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ELI5: I remember old games in higher graphics than they actually were.
gpt
Well, a couple factors.

The first is the fact that you didn't have the new games of today to compare them with.  Obviously if you took DOOM and put it up against Battlefield 4, then DOOM would look awful.  But back in its prime, DOOM was the best of the best.  Those *were* cutting edge graphics and that was a cutting edge game.

The other is imagination.  When you play a game and really get lost in it, then it's like reading a book.  You're not only playing the game and looking at pixels on a screen but you're building this image in your head as well.