Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We look at how dithering helps DOS games and some really great resources for doing dithering yourself.

Credits:

Famicat:

twitter.com/famicam64/status/742141992239550464

Michael Noland's Blog:

michaelnoland.com/tag/cga

16 Colour CGA Dithering on Reddit:

reddit.com/r/PixelArt/comments/9yzt4s/newbiecclakeside_view_cga_colors_only

CGA Jam:

itch.io/jam/cga-jam/entries

The Dithertron:

8bitworkshop.com/dithertron

Almost Public Domain Images: unsplash.com

Images:

Boy in Woods: Annie Spratt
Teapot: Eduardo Froza
Cabin: Olivier Guillard
Retro PCs: Lorenzo Herrera
Cat: Cedric VT

Dithering in CGA using GIMP:

alexsolab.com/post/photography/gimp_cga

Download GIMP:

gimp.org/downloads