Playing GameCube classics, but in 4K on a Mac with PlayStation controllers, just as Nintendo intended. - eviltoast

My son still needs to figure out how to drive straight lol but he’s rocking it at Paper Mario TTYD.

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    10 months ago

    Genuine question because I like retro games, what is the point of 4k here? It’s blocky pixelated Mario kart, is there mods to update textures or something?

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      10 months ago

      It just looks clean. Lowpoly games benefit from running at high resolutions to a surprising degree. The better the art, the more it benefits from being shown with as little obfuscation as possible. There are texture packs and shaders available for popular old games, but even without them, it’s often worth it to ramp up the resolution, even far beyond 4K. I’ve played some old games at ridiculous resolutions like 5k or more, eliminating even a hint of jagged edges. You can then add a touch of retro flair through scanline and bloom shaders.

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      10 months ago

      If you play these old games in fullhd etc, it actually feels like the game you remember. If you play it in original resolution it’s nothing like that.

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        10 months ago

        Agreed. That plus the fact that SD on an HD screen looks even worse. HD texture and up scaling really breathes a new life into the games.

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          10 months ago

          It’s also because it’s missing that pattern CRT screens gave to old games

          Modern LCD’s don’t have a pattern like CRT

          I think their is an option for a simulated CRT pattern in some emulators but I’m not familiar with it

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      10 months ago

      As others have mentioned, there are two schools of thought.

      Crisp 4K rendering, no jagged lines, higher details added in textures, etc

      Or emulating the look of a CRT by using high density displays to create the same look.

      https://youtu.be/-B5ebucZ69s?si=0lDLAWdMlN77VQen goes into it a bit. This shows off a device for actual consoles. But the same principal applies when doing it in software for emulators.

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      10 months ago

      The textures themselves remain at their original resolution. But anything that was 3d rendered in the original console (like the karts and characters in Mario kart) will now have crisp lines. Additionally many emulators will support some form of texture scaling to make the original low texture stuff look marginally better. On a system like N64 it’s a toss up on looking significantly better. But on a PS3 emulator for example, since many environments are rendered in 3d, it’s a considerable improvement

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      10 months ago

      Yea. There are Hd textures made by fans. And the 3D is generated in 4K. No pixels in sight!!!

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        10 months ago

        It looks absolutely stunning in 4K no pixels in sight with HD texture packs and 4K 3D renders. Now for older gen’s like SNES your CRT is a definite win.