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[chrominance]

So? This isn't a thread about DS games on it's original hardware; it's about emulation at higher resolutions and with filtering added. And besides, better knowledge of graphics and modern techniques allow developers to get better visuals on hardware that is not as powerful.

Yes, but the games themselves would've been designed for the original hardware. Sometimes games include much higher quality assets despite the platform not being able to take advantage of them, which is why sometimes you get miracles like Final Fantasy Type-0 and Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep on PSP looking way better in emulators. But most of the time, the assets are going to be downsized only to what's necessary to make the game work. At some point, it doesn't matter how much processing power you throw at a game, the source assets will be the limiting factor. The more advanced the original platform, the better the assets will be on average and the higher the ceiling will be for image/rendering quality in future emulators.

 

[Lijik]

Woah, these look great! Thank you!

No problem! I wanted to do more because I dig the games aesthetic, but like I said I got a little tired of being halted every room to mash A through text boxes. Maybe ill take another crack at it sometime.

 

[Mozendo]

That last game looks a fascinating, what is it?

Edit: oh wait no the wrong post loaded for some reason, it's The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Edit: oh wait no the wrong post loaded for some reason, it's The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road

Just looked it up on Wikipedia...a Wizard of Oz-themed JRPG? Huh, okay.

 

[Tealmann]

So, 3DS scaling is a thing now

https://youtu.be/bYSoR2-MgjM
https://youtu.be/kcVLrMpJFVU
https://youtu.be/1DdUtnm7aLc
https://youtu.be/v6nDJOHKZKM

 

[robotrock]

So, 3DS scaling is a thing now

https://youtu.be/bYSoR2-MgjM

Whoa

 

[-shadow-]

So, 3DS scaling is a thing now

https://youtu.be/bYSoR2-MgjM

I can't wait for making those paroramics in HD. Majora's Mask 3D is absolutely gorgeous!

 

[The Boat]

That MM shot sold me on this.

 

[ChrisD]

Wowowow that Majora's Mask 3D shot. I'd buy that as a separate thing altogether.

 

[sixteen-bit]

So, 3DS scaling is a thing now

I wonder what Xenoblade looks like. Would it still be less sophisticated than the Wii version?

 

[Rich!]

oh man. at some point I will be able to play OOT3D and MM3D in full HD on my 3DTV with a Dualshock 4 complete with gyro controls.

 

[Gtagentleman]

So, 3DS scaling is a thing now

I always wonder why Nintendo uses really good textures that we cant see because of the piece of shit screen resolution the DS and 3DS have.

 

[PAULINK]

wow, i'm convinced.

 

[Anth0ny]

god damn it nintendo just release oot 3d and mm 3d in HD already

so pretty

 

[R10Neymarfan]

god damn it nintendo just release oot 3d and mm 3d in HD already

so pretty

If they do it won't be in 3D. Wonder if this emulator will utilize the in game 3D or have you force it via gpu driver.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I always wonder why Nintendo uses really good textures that we cant see because of the piece of shit screen resolution the DS and 3DS have.

Easier HD remakes down the line

 

[Tealmann]

oh man. at some point I will be able to play OOT3D and MM3D in full HD on my 3DTV with a Dualshock 4 complete with gyro controls.

I really hope Citra will add DS4 touchpad support, so it can be used to press the items and equipment buttons. Having to use the mouse would be some real bullshit.
Also, picture in picture, I really hate that DS emulators make you have both screens lined up, I want something like this:

Give me those two things and it's perfect.

 

[Mr Swine]

I always wonder why Nintendo uses really good textures that we cant see because of the piece of shit screen resolution the DS and 3DS have.

Either they are "future" proofing the games so that the games look good on a HD screen or they just do it because they can. But man those graphics are ridiculously good, almost GameCube quality

 

[Astral Dog]

DS graphics aged like fine wine.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

http://abload.de/img/oot_3d_hd_06ciup9.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://abload.de/img/oot_3d_hd_08szu39.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://abload.de/img/oot_3d_hd_09c8u01.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://abload.de/img/oot_3d_hd_11ziuyo.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://abload.de/img/oot_3d_hd_103luky.jpg[IMG]

oh man. at some point I will be able to play OOT3D and MM3D in full HD on my 3DTV with a Dualshock 4 complete with gyro controls.[/QUOTE]

Woah, quote them man. But damn those are pretty shots.

 

[Rich!]

I really hope Citra will add DS4 touchpad support, so it can be used to press the items and equipment buttons. Having to use the mouse would be some real bullshit.
Also, picture in picture, I really hate that DS emulators make you have both screens lined up, I want something like this:

Give me those two things and it's perfect.

well uh, that's already a non-issue as the DS4 touchpad works as a mouse.

 

[Astral Dog]

I always wonder why Nintendo uses really good textures that we cant see because of the piece of shit screen resolution the DS and 3DS have.

Some of those textures/ models would look rough on an HDTV, compared to a small screen.

 

[R10Neymarfan]

I really hope Citra will add DS4 touchpad support, so it can be used to press the items and equipment buttons. Having to use the mouse would be some real bullshit.
Also, picture in picture, I really hate that DS emulators make you have both screens lined up, I want something like this:

Give me those two things and it's perfect.

Or add support to stream the touchscreen to your touchdevices

 

[Yarbskoo]

oh man. at some point I will be able to play OOT3D and MM3D in full HD on my 3DTV with a Dualshock 4 complete with gyro controls.

