I Remastered Mario Kart Wii!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- In this video, I showcase the process in which I remastered Mario Kart Wii.
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► Mario Kart Wii Texture Pack - www.antonretro.com/guides/pc/...
► Dolphin Emulator - dolphin-emu.org/download/
TIMESTAMPS!
0:00 Intro
0:15 The Process
3:20 Gameplay
RESOURCES USED!
► MKWii Faithful HD - github.com/Snowblind77/MKWii-...
► MKWii Alternate HD - github.com/RMED24/MKWii-Alter...
► Game Restorers - / @gamerestorers
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MUSIC:
► Daisy Circuit - Mario Kart Wii
► Coconut Mall - Mario Kart Wii
► DS Delfino Square - Mario Kart Wii
► Mario & Luigi Circuit - Mario Kart Wii
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This video is created by Anton Retro.
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The textures look fantastic, but the removal of the bloom actually bothers me a bit. I never thought of it as being an issue. If you mixed the high quality textures with the bloom and native lighting, I feel as though I would like that more.
Me too. Kinda looks generic and boring now
At least it looks less bright for some levels
reminds me of mktour lol
looks kinda dark
Exactly what I was thinking. It kinda looks like an upscaled GameCube game without the bloom.
I think this would look even better with MK8/Tour character models. The only thing I don’t like is that the characters don’t shine nearly as much now.
problem is they look so good, it'd be out of place in wii
nah man, faithful mk wii models all the way.
I wish Nintendo had used the Mario Galaxy engine for this game instead 😩
the characters would have to be downscaled significattly the models have a Poly count max, that you cant exceed.
@@codezero7981 how would they use the Mario Galexy Engine for this game 💀💀 this is an entire different engine... Mario Galaxys engine wouldnt have been able to do this.
i dont like the bloom in mkwii because its wayyyy too strong, but turning it off altogether makes you notice how flat the shading is. There's barely any vertex lighting and the lack of pre-baked ambient occlusion makes most sections of a track have the exact same flat light level with no contrast
Yeah, sort of looks like a PSP game with the lighting and bloom switched off. Very flat.
The item blocks all looks like the fake ones with this mod on
I still like it a lot more without bloom idk
Maybe reshade could help, they have faked ao and also custom bloom
I think they used a lot of bloom to mask the poor texture work in the original game, so without it it looks a little flat. Though I agree there was too much. This looks great, but comes out a little grainy (though I accept it might just be what we're used to)
This makes the character models like more similar to Ds, I like it. Amazing job.
Agree
To me it more similar model from Double Dash even Nintendo Wii is update or refresh of Nintendo GameCube, but some of stuff came from Mario Kart DS
Looks more like 64 to me.
@@chucke.cheese2212 HUH? It doesn't use player models
@@newsuperbowserworld I’m just saying it looks more like Mario Kart 64 rather than Mario Kart DS. Mario Kart DS was way too pixelated, compared to 64 and Wii.
My critique of this is, in terms of lighting, It looks worse than the original (specifically talking about the roads and the characters). The bloom and shine effects are gone and it feels like the game suffered a downgrade in the lighting department. The textures do look cool tho. But still, this is no remaster, I still prefer the original look just because of the lighting. I'd like to see some shader work on this too, perhaps a hi-res bloom effect and Global Illumination could do something with what's currently missing.
The bloom is crap ass filter they put on every games back then, no way in hell does that look good.
@@zZiL341yRj736 the game looks really dark without it though. Looks more like a mario kart fangame then mario kart
Shader work isn't possible yet afaik i'd love to add hi res bloom and GI but we don't have the proper tools to change the game that deeply. Maybe i could do it if i knew how to hex edit the game like mrbeam does lol
@@zZiL341yRj736 facts
How in the world does the bloom look good???
I want to mention that as of 5.0-18238, the Dolphin Emulator user folder is no longer in the Documents folder by default for Windows, though Dolphin will continue to use it from there if it is found. The best way to find it now is in the menu bar (File > Open User Folder). This also makes finding the user folder easy for users on Mac and Linux.
thank you so much, just had to CTRL+F for a comment mentioning this! I couldn't find the folder.
Thank you so much!
I think the characters look better with their glossy finishes mixed with this upgraded environment. These upgraded character textures look a bit dark and don’t stand out well from the background. It seems as if lighting doesn’t affect them so they’re always dark.
yeah the characters are just dark, bland and have no contrast.
ngl I’m a sucker for the bloom. It gives the game such a specific and iconic look. There’s something to be said about stylization and a game reflecting the era it was made in.
I've always found that Double Dash looks surprisingly well natively compared to MKWii's original presentation. The bloom effect was a definite detractor.
Personally I think this makes the game look significantly worse, the textures look flatter and bloom really helps to hide the lack of shadows that is now exposed
I'm gonna be honest man I dont think this looks better, to each their own ig
it just looks dead now
Saw this on Tetra’s server and I must say that this looks very, very cool. Also pretty nostalgic considering MK Wii is my most played MK game in general :3
Bravo! 👏
This is PERFECTION. Congratulations. Amazing work oml.
the texture is amazing but I prefer the original one tbh, I've played Mario kart Wii when I was a kid and it's a game very close to my heart, the bloom kinda makes it look like a sort of dream
This is awesome Anton, good stuff!
