Oh right-wing chuckle heads. They act so stoic but always whinnying about something and always shoehorning things into their toxic world-view to spite all reason and logic. These are the people who'll clam that rock-N-roll was invented by Elvis, and should in the future white people takeover hip-hop, they would clam that Kid Rock invented rap. There was a time when they dismissed video games, animated media, comicbooks, collectable cards, figurines, and wargames & role-playing games as nothing more than "child's playthings," so to hell with them.
Art is art. If you want to see it from the left side then that is fine and if you want to see it from the right side that is fine. I choose to let things speak to me and not to react so critically when I don’t understand the narrative.
Im all for old games but i don't understand why anyone who was born after it likes vinyl or CRT. Technological advancements are a great thing, and we should take advantage of them. I played games on an old CRT also but look... Games look so much better now, in HD. Why would I go back lol PS1 games in 1080p are fantastic
I'm so happy This Exists is back, honestly, I could listen to Sam go off on like any topic at all, because he always finds ways to make them interesting, but talking retro gaming is speaking my language, so I'm extra happy for this one!
While I own a 55" OLED and it's absolutely fantastic, I am currently gaming on 3 CRTs-- two computer monitors in separate rooms and one CRT TV for my PS2/Retro games and I can tell you that flat screen panels (except OLED) are ruining the fun of gaming with their overly high resolution, sample and hold (lag) and backlight (blacks look grey) and instead of getting a PS5, I got a Steam Deck and hooked it up to the CRT monitor and they look FANTASTIC. There's just something missing from moderns displays (again, except OLED) that only CRTs can give, especially the warm glowy phosphorous tube that evoke a sense of awe and wonder, and I'm not even saying this because I'm nostalgic, I hate nostalgia and my childhood sucks! If you haven't gamed on a CRT monitor or TV in awhile, do try it again and you'd be amazed how quickly these things seduce you.
OK, real talk; I like the point about people not having to choose sides. So many people don't realize this, you can think both sides are idiots or both have smart and stupid ideas within or hate one or hate both or whatever and have all of that happen in a seperate area of nostalgia and your enjoyment of it.
I really resonate with what is said here about the link between fascism and nostalgia. It's an illusion that we have fallen from better times and those times need to be protected. Usually by means of oppression.
Majora's mask 3d actually plays worse than the original without the mod that fixes everything 😂 better to play the ship of harkinian port of the original on PC
Awesome video. I really do not like 3D mocapped avatars as a video conferencing stand in. They don't look good and do we really need to minimize the human element of communication more? To clarify further, it was a really cool video and I don't think it like super detracted from it or anything. I understand it as a creative choice.
Wasn't Bill Clinton the president during most of the 90's? What does this have to do with conservatives? Yeah, things were generally better then. The economy was good, people could enjoy their games without thinking about politics, you wouldn't have your phone beside you to respond to a text while you were in the middle of playing a game, etc...
Holy shit! This Exists still exists??? The same intro and everything from back in the day?? Wow this just made my day. I think it's been like 6 or 7 years since I've seen this channel.
Im so glad This Exists is back, I know I say that on every video but I just want to do my part to help this get into the algo by commenting on it and engaging.
"...accidentally keep pulling out their gun and shooting someone instead of saying hello". As someone who just started the game for the first time, this is accurate.
Use a dvd recorder like a toshiba to upscale NES and SNES or others to your CRT = it gives the best result!!! @6:40 = i have been hunting for CRTs sine 2012... mate 10 years ago we were already digging for them. 1980s born gamers like me who were the end of Gen-X were always in the know of Consoles up to SNES looking amazing on CRT (the best are 2000s flat crt with great input options like "!color stream" component which has blue green red for color + audio.
CRT's are nice but honestly just... Give me a decent deinterlacer and line doubler or hell even just some fucking component cables and I'll live Granted I'm very lucky in that I got into all this stuff before it got super popular so I got most of my collection for cheap and nowadays just mod my systems to play games on them which is ideal. Granted, I do prefer the stylings of older games and I feel some styles of game have gotten less common overtime as games have gotten more expensive to make thus pushing out a lot of experimental AA and A studios which... Is a fucking tragedy and I miss them
The reason I play retro games is because they’re fun. And there are a huge number of them I’ve never played. The reason I play on original hardware on a CRT, is because I value an “authentic” experience. Now, that’s not to say this is better or more correct, only that it is the display technology the systems were designed for. Emulation has its inaccuracies and original hardware either looks awful on modern displays, or with the right video scaler, look great but different. Also, light gun games.
@kai615k This isn't even a centrist "all sides are bad" take. Lots of loud and wrong personalities on Twitter, no matter the political affiliation. Just how Twitter works I guess.
Great Video, that CRT craze I feel is a north american thing, at some point last year I looked for CRT for a specific project, that required one for technical reasons, and the prices were not that crazy, you could get CRT TVs for 20-30 euros, which sounds fair. One factor I think is the second hand market in europe is very different, technology gets used until it breaks here. Maybe here, that nostalgia is not talking as much to people, or it talks to people that "grew out" of video games.
I like this vid and all the new vids! I'm curious about the choice to use avatars for all the interviews though. It's kind of distracting. I would understand if they don't want to appear in a video, but they're usually introduced with their image in a zoom call or whatever, then they become an animated image that (sometimes) represents what they're talking about. Not a terrible choice, but like I said, kinda distracting. My only note! Loved this channel for years, and looking forward to learning about all the things I didn't know existed!
people are definitely divided on the vrchat treatment (i love it but i get it). on a creative level i feel like we did the "zoom window interview thing" perfectly with extremely online and wanted to try something weirder.
One thing I've noticed is that a lot of people seem to have forgotten that CRTs weren't as nice as they seem when you look at the technical specifications. Sure, they had amazing contrast, great response times, and did wonders to obscure the flaws of lower resolutions. But in every other aspects they can't hold a candle to even a basic LCD panel from 15 years ago: they warped the image, they constantly emitted an annoying high pitched noise just by being on, they were incredibly aggressive on the eyes to the point that they cause eyestrain after just two or three hours of watching TV, and your average TV wasn't as nice as a top of the line Trinitron but rather some meh cheapo TV with a fuzzy image and crappy color reproduction. There's a reason why we were happy to drop them like a brick and move on as soon as decent LCD/LED screens became affordable. Although I must admit that PC monitors were significantly better and still worth it if you can find a good one for a reasonable price, or still have a working one, mine all died over time and I can't be asked to seek one. In short: 80% hype, 20% actual substance.