Goddam that's pretty.

I think I'd prefer the HUD unfiltered though.

 

[Seik]

I wonder what Xenoblade looks like. Would it still be less sophisticated than the Wii version?

Yes it would be, the textures are waaaay more blurry/compressed on the 3DS.

Those MM shots though...holy shit!!! :O

 

[orthodoxy1095]

If they do it won't be in 3D. Wonder if this emulator will utilize the in game 3D or have you force it via gpu driver.

No loss there. Well worth it.

 

[Salty Hippo]

Dunno. I watched an hour of Gran Turismo yesterday and it manages to push a lot more.

DS graphics always felt like a half point between GBA and PS1 sadly.

What? The DS is superior to the PSX pixel for pixel, it just outputs on a much smaller screen/resolution so the HD treatment is particularly hard on the eyes.

No PSX game has models like that.

 

[KatamariOnTheRocks]

If they do it won't be in 3D. Wonder if this emulator will utilize the in game 3D or have you force it via gpu driver.

Is there any chance that VR headsets could be able to utilize 3d?

Either way, those shots look amazing and make me so excited to get the closest thing to home console Pokémon.

 

[Alo81]

If they do it won't be in 3D. Wonder if this emulator will utilize the in game 3D or have you force it via gpu driver.

In game 3D and driver 3D are probably the same thing in practice. The games were just designed with 3D in mind so don't take size/depth shortcuts.

 

[Tealmann]

well uh, that's already a non-issue as the DS4 touchpad works as a mouse.

You'd still have to move the cursor around, and it'd be really finicky with the touchpad.
I want to be able to press a point on the touchpad and have it press that same point on the touchscreen, much more convenient.

Or add support to stream the touchscreen to your touchdevices

Actually that's a better idea. You'd be able to attach a phone to an Xbox or Wii U controller and use gyro controls with it.

 

[Vashetti]

Wow, those 3DS shots are beautiful.

If they get backwards compatibility working on the NX handheld, I really hope they finally allow the games to render at a higher res + AA.

Too much great artwork is going to waste here because of the poor original resolution.

 

[Jonneh3003]

So, 3DS scaling is a thing now

https://youtu.be/bYSoR2-MgjM
https://youtu.be/kcVLrMpJFVU
https://youtu.be/1DdUtnm7aLc
https://youtu.be/v6nDJOHKZKM

These all look stunning, Majora's Mask 3D's textures rival Twilight Princess HD.

 

[dampflokfreund]

Woah, this is AMAZING.

I've always said the 3DS has good performance and this proves it once more! In HD its graphics really shine. MORE, please, MORE!

 

[big_erk]

Thatsananus.gif

This immediately came to mind. LOL

 

[CengizMan]

This is awesome. Would love to see how the 3DS Pokémon overworlds hold up in HD.

 

[Volotaire]

WOW! WOW, WOW, WOW!

 

[KingBroly]

I'm really amazed at how much the DS could constrain all that graphical goodness. Seriously, some of that stuff is mind-boggling.

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

Whoa, those 3DS shots. I can't go back to a native res 3DS Game after that.

 

[Psxphile]

So, 3DS scaling is a thing now

Isn't this the wrong thread for that?

 

[Worthintendo]

So, 3DS scaling is a thing now

It almost looks better than Twilight HD ._.

 

[butalala]

It almost looks better than Twilight HD ._.

It does, but I think that's because MM has better art than TP.

 

[MetalKnick]

Damn, I was hoping there'd be more advances in DS emulation to make it look better.

Still cool to see 3DS games looking this good tho!

 

[Roo]

Any 3D Land or Mario Kart 7 screens?
Those Majora's Mask pics look simply stunning and I'm not even into Zelda.

edit: Just saw Tealmann's youtube links

HHNNGGGGG!

 

[Muzy72]

Any shots of Fire Emblem? Would love to see those battles in HD.

 

[c0de]

Now I wait for the comparison of Xenoblade Wii and n3ds! Is n3ds even emulated or is Citra currently only able to do 3ds?

 

[Nilaul]

I would love to see some later areas of of Metroid prime hunters in HD.

 

[Worthintendo]

It does, but I think that's because MM has better art than TP.

I always kinda hoped Nintendo would go with a full HD remake of Majoras Mask over a 3DS version, a proper HD version of that game would look amazing.

 

[peaceiscloser]

Wow I just love the look. Echoing a few other people, I hope that at some point indies will start moving from 8-bit/16-bit to low-poly low-res textures no texture filtering. Because these shots have some style of their own that is really great.

You know Ellie, we really are Ni No Kuni

The Wizard of Oz

Revenant Wings

It keeps the appeal of pixel art, while allowing devs to utilize the freedom that 3D gives to game design. I really enjoy the stuff what Notch did for 0x10c:

And of course Minecraft, which made it possible for lots of people to try out new texture packs and make their own; low poly/low res made it really accessible for people to make the game look and do whatever they wanted. That's great for budding game designers.

 

[Krammy]

Normal resolution and 2x resolution for Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden.

Sorry about the length of the gifs! This was literally the limit to get sub 2MB gifs, and I didn't want to use webm's if I didn't have to. Here's another still comparison of the normal resolution compared to 4x resolution with AA applied.

 

[WillyFive]

Can't wait until texture filtering is finally implemented; it will look amazing.