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Retro Game Mechanics Explained

Racing the Beam Explained - Atari 2600 CPU vs. CRT Television

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Retro Game Mechanics Explained shows how the Atari 2600 draws images with almost no video memory, by having the CPU race the CRT beam line by line. It walks through the techniques in detail.

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