stackyFACTSRemember the majestic blurry trails following your character across the portable screen? Early liquid crystal displays were so chemically slow to change voltage states that moving pixels practically left a permanent smudge. Fast movement wasn't smooth; it was just a smeared, nauseating streak of sluggish polarization.
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