1988 — When We Watched TV Together

Remember when watching TV was an activity we shared?

There was no YouTube, no Netflix, no Shorts, no infinite scrolling. You turned on the television, found a channel, and watched whatever was being broadcast.

1988 is an open-source browser experience that recreates that feeling.

Step into a virtual CRT television and experience television the way it felt in 1988 — complete with channel switching, authentic retro visuals, and, most importantly, a No Skip button.

You don't choose exactly what you want to watch.
You don't skip the boring part.
You don't pause the world.

You just tune in and watch.

The goal isn't to perfectly recreate a television set from 1988. It's to recreate the experience of watching TV together — sitting with family, waiting for your favourite program, discovering something unexpected, and sharing the same broadcast at the same time.

Features

• 📺 Virtual CRT television experience

• 📡 Multiple channels to explore

• ⏭️ No Skip — because television wasn't on-demand

• 🕰️ Retro 1988-inspired broadcast experience

• 🌐 Runs entirely in the browser

• ❤️ Open source

1988 is a small digital time capsule for a time when television brought people together instead of keeping everyone in their own feed.

Experience 1988