Andrat's Mario Kart 64 HD - A Different Kind of Texture Pack

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2022
  • A look at a very impressive and unusual N64 mod. It now has 65 bits
    Mario Kart HD (click "code," get zip): github.com/AndratVA/Mario-Kar...
    Rosalie's Mupen with GUI: github.com/Rosalie241/RMG/rel...
    Andrat on Twitter: / andratva
    Auto-installer (Project64 only, beware of crashes): github.com/Rosalie241/BetterM...
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  • @AndratVO
    @AndratVO ปีที่แล้ว +1481

    This video is absolutely wonderful :) Thank you so much for covering this pack! It’s been a few years in the making and I’m very proud of how it’s turned out. Although, as you pointed out, there are a few things that could use some touchups texture wise- perhaps someday soon I’ll come back to the less refined tracks and give them some elbow grease until they’re on par with the rest, haha. Hope all of you Nerrel enjoyers get a chance to try out the pack and see that glorious HD blue shell 🐢

    • @t.o.p6849
      @t.o.p6849 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're welcome

    • @thekranker
      @thekranker ปีที่แล้ว +2

      krank

    • @Cade_The_Squirrel
      @Cade_The_Squirrel ปีที่แล้ว +21

      You did an amazing job, I honestly can barely tell the racers are sprites anymore, I've always wanted to see this method in HD and it looks just as good as I hoped it would, someone really needs to make a whole game based around this method, with modern hardware it could go so far and give perfectly smooth models

    • @Hysteria98
      @Hysteria98 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Nerrel used the perfect expression for it: "EYE-POPPING". I loved MK64 when it came out, but over the years it was very quickly usurped by better MK games and left in the dust as one of the worst.
      This pack dramatically changes that by the virtue of bringing the original renders to life- and the realisation of just how many frames of animation really went into them all. I still can't believe that anyone has done something like this- and I only wish more people would notice because creators like you do more for Nintendo than Nintendo does for me personally, anymore. Thank you.

    • @theblacknemesis
      @theblacknemesis ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Great work!

  • @ManleyReviews
    @ManleyReviews ปีที่แล้ว +1094

    Peach looking like she hit the Elegy of Emptiness.

    • @BloopersINCjr
      @BloopersINCjr ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Beat me to it…

    • @lariozavc7828
      @lariozavc7828 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup

    • @parsnipsofplenty
      @parsnipsofplenty ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Talk about objectification…

    • @whatsyournovember4602
      @whatsyournovember4602 ปีที่แล้ว

      is that what melody played in hxh?

    • @kristoffer8609
      @kristoffer8609 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@parsnipsofplenty The first time any feminist could actually be correct about objectification.
      Amazing, this HD mod is creating miracles.

  • @Nerrel
    @Nerrel  ปีที่แล้ว +462

    After this video Gaben caved in record time, he caved like a dog and caved badly! I now have his Deck, it's a beautiful Deck, people have never seen a Deck like this. My uncle, he studied the Steam and told me how it's very, very powerful- I know more about it than perhaps anyone. And we're going to do a tremendous video on it, with the best people, and it's going to be so good and so professional that you're going to say "Nerrel, you have to stop that!"

    • @zestyorangez
      @zestyorangez ปีที่แล้ว +34

      You're gonna be emulating so many games that you will get tired of it's immense library and capabilities and say "Nerrel, please stop it's all too much. I want to go back to nintendo" but what can I say, what's done is done. You can't go back.

    • @sithlordmikeyp
      @sithlordmikeyp ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Nerrel, you have to stop that!

    • @CastledCard
      @CastledCard ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Doesn't have an SSD though kinda cringe

    • @glungusgongus
      @glungusgongus ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This pack is working through Project64 for me.

    • @glungusgongus
      @glungusgongus ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@zestyorangez he was mimicking Donald Trump speech patterns if I inferred it correctly

  • @grimslade0
    @grimslade0 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    Gabe: "The easiest way to get your Deck is not by mailing us Tingle's severed limbs. It's by mailing us a Tingle with better textures than what we're receiving from Nintendo".
    👁️👄👁️👌

    • @gabenewell2077
      @gabenewell2077 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Those are my exact thoughts.

