White lines on screen?
When I play games on my PC, I sometimes get little white stripes and dots, similar to those in very old films.
Is this coming from the graphics card or the monitor?
Graphics card: ATI Radeon 9600
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 3000+
Monitor: 15 inch CRT
Check wiring
Update drivers
and when you get the chance, buy a new platform, because the CPU and GPU are already out of support
GPU no drivers since 2010 and only up to max Vista *shudder*
CPU is from 2003, that's no longer enough as a "better typewriter", unless you don't use the PC for anything else
It has Win2000 on it, the game is from '97.
The cable is a bit kinked at the end, but is firmly attached to the monitor☹️
"!is a bit bent at the end" you have probably already found the culprit and yes, THAT is how it is with the ancient CRTs where the cable was permanently installed for cost reasons