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Simulating simple CRT and glitch effects in Pygame
For my retro-style arcade shooter Planetoids, I wanted to give the visuals a nostalgic kick—like you were staring at a dusty CRT screen in an '80s arcade. I also wanted VHS-style glitch effects that make the screen feel alive—shaking, flickering, distorting—especially when something chaotic is happening in-game. In this post, I’ll walk through how I implemented all of that using plain Pygame.
For my retro-style arcade shooter Planetoids, I wanted to give the visuals a nostalgic kick—like you were staring at a dusty CRT screen in an '80s arcade.
I also wanted VHS-style glitch effects that make the screen feel alive—shaking, flickering, distorting—especially when something chaotic is happening in-game.
In this post, I’ll walk through how I implemented all of that using plain Pygame.