    • @daltonrittenhouse8217
      @daltonrittenhouse8217 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      This comment has so many layers of shitpost, it's hard to tell where the funny begins and the weird ends.

    • @gabenewell2077
      @gabenewell2077 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@daltonrittenhouse8217 But he's not wrong. We just want Tingle first. We want Tingle in Source 2 to be more specific. I'll personally deliver Nerrel the Steam Deck with a demo for Half Life 4 if he can provide the goods.

    • @bannah6400
      @bannah6400 ปีที่แล้ว

      Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20
      Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet
      Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state.
      “We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.)
      Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.)
      Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894)
      The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD.
      Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed.
      The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666

  • @OroborOSX11
    @OroborOSX11 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    Those models look incredible, and the fact that they key framed ALL the animations against the original is just stunning.

    • @houstonhelicoptertours1006
      @houstonhelicoptertours1006 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love how normies/NPCs are impressed with something like this, lol

    • @michaelwerkov3438
      @michaelwerkov3438 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@houstonhelicoptertours1006 really? Youre that bad that now anyone who isnt interested in the minutae of a video game is an npc?
      Of course its from texas

    • @shifterlocker2361
      @shifterlocker2361 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@michaelwerkov3438 lmao fax boi acts like a purist all this work on the animations and he acts like it’s nothing.

    • @The_Prog_Rocker
      @The_Prog_Rocker 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@houstonhelicoptertours1006 apparently you didn’t watch the video or you would know how long this took and how difficult it would be to make work.

  • @Josuh
    @Josuh ปีที่แล้ว +15

    1:02 the taco bell experience

  • @hbomberguy
    @hbomberguy ปีที่แล้ว +31

    YESSS NEW NERREL

    • @aprofondir
      @aprofondir ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yessss new hbomb

  • @KonaKonaKaabisteru
    @KonaKonaKaabisteru ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Kamek getting added just elevated this from astounding to godly. Been wanting to see him reimplemented for years now.

  • @GhabulousGhoti
    @GhabulousGhoti ปีที่แล้ว +98

    I honestly really love seeing stuff like this, HD texture packs that are so faithful to the OG's. I've played a LOT of Mario 64 PC port using the Reloaded texture pack and it looks just like how I remember the game. Will be downloading this ASAP, and here's to hoping that one day 64 DS has an HD texture solution!

  • @bluuberry4319
    @bluuberry4319 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    I’ve always been fascinated by the process modders and artists go through to replicate older renders and promotional material used for games- the lighting and textures are so primitive, yet distinct, and surprisingly difficult to replicate without making it obvious that the models used are being rendered using more modern software, such as blender, unreal, or even source filmmaker- it becomes very distracting, and in turn, cheapens the project, making the models feel out of their natural habitat so to speak.
    I would really love to find resources and tutorials from experienced artists to successfully replicate vintage renders, textures, and promotional material to contribute to this fantastic labor of love.

    • @ytm23ak
      @ytm23ak ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Really love these projects, I’ve seen the Mario 64 and Zelda ones, seen any other cool ones?

    • @DoomRater
      @DoomRater ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Doom upscales have the same problem to overcome- thousands of images that need updating. Some people have taken on the challenge and AI upscalers are starting to get on par with human effort.

    • @SSJ3Tim
      @SSJ3Tim ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I totally agree, it's such a unique retro look which seems like it would be difficult to replicate. Gosh, now I really want to see if anyone has done something like this for the original Donkey Kong Country sprites! I wish we had an archive of all the original project files they had used to generate the sprites and overworld maps.

    • @Skellotronix
      @Skellotronix ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DoomRater Voxel Doom IMO is the closest we have to good HD Doom.

