CRTs are magical. I've recently been playing Metroid on my 14" CRT and when you turn on missile mode for Samus, it legitimately looks like it glows. You can tell they knew exactly what they were doing.
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I had a similar experience after hooking up my SNES to a CRT & playing Super Metroid. There was that sudden realization that a lot of the backgrounds are layered in a way that seems 3D on a CRT, but flat on a modern TV. Really made me appreciate the designs that went into making use of CRT tech.
There does seem to be a number of improvements in trying to recreate those elements of a CRT on modern screens, but I hope we're able to recreate all of those element. One day, CRTs are going to wear out, and I'd hate to see a total loss of being able to appreciate the art that went into that.
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