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Hell yes! (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

This is my original Genesis I bought in like '92(?) with one of my first paychecks from my first job at Chuck E. Cheese's (yes I'm fucking old).

I thought I sold it years ago but found out it was sitting in one of my mom's closets, so I bought a few cheap carts and hooked it up to a crt I keep around for just such occasions. It still works!

I am so goddamn happy, I just had to share and I figured you all might appreciate that.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I don’t think this is what you were referring to but I bet those old tvs had better speakers than modern flat panels.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised! Plenty more room.

But yeah, I was referring the unique crunchy, farty quality of the Genesis sound chip. It's meaty and delicious in a way emulators have a hard time reproducing.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's what I thought. Excellent description 😂

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

They absolutely did. So much more room for air/sound to flow through those speakers in CRTs. That's why most people resort to sound bars at a minimum to get halfway decent sound for today's flat panel televisions. You just can't fit powerful speakers into them.

this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
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