    • @KFC42069
      @KFC42069 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just use old software programs, idiots

  • @MathewWithOne_T
    @MathewWithOne_T ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I'm glad Nerrel included a "Jerma Kylo Ren McDonalds Drive-thru voice" bit for the steam deck running joke. Really adds some spice to it

    • @yoshimallow_5121
      @yoshimallow_5121 ปีที่แล้ว

      When did that start?

    • @MathewWithOne_T
      @MathewWithOne_T ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yoshimallow_5121 the kylo ren joke or the steam deck joke?

    • @GamingGardevoir
      @GamingGardevoir ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MathewWithOne_T to answer that question: yes

  • @ytm23ak
    @ytm23ak ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This trend of using the pre rendered 90’s promo material as the guide for N64 mods has been so cool to see. First Mario 64, the WIP Zelda one now this, so awesome!!

  • @sproutposting
    @sproutposting ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It’s cool to see MK64 in the way that the original developers probably envisioned it. Without graphic limitations, this is likely what they pictured in their minds while making the game

  • @mitsuo0221
    @mitsuo0221 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The model is fucking insanely good, for a sec when i saw it, my brain tricking me to think that the characters are actually 3d in-game

  • @saygan2475
    @saygan2475 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    honestly, the character models look so damn good, congrats to the team!

  • @TectonicImprov
    @TectonicImprov ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I really appreciate adding Kamek back into the game. Dude's been snubbed twice now and Baby Rosalina gets to be in over him.

    • @aprinnyonbreak1290
      @aprinnyonbreak1290 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Babies were a mistake

    • @bannah6400
      @bannah6400 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20
      Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet
      Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state.
      “We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.)
      Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.)
      Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894)
      The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD.
      Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed.
      The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666

  • @thekiddshow
    @thekiddshow ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is the BEST texture pack of this game I have ever seen. So many of them don't look too close to the source material, while still high quality, they just don't scratch an itch for me.

  • @skeletongwen
    @skeletongwen ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Between this and render96 I hope a new wave of older texture packs and model swaps take inspiration from promo and concept art. I know the render96 teams next project is paper Mario so I'm very excited to see how that goes down

    • @ExaltedUriel
      @ExaltedUriel ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My dream is still a full 3D remake of Super Mario RPG that uses models based off the official renders. Keeping that style intact while making it truly 3D and not pre-rendered would be amazing.

    • @skeletongwen
      @skeletongwen ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ExaltedUriel I did see a tweet of someone prototyping something like that, it's still very early in conceptualizing but it was super cool to see

    • @LightsJusticeZ
      @LightsJusticeZ ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ExaltedUriel Call me nuts but the beta footage of SMRPG actually used the same technique like DKC where they shrunk down 3D renders into sprites. The results was that everything looked really chunky. It was after a graphical overhaul of touching up the sprites did we end up with a more slimmer and more polished look of the SNES sprites, which I totally prefer.

    • @ExaltedUriel
      @ExaltedUriel ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LightsJusticeZ The chunky is what I want, the renders are great. The actual sprites are fine in motion but if you look at them too long they're pretty wonky.

    • @LightsJusticeZ
      @LightsJusticeZ ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ExaltedUriel I think the sprites are perfect lol.

  • @Mr_RM05
    @Mr_RM05 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hey thanks for showing a bit of my Project R Mario Kart R recreation more on that soon!

  • @thiagovidal6137
    @thiagovidal6137 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This mod is insanely impressive. I tried it myself and I had a blast replaying the game like this... Can you imagine if someone would do the same to the Donkey Kong Country trilogy?

    • @Psythik
      @Psythik ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Forget DKC; Imagine DK64! We already have the mod that lets you change kongs at any time, just need some updated textures to modernize the game further!

    • @rdowg
      @rdowg ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ehhhhhhh I feel like that's a very dangerous game to mess with but it would be cool to finslly see the original DK model they used for the sprites in-game

    • @michaelwerkov3438
      @michaelwerkov3438 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      DKC would be a REALLY cool game to do this with, upping the resolution and the color pallet and everything all together. Actually probably easier though... aside from the background objects, you dont have the camera angle problem and rendering out a million frames for each character

    • @thiagovidal6137
      @thiagovidal6137 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Marko Polo There is an option on the emulator settings to enable custom textures.

