NDS that would look great on a CRT

KelSolaar · Apr 25, 2026

Planning to get a downscaler device that allows me to downscale Wii U to 240p and play the NDS games on a CRT.
The Castlevania games and Chrono Trigger are probably the ones I believe would look great on a CRT. Which games do you think would suit best for CRT?

IC · Apr 25, 2026

Tetris DS, maybe? If you can really get it pixel-perfect.

IC · 2026-06-22T11:08:05+0100

I liked the idea so much that I decided to try it myself!
I set a custom VGA resolution of exactly 256x192 pixels with a refresh rate around 165Hz, and used melonDS emulator.
It's absolutely stunning on a VGA CRT computer monitor! The physical scanlines are amazing!

I wouldn't know how to pull this off on a standard CRT TV, though. With 240p, you would still have to leave quite a bit of empty space around the 256x192 picture in order to keep it pixel-perfect without any scaling artifacts.

There's also the Composite TV-out mod possible on the DS lite, I will have to look into installing it onto one of my units one day.

NDS that would look great on a CRT

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GBAtemp's quiet one

GBAtemp's quiet one

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