Post AmgOGxWygFN2t2YS5g by carlosefr@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AmgOGwAFlFbCeGun20 by carlosefr@mastodon.social
       2024-10-04T17:43:30Z
       
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       It depends on one's taste, of course, but some 80's systems have aged better than others regarding games.The ZX Spectrum was very limited – low-res, color clash, harsh beeps – yet most games retain some charm. Even if they don't draw me in for long.The CGA era of the IBM PC doesn't click for me, though. Those magentas and blues in Alley Cat (1984): not my colors.Even the early EGA era... Look at Gauntlet (1988). My eyes... they bleed. 😬#retrogaming #msdos #zxspectrum #pixelart
       
 (DIR) Post #AmgOGx00ep01En87hg by arroz@mastodon.social
       2024-10-04T18:08:29Z
       
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       @carlosefr I like the Spectrum but the best one to me was really the first Macs. The high res black and white screens allowed amazing 1-bit art that I still love. Later, 8-bit color was also nice, but there’s something special about 1-bit. Adventure games like Uninvited and Deja Vu used it perfectly. Others as well, like Dark Castle.
       
 (DIR) Post #AmgOGxWygFN2t2YS5g by carlosefr@mastodon.social
       2024-10-04T19:00:05Z
       
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       @Wintermute_BBS Monochrome monitors do make these games look better (sadly doesn't turn Gauntlet for DOS into a better game).@arroz Art is key – whether artists made the best out of the limitations. That's what I meant with "early EGA era" because there were some good looking EGA games later on, like Loom (1990).Higher resolutions also made up for less colors on the PC. Just look at Syndicate with its mere 16-color palette (albeit not the fixed EGA palette).#retrogaming #msdos #pixelart
       
 (DIR) Post #AmgOGyT7C5sJnLksi0 by stdsxezat@linuxrocks.online
       2024-10-05T02:53:23Z
       
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       If you owned a compatible monitor, some games with CGA composite mode are really great.https://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2013/11/ibm-pc-color-composite-graphics.html@carlosefr @Wintermute_BBS @arroz
       
 (DIR) Post #AmgOGyUt5VIDsqaITI by arroz@mastodon.social
       2024-10-04T18:09:07Z
       
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       @carlosefr (Maybe this is why I really like e-ink screens as well)