  • @benjaminspanklin1662
    @benjaminspanklin1662 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    To think it's been almost exactly four years since the fabled MM3D review. Wild how time flies.

  • @TheArtCorner74
    @TheArtCorner74 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I've been following this project for a while and it seemed extremely cool to me, seeing old games retextured and remodelled to look like the promotional material has always fascinated me as it would be my preferred way of imagining the definitive look for the games.

    • @bigredjanie
      @bigredjanie ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes! I never liked it when mods like those use more modern models and textures from later games - I prefer it when they bring it in line with how Mario etc. looked like at the time.

  • @YakkoWarnerTower
    @YakkoWarnerTower ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This Mario Kart and Mario Kart 8 are honestly my favorites from the series.

  • @FakYuhGoogel
    @FakYuhGoogel ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This alongside Render96 is such an important project to me, seeing those renders in HD, even animated, is such a feast for the eye.
    It is the sweetspot of cartoon characters rendered in 3D without clashing with realism like modern Mario renders (or the Pokemon/Sonic movies) do.

    • @islandboy9381
      @islandboy9381 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like the Pixar quality of Mario in Odyssey tho

    • @bannah6400
      @bannah6400 ปีที่แล้ว

      Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20
      Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet
      Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state.
      “We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.)
      Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.)
      Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894)
      The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD.
      Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed.
      The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666

  • @kile1885
    @kile1885 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Pre rendered graphics have a really unique feel to them, specially when you see it in high resolution. I wish more games had this

    • @ruekurei88
      @ruekurei88 ปีที่แล้ว

      It does, but for a Mario Kart it is essentially pointless as the sprites offer no appreciable benefit over the polygonal characters that are possible nowadays and instead are only detrimental overall(lighting, character animations, lots of minute subtle details were added to the Karts and drivers later which this misses out on and can't really be added in).
      A lot of prerendered games could benefit from this kind of work though, like say Killer Instict 2 Arcade/N64. Or even stuff like Wonder Project J2, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Ogre Battle 64 etc, games basically stuck in pre-rendered time. Putting this much work into Mario Kart 64 of all games seems to be putting make up on a pig at this point, and it's the Mario Kart I loved playing the most, but it's for pointless nostalgia and little else-not to mention it is broken in a fair amount of respects-we had to specifically ban certain shortcuts to cut our some of the nonsense people would pull back in the day.

    • @theninjamaster67
      @theninjamaster67 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      One place I'd love to see it used is for Final Fantasy or Resident Evil cause you could theoretically make the most photo real beautiful looking background with pre baked lighting then just use the remaining resources on photo real character models that get lit by ray tracing cast on an invisible simplified game world basically like Unreal Engines Lumin system but on a whole other level and with basically no restrictions since any real time lighting would be used for the character only so performance would theoretically be pretty good still.

    • @Hypno_BPM
      @Hypno_BPM ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theninjamaster67 i agree, for JRPGs or Survival Horror pre rendered graphics are a perfect fit. I wouldve loved to see Capcom remake the original RE trilogy but with pre rendered backdrops as to opposed to what they did make. Racing games like MArio Kart don’t really need pre rendered graphics though imo.

  • @goldreaper4209
    @goldreaper4209 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Finally, a Nerrel video with a proper after credits.

  • @ZetsubouMar
    @ZetsubouMar ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is the type of texture pack I always wanted to exists, something that preserve the original intended look while enhanced the rough edges.

