Lots of rose colored glasses here.

Yes, looking back on the EGA graphics, there is definitely a level of skill and stylization that I took for granted at the time and have a certain nostalgia for, but when the VGA versions of these games came out they were all mind-blowing and you just kind of had to be there - no one was selecting the EGA option if they had a VGA card.

I remember the VGA version of Indiana Jones in particular being awesome in VGA, on a CRT, live in motion.