For me, it's the intensity and brightness that really stand out. In Asteroids, the ship and rocks are clear, smoothly drawn straight lines, but the shots from enemy ships are intensely bright points that actually make a small circle around it on the CRT also glow faintly.
The first time someone sees what Asteroids really looks like is pretty special. Those ridiculously bright bullets burn themselves into your retina in a way that simply can't be emulated.
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For me, it's the intensity and brightness that really stand out. In Asteroids, the ship and rocks are clear, smoothly drawn straight lines, but the shots from enemy ships are intensely bright points that actually make a small circle around it on the CRT also glow faintly.
The first time someone sees what Asteroids really looks like is pretty special. Those ridiculously bright bullets burn themselves into your retina in a way that simply can't be emulated.