  • @KeyBladeMaster-Dan
    @KeyBladeMaster-Dan ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always love it when Nerrel does his hilarious Kylo Ren impressions 😂😂😂

  • @GraveUypo
    @GraveUypo ปีที่แล้ว +8

    oh. seems to be a good month for reviving old classics. First voxel doom where the guy made all monsters into voxels models incredibly faithful to the originals, and now this

  • @SparkyMK3
    @SparkyMK3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Andrat VA is so dedicated to nailing down the look of 90s CGI, that he even went to the trouble of modeling the characters using NURBS, an old school method of CGI that is almost never used in mainstream works anymore, because that was the exact same way those character models were constructed back then (programs like PowerAnimator, used on games like DKC and FFVII, are by many accounts nightmarish to use and didnt even ship with polygon rendering!). Ive tried working with them in Blender, so I know that modeling in NURBS can be very tricky. And animating them? Thats a ballpark in itself. Kudos to him for his incredible dedication and work!
    Now if someone could just do this same thing for DKC and all of its CG assets. Itd be like seeing the game again for the first time!

  • @yggdrasilsaltar
    @yggdrasilsaltar ปีที่แล้ว +13

    these mods have honestly got me to appreciate the n64 mario models alot more. they have such a unique charm to them… like they’re plastic action figures you would have in your room when you’re a kid

  • @sagodavision
    @sagodavision ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I admire the effort to optimize the Texture Dumping/Replacing process...that's THE deal breaker when it comes down to texture packs out there for this game...
    As a graphic designer myself, I tryed once to Re-Draw and replace some textures (including Characters) but the way the emulator dump textures is so discouragemently painful I end up quiting not so long after...there's a few games that I would love to put the time into drawing a texture pack but they suffer from thousands of files, many of which, are repeteaded ones...(Bomberman Hero and MegaMan Legends are a real pain to work with).
    So I really appreciate what Is been achieve here...

  • @stevenmusante4681
    @stevenmusante4681 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The models look superb. A great representation of what I hope for when a remaster is released.

  • @JustJory
    @JustJory ปีที่แล้ว +133

    straight up looks like you took the models from nintendo and re rendered them. They look amazing!

    • @BBWahoo
      @BBWahoo ปีที่แล้ว +31

      THIS MAN HIRED NINTENDO.

    • @jab7474
      @jab7474 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nerrel didn’t make the textures

    • @MiSambra
      @MiSambra ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ssshhh you'll wake the cease & desist monster.

  • @hajilee4539
    @hajilee4539 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    This looks super amazing! I wonder if it would be possible to one day replace the textures with the 3D models. We'd have to wait for a PC port for that though...

    • @jabariwiththebois5765
      @jabariwiththebois5765 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      There's a decomp project that I think it's pretty close to completion!!

  • @algea2921
    @algea2921 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey I just wanted to say, you've quickly become on of my favorite channels, and it's always a treat when you upload a new video. Thank you for the content you make!

  • @bemblob
    @bemblob ปีที่แล้ว +1

    honestly dude, these are some of the best videos on the platform! i really wish there was more “behind the scenes” looks at fan mods and just games in general. Even when we get a “BTH” it’s usually just design because they assume the technical side would be to confusing.
    It’s really refreshing that you don’t seem to care about that and try to explain all of it anyway! as someone who likes making things it’s always such a cool experience to see how talented people make their cool things!
    from one 65 year old to another… Thank you! :)

  • @YourUncleBenis
    @YourUncleBenis ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I needed a Nerrel video about cool emulator shit today.

  • @BrokamaGay
    @BrokamaGay ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So many amazing fan projects blossoming at this time. It's beautiful to see.

  • @fireaza
    @fireaza ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holy shit! When you said "Mario Kart 64 HD" I was hoping someone had re-made the original 3D renders and they have! And they look great! Though it seems the blurr added more imagined detail to the original spires than was actually there!

  • @BBWahoo
    @BBWahoo ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:54
    2D Animators: "First time?"

    • @crestofhonor2349
      @crestofhonor2349 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Technically you don't do all of the work yourself since animation typically has a large team of people doing stuff like key framing or in betweening. Still I have so much respect for traditional animators. Ever see how much work was put into Cuphead's animation because they wanted to be so authentic? They actually dropped the idea of using actual painted cels after they realized how much work that was

  • @ZeroCiero
    @ZeroCiero ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is like seeing my childhood memories of MK64 brought to life. Props to the creator for their dedication to this

  • @PlatinumAltaria
    @PlatinumAltaria ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's honestly amazing that fans will supe up the graphics on old games until they can't even run anymore, but Nintendo needed a second attempt to get the cars moving on Coconut Mall.

