283 - Did You Know?
Hello and welcome to another Monday Post. Did you know that, given a proper opportunity, most men would agree to participate in a mother-daughter threesome? Also did you know I just made that up? XD (It's probably true through).
Work. Work. During last week I was working on the coding/writing stuff when I realized that I am still missing some art assets. So I at the end I had to also spend some time on drawing the stuff that I was missing. Other than that it was business as usual.
By the way. Did you know that old games look loads better on CTR TVs? I watched a short documentary on how the games were build with CRT TVs in mind and therefor they really DID look better back in the day. Kind of made me want to get an old TV. Well, maybe one day in a distant future. ^^
Work. Work. Work. As for the work, the plan for this week is to continue to work on the stuff I was working during the last week: the endings. I am doing my best to try and say something exciting or interesting here, but honestly, this is a dull work. A lot of pasting and editing of text, coding, testing, and so on.
And that's about it really. I continue to play SWOTOR 1 on my SWITCH. Very slowly I do that, usually an hour a day or so. ^_^ Other than that I have nothing to report. I'll see you all next week I guess. Oh, and as soon as I saw it, I knew I just had to share that GIF of a well educated woman:
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Comments (20)
Good luck with everything, as always. Also, the fun fact of the week is true as far as my sources go (I am the sources). See you Monday!
Would not expect less from a true man of culture such as yourself.
What documentary though? You got me curious
I was trying to find it before making the post, but it was lost in the history of the vids I watched on youtube. It was a 10 min vid of some guy showing graphical differences and explaining the technology behind it -_-
Yes, all those old games were made to be played on CRTs. The graphic designers of the time were necessarily also working on CRTs, and they took account of the constraints and shortcomings of this technology to improve the rendering of on-screen graphics. For example, red is a color that tends to 'drool' and they took this problem into account to improve the design of sprites. This site lists a few examples: https://wackoid.com/game/10-pictures-that-show-why-crt-tvs-are-better-for-gaming/ The CRT also had the advantage of 0 lag, no ghosting, super brightness and viewing angles. There's nothing better than playing on an old Japanese arcade machine (sega blast city, sega astro city...) with the right settings, it kills everything in terms of experience. Otherwise, would the "did you know" at the beginning refer to an in-game scene involving the genie with Iris and Atamansha? ^^
Thank you for the link! All this reminds me yet again that new does not always mean better -_-
The CRT thing is true and a very fascinating bit of older game lore! It's why many old games look awful now... they were built with the limits of tech at the time in mind, and now hyperclarity makes them look like garbage. Hence the remakes and stuff, it's hard to look at some of the old games now.... though I still do rather than play these godawful remakes.
Well said. I agree with every word, honestly. I also have an recent example of "hyperclarity" making a game look like ass. Few days ago I felt like playing some Tomb Raider Legend. I had a steam version for year, so I gave it a go. The game has a very clear picture, but something felt off. After that I decided to try "original" version from PS2 (through emulator), and although it was a bit less sharp, artistically it looked way better. I ended up playing PS2 version :)
Better get a crt soon, they are quickly going the way of the dodo and are getting more expensive everyday.
Two weeks ago I saw one near a garbage container across the street. Somebody three away their's. I did consider taking it home but ultimately decided against it. Looking back I understand that I made a mistake -_-
So many facts... Thanks for another educational post! I didn't know about the CTR TVs, I need to check that thing. Have a nice week man!
About the CTR TVs, yeah, I didn't know myself, but after watching that video on youtube I was shocked to se how much difference it makes. Anyway, I was just happy to know that some of old games really DID look better back in the day XD
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Awesome trivia, I wouldn't be surprised if true, I mean strangest things I have heard in this world, glad that things are advancing and happy to find you in high spirits
Thanks Ace. And I got your email, it's looking at me right now. I will reply soon. Promise :)
This week's gif is from Prison School.
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Good joke/fact xD. Happy pasting/writing/testing - it sounds like you are nearing some kind of final stretch 🤩
Sort of. It's more of a personal final stretch. What I mean is, when I finally be done with this endings stuff they game will finally be in a working state, meaning that you would be able to play it start to finish. It will still be missing a few side stuff, but it least it would be working. I would say it would be in a original Princess Trainer release state (which if you remember had a few unfinished things in it).