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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...
Yapping stage
  08/13/26
I'm a zillennial (born 1996) but didn't it have to do with t...
ruby institution party of the first part
  08/13/26
I think they had RGB displays which were better than tvs som...
Yapping stage
  08/13/26
not too sure, didn't they both use CRT tech
ruby institution party of the first part
  08/13/26
RGB is CRT just most accurate
Yapping stage
  08/13/26
More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.
Cobalt Galvanic Ape Locale
  08/13/26
Why didn't they just make the chips smaller
Yapping stage
  08/13/26
Poor yield.
Cobalt Galvanic Ape Locale
  08/15/26
With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.
Cobalt Galvanic Ape Locale
  08/15/26


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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:37 PM
Author: Yapping stage

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: ruby institution party of the first part

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: Yapping stage

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

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: ruby institution party of the first part

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

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: Yapping stage

RGB is CRT just most accurate

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: Cobalt Galvanic Ape Locale

More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2#50066060)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: Yapping stage

Why didn't they just make the chips smaller

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2#50066064)



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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: Cobalt Galvanic Ape Locale

Poor yield.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2#50069181)



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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: Cobalt Galvanic Ape Locale

With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2#50069182)