    • @bilis2866
      @bilis2866 ปีที่แล้ว

      nonprofit projet made by enthusiasts in their free time vs DLC made by workers with a deadline

    • @PlatinumAltaria
      @PlatinumAltaria ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bilis2866 They copied assets from Mario Kart Tour, you don't think the price tag for this recycled mobile game content might justify making the bushes look more like bushes?

    • @bilis2866
      @bilis2866 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@PlatinumAltaria why are u talking to me about bushes, reread what i said

  • @notarealspy4090
    @notarealspy4090 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We'll never pass up an opportunity to joke about Nintendo's emulation capabilities, it's always a fun subject to bring up

  • @nicholasmacdonald2255
    @nicholasmacdonald2255 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    keep it up great video, I really love your style I can’t wait to see what comes out of the dump truck next

  • @ThisIsMowl
    @ThisIsMowl ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Kudos to the people who worked on this mod. The dedication it must have taken...

  • @julien2983
    @julien2983 ปีที่แล้ว

    they look amazing! love these videos of yours highlighting modders' work

  • @Raylightsen
    @Raylightsen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It simply looks amazing and the way nerrel presents it makes it even better.

  • @gridlock489
    @gridlock489 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    DAMN does this look good... hard work and attention to detail pays off once again ❤‍🔥

  • @mrshmuga9
    @mrshmuga9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Those renders are beautiful.

  • @Em_B
    @Em_B ปีที่แล้ว +21

    crazy how much memory and nostalgia can fill in the gaps with graphics

    • @smashkiller64
      @smashkiller64 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Crazy how well a CRT television smooths out the image, especially when the game is made for said television!

    • @aprinnyonbreak1290
      @aprinnyonbreak1290 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a distinct memory of Bowser opening his mouth to roar in this game, there was a glow in his mouth from the fire, and I know what it looked like from the front, front diagonals, and sides.
      Obviously, this does not happen, but, I'm amazed my 7 or so year old brain was able to create and store that image.

  • @HenriqueMelo1989
    @HenriqueMelo1989 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    *This looks outstanding! Amazing job, guys!*

  • @Phatnaru0002
    @Phatnaru0002 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like your content. I've watched nearly every video on your channel. And yes, it started because I'm a huge Majora's Mask fan, but in the end, it's because your voice, the way you present information, your comedy, and the fact that you stay focused on your topic of expertise (emulation, Nintendo, and a bit of related general game design) rather than polarizing or intense topics. My fellow commenters could have the polar opposite viewpoints as me on serious topics, and I would never know that. And that makes me happy, cause I love that we can unify over a fun, simple thing like emulation.

  • @deckofcards87
    @deckofcards87 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They actually look the way they do on the old box art! That's so cool!

  • @christianheadley556
    @christianheadley556 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have a very soothing voice when it comes to explaining stuff

  • @inkaymr4919
    @inkaymr4919 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is a very impressive amount of work put into those textures!
    Also GabeN pls save the Tingle

  • @bananachild1936
    @bananachild1936 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A once every 6 months or so Nerrel video passionately talking about community-made N64 texture pack projects are the kind of videos I'm always down for on TH-cam.

  • @Mantekilla22
    @Mantekilla22 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for doing these types of videos, really bringing these games a new life in a way Nintendo never could. I hope one day for a similar style for banjo kazooie

  • @arthurcuesta6041
    @arthurcuesta6041 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nerrel, please post more. I truly love you.
    Btw I'd like to suggest a recurrent video discussing emulator patch notes. New features, optimizations and such. As someone that truly understands them it would make for great content.
    Great video!

  • @its_kumar_babyyy
    @its_kumar_babyyy ปีที่แล้ว

    Fam. This is truly Love. - This is not only inspiring but absolutely beautiful. - Much respect. I hope everyone on this project is proud of the work they contributed.

