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		sunwooz on Nov 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Monster Truck Madness 2 site is unchanged from... Why were we so fascinated by black backgrounds back in the 90's? I know I was guilty of it.

verisimilitude on Nov 5, 2013 | [–]

Black backgrounds definitely have a different look on CRTs; that may have been a factor.

sgustard on Nov 5, 2013 | [–]

Black backgrounds were all the rage in the 70s too, along with green text.

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