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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...
Angry tantric potus orchestra pit
  08/13/26
I'm a zillennial (born 1996) but didn't it have to do with t...
fiercely-loyal bawdyhouse
  08/13/26
I think they had RGB displays which were better than tvs som...
Angry tantric potus orchestra pit
  08/13/26
not too sure, didn't they both use CRT tech
fiercely-loyal bawdyhouse
  08/13/26
RGB is CRT just most accurate
Angry tantric potus orchestra pit
  08/13/26
More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.
spectacular personal credit line
  08/13/26
Why didn't they just make the chips smaller
Angry tantric potus orchestra pit
  08/13/26
Poor yield.
spectacular personal credit line
  08/15/26
With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.
spectacular personal credit line
  08/15/26


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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:37 PM
Author: Angry tantric potus orchestra pit

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: fiercely-loyal bawdyhouse

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: Angry tantric potus orchestra pit

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

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: fiercely-loyal bawdyhouse

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

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: Angry tantric potus orchestra pit

RGB is CRT just most accurate

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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: spectacular personal credit line

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: Angry tantric potus orchestra pit

Why didn't they just make the chips smaller

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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: spectacular personal credit line

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: spectacular personal credit line

With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.

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