  • @xcl
    @xcl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the characters look amazing!

  • @Jonassoe
    @Jonassoe ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's amazing how much high quality work modders put in for absolutely free, especially considering how much Nintendo usually half-asses it while charging full price.

  • @ScrumbynPlumbo
    @ScrumbynPlumbo ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The stakes are raised Gaben, Nerrel needs his god damn steam deck.

  • @limeownsj00
    @limeownsj00 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so LIT and DANK and DOPE. These graphics certainly are HIGH definition. They're SMOKIN' hot. Things are running BLAZING fast. How the creators managed all this without winding up deep in the WEEDs and getting BOWLed over I'll never know. Not to be too BLUNT but usually these kinds of JOINT ventures go up in flames. Thanks for the upload, BUD! The HITs just keep on ROLLIN' in.

  • @loafbringer
    @loafbringer ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been following this for a long time, thank you for A video!

  • @goatprince1
    @goatprince1 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was actually just watching some footage of this mod earlier today and marveling at how much effort it must have taken to replace every single sprite. I should have guessed that Old Mister Nerrel would make a video on it.

  • @xMondhirsch
    @xMondhirsch ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG that looks insanely good!!

  • @mitchellradspinner4491
    @mitchellradspinner4491 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the things I get to find out about by being subbed to you.

  • @GAG091186
    @GAG091186 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mario Kart 64 is supposedly being decompiled (last I checked), so I wouldn't be surprised if an actual unofficial PC version of Mario Kart 64 would be made in the future, like with Mario 64 & Ocarina of Time. If that happens, in theory the actual newly made Mario Kart 64 3D models could be ported directly inside that unofficial PC port instead of using the HD 2D sprites, as the limitations of emulators would no longer apply then.

  • @casedistorted
    @casedistorted ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh yes, I love Nerrel videos. Sometimes I watch all his catalogue just because I can.

  • @Tracequaza
    @Tracequaza ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thanks for showing this off. I never knew that mario kart 64 used sprites instead of models, that's crazy

    • @ExaltedUriel
      @ExaltedUriel ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can see you thinking that back in the day on a CRT, but if you play it in any emulator or even on an HD TV it's super obvious. lol

  • @deraile
    @deraile ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Talk about putting Nintendo to shame... Amazing work.
    Thanks for this showcase Nerrel. Also your videos never fail to entertain 😁👌

    • @Sherdderworld
      @Sherdderworld ปีที่แล้ว

      They arent even doing anything with it so can’t exactly put them to shame

    • @deraile
      @deraile ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Sherdderworld They're selling access to their old games, including this one, and other than online multiplayer (which is cool, but works great only when it feels so), they haven't done a thing to improve them. It's the exact same old games. And when they do remaster old stuff, it often feels least effort.
      The Nintendo of yesterday that surprised us with how they celebrate their old titles with rereleases has been away for _a while_. Or I should say in general, that kind of love put into rereleases has become rare with many other big players as well. Some games do feel very celebratory and high effort to go beyond to please, like Smash Ultimate, or this recent Kirby spinoff, to name only a couple. But those are sparse and the product of specific companies under Nintendo.
      Anyway, if we talk specifically MK64, I'm just saying this team of dedicated fans are doing something super cool for free, that Nintendo chose not to do, and we can apply this to plenty of their old titles (doesn't matter if they'd charge for it, point is they don't bother doing that kinda stuff at all).

    • @Sherdderworld
      @Sherdderworld ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deraile its amazing how quickly people went from bitching about how Nintendo only does stuff related to their old games to now people bitching about them doing the opposite

    • @deraile
      @deraile ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Sherdderworld Maybe, I dunno. I personally just want them to be excellent and make the most of the IPs they have. And it just seems to me they're missing a lot of opportunities. They still make great brand new stuff, and like they say, they can only work on so many things at a time, but idk sometimes it just feels like some small cool things are within their reach regardless.

