This meme was apparently from 2022, but it’s still true.

  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Atari 2600 games couldn’t run at anything other than 60fps since the system didn’t have any way to retain frames so they could be displayed multiple times. The program had to be constantly outputting graphics data to keep up with the TV’s refresh rate.