The last CRT I owned in the mid-2000s was a flatscreen model. I remember how happy I was when I could finally watch shows and play games without the fishbowl effect of our family TV.

Atari programmers took advantage of this feature to "flicker" objects between frames.” As well as this, Bogost wanted Stella to emulate the “texture” of sprites seen on a CRT TV.

However, there are, if not practical then at least reasonable, reasons to hang on to that blocky old TV your parents haven't mustered the will to throw out. Modern gaming on a CRT gives you ...

The massive 45-inch CRT was sold in the late '80s for a whopping $40,000 (over $100,000 in today's dollars), according to contemporary reports.