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RetrogamingFix July 11, 2026 3 min read

Fixing Shader Compilation Stutter in Emulators and RetroArch

A frame-perfect run suddenly hitches every time a new visual effect appears on screen. It's not a savestate or performance problem — it's your GPU driver compiling a shader for the first time, mid-frame.

#fix#shaders#performance

RetrogamingHow-To July 11, 2026 3 min read

How to Configure CRT Shaders for an Authentic Retro Look

A step-by-step guide to enabling and tuning shader presets in RetroArch — from picking a starting preset to adjusting scanline and curvature intensity to taste.

#howto#shaders#crt

RetrogamingDeep Dive July 9, 2026 3 min read

CRT Shaders and Integer Scaling: Making Old Pixels Look Right on New Screens

A 256x224 image was never meant to be seen as a grid of hard, discrete pixels. Recreating how it actually looked on the display it was designed for is its own genuine technical problem.

#shaders#crt#scaling