One thing I didn't see mentioned was that the resolution of text mode was typically higher than that of graphics mode. This is possible because it uses less RA

One thing I didn't see mentioned was that the resolution of text mode was typically higher than that of graphics mode. This is possible because it uses less RAM on the video card. 80x25 uses 720x400, whereas the default graphics modes were 640x480@4bpp or 320x200@8bpp. Nothing wrong with text mode. Also, see some amazing uses of text mode in Scream Tracker 3 [1] or text-mode demos or intros, such as Yo! by The Future Crew [2]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_Tracker https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_Tracker [2] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A8S4-H_8ZA8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A8S4-H_8ZA8