This is amazing! Ironically it makes MKWii closer to the look of Mario Kart Double Dash, even if it's in 1080p. I always thought that MKDD actually looks better than MKWii, which is a bit sad in my opinion.
In the end this looks like a mix between MKDD and MK7, which is impressive! Good work!
@idonotknowwhattonamemyyoutubechannelbut... I’ve always liked the way the wii looks better, double dash for me looks dull and boring whilst wii looks bright and comforting. Idk I guess that’s just me
@@water3477 same I like the vaseline smear effects it give a nostalgic look
@Clint O'Connell it's barely more powerful. I'd argue it's the same console honestly.
@@water3477 you probably think every mario game looks dull and boring then because to me double dash looks just like a mario game should.
@Clint O'Connell the GameCube has the same processing power as the wii. They gave up the upgraded power to make it more compact
This is the video I was looking for, nice video :)
These retextures look so fresh! Nice work dude! 😁😁😁🤩🤩🤩
I love this but I feel like the bloom was part of the art style of this game. I get that a lot of you didn't like the bloom but I think it's gives MKWii its own unique look. It adds to the nostalgia for me
this is soooo cool! you did a great job! it looks very cool indeed! :D
this looks way better mate, well played man! i would install this but my mkwii is on an actual wii and not an emulator but props to you mate, thats well good man.
this is awesome i loved playing mario kart wii. its still one of my favorites! used to play for hours on hours with my cousins. fun times i miss playing mario party 2 and double dash as well
good job anton!
looks awesome ty anton for this it looks amazing
Those textures are amazing dude, when you said "What game should I remaster next?" I thought ahhhh, that explains it, he has experience with upscaling textures. I would love to add this on my emulator, it's so much crisper and yet still so true to the original. Awesome 😎
awesome texture mate it is lit, also that transition though 7:20 straight up fire
amazing, the best game ever could need a texture over haul and what not
I like it a lot, in my opinion I thought it looked more like a remaster without the textures. With the textures it feels more like the game originated on the Gamecube or I'm watching footage of MKDD, something like an HD downgrade so to speak. It's not bad, it's kinda like a lateral move the way I see it. Keep up the great work
I don't think the textures are the issue, it's the lighting effects. Though the bloom was definitely overdone in the original, it just looks flat and dark without it. I think a true remaster would need an overhaul to the game's lighting.
That's awesome. I need to check that out! :D
Glad you like it! :)
Congrats bro legend remastering this game really keen to see where this goes it’s almost like as if it’s on a different console
yeah it looks like it's on the gamecube now lol
This is nice I hope you can remaster more Wii games in the future.
This is Amazing bro!
Your channel just showed up in my recommendations and I got curious - You got yourself a new subscriber - Very good video - Keep up the good work :)
yeah same
He didn't make the texture pack. He just applied somebody else's to Dolphin emulator and uploaded their texture pack to his website while taking the credit for it.
@@AnnaBerry590 he already addressed the situation
@@kafiaahmed469 Doesn't matter if people are still mistaking it as his work. He's obligated to actually do something other pinning the comment of the person that called him out.
@@REALMARCHINADER sorry that was my brother, he is not that smart and a mario kart wii fanboy
i really really love this! always thought a more double dash style would look WAY better. i'm not the biggest fan of the character texture, and it does emphasize the lackluster lighting but world textures are just gorgeous.
Outstanding textures 😍
Super cool mods! I like the vibrancy of the maps, and the bloom definitely desaturated the colors a lot. Looks good without it.
That said, I think two things could make this stand out even more. One, the characters look kinda dark without any scene light (the bloom was the original solution to this). Two, the lighting on the characters would be great if they weren’t greyscale. You can sorta see how every character has only black/grey shading, whereas colored shading, depending on the map, could significantly enhance the look of the characters. Just my take.
Thanks for sharing!
I can already see the cease-and-desist coming and making a remastered version of Mario kart Wii, claiming it’s their own
I don't miss the bloom. Looks good!
fantastic!! great work
I like what you did with the Cookie arena and the mountain on the DK GameCube stage
just tried it out, and it works great. thanks!
Super well done Anton, it’s always a pleasure to see what content you bring
Thanks! Really appreciate it!
Good job as well
Reminds me of Mario Kart 7! Well Done!
Your remastered texture is the same as my childhood memories. I thought it was soo much better as a child
sadly i prefer the original look, i think its obvious why nintendo added all the bloom and flare. the game is a polygon mess and without all that bloom and stuff the game looks like it has ds characters and feels empty
Doing what nintenDONT great work man :) you should be proud
Creo que lo que realmente le da un toque de belleza y glamour es ese filtro que hace ver las cosas lejanas un poco resplandesientes o borrosas
YO THAT LOOKS CLEAN
If only this is how it was released, I probably would have played it a whole lot more than I do now
It looks so cool!
Kind of like a fan game
Its just amazing if you compare the old textures to that its just so much better although i feel like there where some fps drops or was it justthe video that lagged there a bit?
