennial (born 1996) but didn't it have to do with t...
rose doobsian puppy windowlicker
  08/13/26
I think they had RGB displays which were better than tvs som...
olive hell jew
  08/13/26
not too sure, didn't they both use CRT tech
rose doobsian puppy windowlicker
  08/13/26
RGB is CRT just most accurate
olive hell jew
  08/13/26
More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.
apoplectic crusty indirect expression
  08/13/26
Why didn't they just make the chips smaller
olive hell jew
  08/13/26
Poor yield.
apoplectic crusty indirect expression
  08/15/26
With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.
apoplectic crusty indirect expression
  08/15/26


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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:37 PM
Author: olive hell jew

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=5310894",#50065966)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:43 PM
Author: rose doobsian puppy windowlicker

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: olive hell jew

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=5310894",#50066017)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: rose doobsian puppy windowlicker

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894",#50066055)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: olive hell jew

RGB is CRT just most accurate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894",#50066063)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: apoplectic crusty indirect expression

More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894",#50066060)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: olive hell jew

Why didn't they just make the chips smaller

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894",#50066064)



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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: apoplectic crusty indirect expression

Poor yield.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894",#50069181)



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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: apoplectic crusty indirect expression

With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894",#50069182)