Atari Emulation of CRT Effects On LCDs

An anonymous reader writes "A group at Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a fun little open source program to emulate the CRT effects to make old Atari games look like they originally did when played on modern LCD's and digital displays. Things like color bleed, ghosting, noise, etc. are reproduced to give a more realistic appearance."

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The ultimate test!

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

So, can I get burn-in on my LCD monitor now?

Next up: Lag emulation

[derGoldstein]

Here's a list of stuff I'd like to emulate, for the sake of nostalgia:

286 without math co-processor
trig function lookup tables
film
typewriters
horse dung smell in the streets
Morse code
the black plague

Get on it!

Re:Next up: Lag emulation

[guruevi]

Emulating old stuff:

286 without math co-processor - Install Vista
trig function lookup tables - You would be surprised that they are still being used (both in paper and in code)
film - you mean like 35mm? There are filters in most semi-advanced photo programs that will emulate this.
typewriters - http://www.instructables.com/id/Typewriter-Computer-Keyboard/
horse dung smell in the streets - Go live in NYC, open the window and take a deep whif
Morse code - Well, everything is still binary these days so technically it's similar to really fast morse code.
the black plague - Swine flu?

Re:Unfortunately, CRT is still the best for gaming

[Anonymous Coward]

I hear 2009 is the year vinyl makes a comeback.

already been done

[phr1]

Modern web frameworks like Cobol on Cogs already do burned-in CRT emulation and various other effects too. ;-).

Re:Does this mean i can use a lcd in my mame cabin

[Anonymous Coward]

Wait, you need two ports taken up so you can display on a 30" screen?

Crap, I'm still using a single 15-pin D-SUB to connect to my 32" 1080p LCD on my old computer.

I'm betting you're using a Monster Cable. That other guy has to use two because he is using normal cable.

Re:Overdid it.

[aliquis]

Amiga 1080? Is that i or p? ;p