Hey man, I know this will get overlooked, but maybe you should try Reshade. You removed some effects because of their look (bloom) but you can add and personalize Bloom with Reshade (and many other effects). You should really take a look!
Wow, Anton! You made Mario Kart Wii look leagues better! :D
It's so beautiful I remember it like this 😭
very impressive! you should make a trailer promoting this retexture mod
now it looks like mario kart ds
It needs a comparison between old and new. I can't appreciate what I'm looking at, as I don't understand that there's a difference
Looks awesome!
This is one of the rare instances where the bloom makes it better
Nice video dude!
Impressive effort but I feel the remaster now looks flatter with the removal of many of the lighting effects.
The course design is readable enough such that the bloom isn’t an issue imo
A part of the charm of this game is how outdated the visuals look. Nostalgia is just too strong lol.
Awesome man I would love to see a remaster from mario kart ds
Wow, it looks so good
without the bloom and reflections it ends up looking like a gamecube game in 4k.
i mean, the wii is just an overclocked gamecube
Thank you, Anton. I’m using it with my Xbox Series X in developer mode running Dolphin UWP and it works perfectly.
This looks really good
No manches!! Se ve increíble así! Es algo parecido a lo que hicieron con el mod de MarioKart 64 HD
I feel like it would look way better if the bloom was just turned down some rather than removed
I dont like how everything looks so dark
Holy funky kong this makes the game much more colorful
I’m gonna be real honest, I have no clue what you were saying, but the outcome of what you were saying is incredibly awesome!
It looks like what I imagined Mario Kart DS to look like if it was HD. I love it.
Awesome work!
this Video is incredible. way to go man!
Honestly I do think this is a major improvement! Though I am curious to see how it’d look if the shine was added back to certain surfaces like the koopa shells, hair of characters, and metallic surfaces like crowns. The shine definitely should stay off of the clothes to avoid the plasticy look. I dunno if it’s possible to only add the shiny effect to certain parts, but I definitely am curious lol
Hey. I am using the texture page from your web page in combination with the hud remaster from Game Restorers, and I noticed an effect I do not like. The edges look glitched. It is only slightly visible, like chromatic aberration. But I hate that effect. You can see it very well on the course "N64 Sherbet Land" when you look at the edges of the penguins while drifting. Do you know what that could be, and how to disable it? Besides that, I love the pack. The effect also shows up when I disable or even delete the pack from Game Restorers, so it is because of yours. Greetings from Germany!
Edit: I found the issue on my own and I was able to fix it. Apperantly the creator doesnt give a shit, so if someone is experiencing similar or other issues youre more than welcome to ask for help.
I would love to see nicer models, and maybe some vibrance? After playing newer games, mkwii just seems a little dull and pale in color. I may start to experiment with this.
Hi Anton. How do you input the textures that you made in photoshop that aren't from a pack? Like, if I were to make my own, how would I put them into dolphin?
i have a feeling since gecko codes are just changing memory values i might be able to get this working on an actual wii with ctgp, even at the lower resolution. just one question, is there a riivolution xml file that ctgp uses for its patches, and if so, where is it located?
Edit: Just realized that the texture pack is dolphin only and due to the way that it works it would take a lot of time to make a version for the wii/ctgp mystuff so sadly it wont work
Nice work. Do you also create custom tracks?
Without the bloom, the game looks very Mario Kart DS-ish
Woah this gonna be a HD Version of Mario Kart Wii.
Wow these textures look really nice. I think i prefer yours over mine
Holy shit yoshi falls ! Wow, impressive work
When I first seen this I didn’t really like it but after watching the gameplay part of this it started to grow on me and I like it now😂
some select things didn't translate very well imo but overall that looks pretty awesome
Removing that nasty bloom makes it look 10 times better!
This gives off massive MKDS vibes
What's all your graphics settings? It runs great, but stutters alot mostly when looking back or hitting item boxes. Any recommendations?
The colors look way to saturated and some character models look too dark but other than that it’s not too bad
Went from the iconic odd looking Wii to single player Double-Dash!!
(The look really reminds me of Double-Dash!!)
Yo this looks amazing! Let's see if it works on ctgp? Will see ill do it as soon as I can
DK mountain's texture is just chef's kiss
Anton Retro: improves Mario Kart WII
Nintendo: im about to end this man's whole career
I know nothing about emulation and such, I literally use dolphin to play Mario Sunshine at a wonderful 18 fps haha.
Would it be possible to "compile" this (I use the term loosely here, because idk if it is right) in order to play it on a wii within USBloaderGX?
Also, I just noticed you were the guy that thought me how to homebrew my Wii.
Thanks for that, I just got to the 300 GB mark of downloaded Wii and GameCube games. Having a blast with it.
Psychologist: Mario Kart 8 for Wii doesn't exist and can't hurt you
The Mario Kart 8 on Wii:
This video make feel so nostalgic
This texture pack makes the whole game look new.
Looks nice, but I feel that the removal of bloom makes character lighting look very out of place compared to the environment. Bloom was also a unique art style choice that I think successfully masked shifting character model LODs, especially at native resolution.