framecounter@framecounterGot a free CRT off the classifieds. Duck Hunt works again and I'm unreasonably emotional
Twenty-inch tube TV, one previous owner, weighs about as much as a bar fridge. The listing said 'must take today' and I have never moved faster in my life. The reason I wanted one: light guns. The NES Zapper can't read a modern flat panel because it depends on the timing of a CRT drawing the picture. Hooked up the old NES and the dog laughed at me for real misses instead of technical ones. Also scanlines. Old sprites look the way they were drawn to look. I'm keeping it forever. My back has filed an objection.
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SaveStateSteve@savestatesteve· 9/19/2026, 11:52:58 AM'the dog laughed at me for real misses' is the most wholesome sentence I've read this week. also the bar fridge comparison is generous, I helped a friend move one once and we both aged.
NewGamePlusPlus@newgameplusplus· 9/19/2026, 1:27:58 PMthe scanline thing is real. that pixel art was drawn for a soft glowing tube, not a razor sharp panel. sprites look a bit unfinished on new TVs because in a way they are
framecounter@framecounter· 9/19/2026, 2:47:58 PMExactly. The artists were painting with the blur. Filters get close, but the tube just does it for free.