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		aidenn0 on April 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Curse of Monkey Island Loom looks way better on a CRT than it does in e.g. dosbox. It is easily the best looking EGA game ever made (if that's not damning it with faint praise).

duskwuff on April 20, 2024 [–]

Loom's EGA graphics were, arguably, better than the VGA version.

http://www.superrune.com/tutorials/loom_ega.php

aidenn0 on April 20, 2024 | [–]

I had no idea there was a VGA remake, thanks for sharing. It does point out that the EGA dithering was less harsh on a CRT as well.

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