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RetrogamingDeep Dive July 12, 2026 7 min read

How CRT Light Guns Located the Screen—and Why They Fail on Flat Panels

How brightness-sensing and beam-timed light guns worked with CRT raster scanning, why flat panels break them, and how emulators map modern replacements.

#light-gun#crt#input

RetrogamingHow-To July 11, 2026 6 min read

How to Configure CRT Shaders for an Authentic Retro Look

Configure RetroArch CRT shaders from an official preset, then calibrate geometry, scanlines, mask, brightness, scaling, performance, and preset scope.

#howto#shaders#crt

RetrogamingDeep Dive July 9, 2026 6 min read

CRT Shaders and Integer Scaling: Making Old Pixels Look Right on New Screens

How integer scaling, aspect ratio, scanlines, masks, bloom, interlacing, and sampling interact when reproducing CRT-era video on flat panels.

#shaders#crt#scaling