A player shows off the shocking visuals of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet on an old-school CRT television. (in a good way). CRT TV with Scarlet and Violet Pokemon Key Art A player has shown that the most recent Pokemon games, Scarlet and Violet, look fine even on dated CRT televisions. The gamer in question shared an image of the game being played on a CRT device, complete with scan lines, on social media. It’s not the first time a video of a new game being played on an old TV has gone viral; Halo Infinite on a CRT TV is another notable example. The last mainstream Pokemon games for the current generation of Nintendo Switch hardware, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, were published in November 2022. Three different paths, called “Victory Road,” “Starfall Street,” and “Path of Legends,” are accessible in the games, all of which take place in an open world version of Paldea. There are a total of 400 Pokemon in the games, including 110 that did not appear in Scarlet and Violet. Together, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have sold over 20 million copies since their debut. This is the most successful launch for a Nintendo video game ever. In the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet subreddit, user RockerXt uploaded a screenshot of the game running on what seems like a Sony Wega TV. “The only way to play is on a CRT” is what the post is captioned. According to available information, the device in question is a 480i-outputting Sony Wega from 2004. The display is a flat glass surface, maybe 32 inches in size. The CineMotion 3-2 Pulldown and Sony’s Hi-Scan capabilities are included in this Wega CRT, as is an automated volume control system called TruSurround SRS with Steady Sound. It’s an FD Trinitron, a series that includes some of the most coveted CRT models among collectors of vintage video game consoles. Newer games, such as Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, might occasionally appear better on CRT models, as others noted out in the post’s comments. Electron guns are used in Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) televisions to “draw” images on the screen. True blacks, no motion blur, and little input latency due to the use of an analog signal are some of the benefits of CRTs, despite their “outdated” status in comparison to more modern video display technologies like LCD and OLED. Classic video games were originally designed for cathode ray tube (CRT) displays, therefore for true retro gamers, playing on a CRT is a requirement. As seen by RockerXt’s article, CRT can also make modern games look great and give them a nostalgic feel. Many commenters remarked on how quaint it was to watch Pokemon Scarlet and Violet running on such antiquated hardware. The commenter “Super Mario Sunshine vibes” said it all. In order to simulate the “old school” look and feel of classic games, many emulators of earlier gaming systems include a CRT display mode. Some commenters have pointed out that some players still prefer the CRT experience even for the most recent games.