  • @Adum
    @Adum ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I fucking love Texture pack videos by Nerrel

    • @protocetid
      @protocetid ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nice avatar

    • @Adum
      @Adum ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@protocetid 👍

  • @ValkyrieTiara
    @ValkyrieTiara ปีที่แล้ว

    I've watched every video on this channel going back over three years, and youtube didn't think to put any of your four most recent videos in front of me. I had to manually search your channel out after thinking "Hey I haven't seen a Nerrel video in a while why hasn't he been posting?"
    Thanks, TH-cam!

  • @SueZQue83
    @SueZQue83 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this reoccurring garbage truck gag

  • @cuddlesthetiger5739
    @cuddlesthetiger5739 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mario Kart 64 was the first game I ever played when I was just 3 or 4. Now at 25, I'm amazed and filled with a certain comfort that modders are out here showing the game love after all these years. More love than the very creators of the game. I will always love and appreciate modding

  • @austinnorth4291
    @austinnorth4291 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is absolutely amazing.

  • @nesplayer4life
    @nesplayer4life ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nicely done Nerrel!!

  • @paulj6805
    @paulj6805 ปีที่แล้ว

    This looks absolutely phenomenal.

  • @someguy9070
    @someguy9070 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah another video!!!! Love this guys channel!!!

  • @pablomorales1434
    @pablomorales1434 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so thankful for this channel.

  • @CodyLee94
    @CodyLee94 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that is brilliant. I’d love this for Mario Party

  • @diegomotta6350
    @diegomotta6350 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    To everyone: it does work fine on PJ64, you need to patch the .exe with the 4gb patch, then use gliden64 and let all the textures cache on first boot(take a while). Played all the 4 championships without a single crash

  • @solid_fire9388
    @solid_fire9388 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing content as always

  • @mr.mendelli6224
    @mr.mendelli6224 ปีที่แล้ว

    _Fans do what Nintendoesn't._
    I really appreciate that you not only understand the inner machinations of how these projects are done, but that you also explain these details in your videos.

  • @daserfomalhaut9809
    @daserfomalhaut9809 ปีที่แล้ว

    Impressive but I'm mostly just happy whenever you upload new videos. Honestly up there with Kane Pixels, Summoning Salt, and Karl Jobst as my favorite TH-cam creators today.

  • @LimeMaxx
    @LimeMaxx ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Flashing effect at 2:44

  • @FrankTheStud
    @FrankTheStud ปีที่แล้ว

    ahhh glad ot see its not user error with Project 64... Thanks Nerrel!

  • @thekiss2083
    @thekiss2083 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mario T-posing down the highway with fire streaming from his ass is incredible 😂

  • @VesperAegis
    @VesperAegis ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mario Kart 64 always reminds me of just how infinitely better Mario Kart DS and Double Dash were. And especially Wii.

  • @Cra3ier
    @Cra3ier ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG looks so great this mod is! Looking forward to Donkey Kong Country series graphics texture mod pack too!

  • @Austin-kt7ky
    @Austin-kt7ky ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think we can honestly say that the fans at large love these franchises more than the higher-ups at Nintendo. Can't say anything about the developers who put in their tears and sweat, but definitely the higher-ups.

  • @piingoo
    @piingoo ปีที่แล้ว

    this is some seriously impressive stuff

  • @BLitzRunner77
    @BLitzRunner77 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maybe you should just get into voice acting Nerrel. Like good grief that Kylo Ren impression was awesome.

  • @Mario-vt2dy
    @Mario-vt2dy ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much. It's beautiful.

  • @peo9741
    @peo9741 ปีที่แล้ว

    i cherish every single one of your videos and watch them thousands of times even if i literally do not give even a molecule of a shit about the subject mattter

  • @nerdicusx
    @nerdicusx ปีที่แล้ว

    MY GOD! What perfection!

  • @jlagandlack
    @jlagandlack ปีที่แล้ว

    looks great!, thanks for sharing

  • @maskofthedragon
    @maskofthedragon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Thanks and have fun!" - Gaben

  • @Isaax
    @Isaax ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mind boggling how convincing the 3D effect is