Video: How 1980’s Video Game Graphics Worked

In this fascinating video, The iBookGuy neatly explains how 1980’s computer and video game graphics worked – in particular the colour limitations (and  clever workarounds used) on older 1980’s computers and game consoles such as the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Commodore 64.

Video source: The iBookGuy on YouTube

Source: The iBookGuy via Laughing Squid

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