• kristina [she/her]
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      3 months ago

      5000/mo for a 1 bedroom

      reason? theres sidewalks and a park you can walk to

      • Orcocracy [comrade/them]
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        3 months ago

        Back then the blurry CRT TV screens did the antialiasing and motion smoothing for free.

        • RoabeArt [he/him]
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          edit-2
          3 months ago

          I used to do emulation on my Raspberry Pi. It had an analog AV output, so I connected it to an old tube TV I had. The games managed to look better on that than on my HD monitor with HDMI. Even moreso once I figured out how to set the Pi's video output to 240p (the resolution for most consoles at the time).

          Apparently some older games took advantage of CRT screen artifacting to create effects, but they don't translate very well to LCD or LED screens. Like the waterfalls in the 16 bit Sonic games. On a newer LCD they look like shit, but on a CRT they have a transparent look.

      • ashinadash [she/her, comrade/them]
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        3 months ago

        Sub-720p resolutions + dogshit antialiasing (QAA, FXAA, etc) + dogshit scaling to 1080p == some of the most gross fuckin video output I have ever seen. You get a PS360 game running high res in RPCS3 or Xenia they look great, but like, Sonic Unleashed rocking that 880x720 + FXAA framebuffer desolate

        • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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          3 months ago

          I remember being so frustrated with Xbox 360 games by the end of its lifespan- muddy, jagged visuals and awful framerates. Who gives a shit how many fancy new effects you crammed in when the presentation looks like shit?

          Then you popped in some PS2 remaster and you got crystal crisp 3D and 60fps. I honestly would have preferred "outdated" graphics if it meant the games would have run better

          • ashinadash [she/her, comrade/them]
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            3 months ago

            I know right, shit was wild. The precious few 1080p (Sacred 2) or 60fps (Bayonetta, Ridge Racer 7) games made it even more jarring. The PS3 and 360 have to be some of the worst hardware generationally, they were squeezed for EVERYTHING, although mostly ram lol.

  • PaX [comrade/them, they/them]
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    edit-2
    3 months ago

    So pretty

    Making a note to write a technical overview of the Emotion Engine for all the PS2/MIPS nerds on here

  • RedQuestionAsker2 [he/him, she/her]
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    3 months ago

    In my restless dreams, I see that town. Silent Hill. You promised me you'd take me there again someday. But because of me, you were never able to.

  • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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    3 months ago

    Now let's see that bad boy blown up to 4K in PCSX2 👀

    spoiler

    And hope it's not too badly affected by Z-fighting