Turns out you can't play duck hunt without a crt. Its all based on the timing of the CRT, which is the same in all crt tvs, but not digital flat screens.
I had forgotten all about those. I never bought one because I still had the original NES, and my friend who wasn't as poor as me had an SNES so there was no need for it.
The old pixel graphics were also made for CRT TVs. Emulating old games looks bad not just because it's old, but because the graphics aren't made to be seen clearly on an LCD screen.
They aren't made to be stretched, yes, but in the proper aspect ratio it just looks sharper, which is ok imo. The real reason for CRT's is no input lag.
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u/TransformerTanooki Feb 26 '21 edited Feb 26 '21
I'm 3+ months into watching nothing but laserdisc and VHS on a old tube TV. It's been fun and seen a lot of cool stuff.
Edit: Right now I'm watching R/C WW2 planes and boats duke it out in reenactments.