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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...
offensive mad-dog skullcap psychic
  08/13/26
I'm a zillennial (born 1996) but didn't it have to do with t...
floppy sneaky criminal kitty
  08/13/26
I think they had RGB displays which were better than tvs som...
offensive mad-dog skullcap psychic
  08/13/26
not too sure, didn't they both use CRT tech
floppy sneaky criminal kitty
  08/13/26
RGB is CRT just most accurate
offensive mad-dog skullcap psychic
  08/13/26
More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.
Big violent meetinghouse
  08/13/26
Why didn't they just make the chips smaller
offensive mad-dog skullcap psychic
  08/13/26
Poor yield.
Big violent meetinghouse
  08/15/26
With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.
Big violent meetinghouse
  08/15/26


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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:37 PM
Author: offensive mad-dog skullcap psychic

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

Nobody explained it and I thought they were just being greedy

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2#50065966)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:43 PM
Author: floppy sneaky criminal kitty

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.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2#50065975)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 3:59 PM
Author: offensive mad-dog skullcap psychic

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2#50066017)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: floppy sneaky criminal kitty

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

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2#50066055)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: offensive mad-dog skullcap psychic

RGB is CRT just most accurate

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5892807&forum_id=2#50066063)



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: Big violent meetinghouse

More powerful chips could fit in those larger cabinets.

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



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Date: August 13th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: offensive mad-dog skullcap psychic

Why didn't they just make the chips smaller

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



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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: Big violent meetinghouse

Poor yield.

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



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Date: August 15th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: Big violent meetinghouse

With the NeoGeo you didn’t have this problem.

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