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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...
violet french stag film newt
  08/13/26
I'm a zillennial (born 1996) but didn't it have to do with t...
Pearly vigorous parlour
  08/13/26
I think they had RGB displays which were better than tvs som...
violet french stag film newt
  08/13/26
not too sure, didn't they both use CRT tech
Pearly vigorous parlour
  08/13/26
RGB is CRT just most accurate
violet french stag film newt
  08/13/26
More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.
brindle parlor sneaky criminal
  08/13/26
Why didn't they just make the chips smaller
violet french stag film newt
  08/13/26
Poor yield.
brindle parlor sneaky criminal
  08/15/26
With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.
brindle parlor sneaky criminal
  08/15/26


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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:37 PM
Author: violet french stag film newt

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: Pearly vigorous parlour

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: violet french stag film newt

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

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: Pearly vigorous parlour

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

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: violet french stag film newt

RGB is CRT just most accurate

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: brindle parlor sneaky criminal

More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#50066060)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: violet french stag film newt

Why didn't they just make the chips smaller

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#50066064)



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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: brindle parlor sneaky criminal

Poor yield.

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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: brindle parlor sneaky criminal

With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909",#50069182)