Comment by lukan

Comment by lukan 2 days ago

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I was viewing them via a small mobile screen, not high DPI, not fullscreen. And to me, they simply don't look good the way they are.

But if you folks enjoy them, go for it. Otherwise taste is subjective I think.

reconnecting 2 days ago

It's amazing what people achieved with the resources of the '80s, creating fairly enjoyable visuals using extremely limited technology.

Another example from the early '90s is MARS.COM (1) by Tim Clarke (1993). Just 6 kilobytes and 30+ fps on a 12MHZ 286 (2).

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSjpIyMt0k

2. https://github.com/matrix-toolbox/MARS.COM/blob/main/MARS.AS...

  • lukan 2 days ago

    It is definitely amazing what they pioneered and achieved with the given limits.

    But that doesn't mean I would enjoy a pixelated image now more than a high resolution image of the same motive.

    • reconnecting a day ago

      Taking this parallel further, perhaps oil paintings are not as sharp as digital photos of the same subject.