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Nintendo DS Games in HD
- Thread starter PGamer
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I feel sorry for the devs who made all that lovely artwork just to have it smeared with shitty res.
Great art style, thanks for sharing.
Here are some shots from Hotel Dusk. It didn't look as good as I thought, but it confirmed my suspicion that the game used jitter AA to achieve its signature soft look.
Ipsoclipso
Member
Can someone please do a Rune Factory 3 before and after? I remember playing that game years ago.
spindashing
Banned
These shots are blowing my mind. Especially the iDOLM@STER ones. Shiiiiiiiit.
BumblebeeCody
Member
Too me, this is pretty unimpressive. Seeing meh looking games in HD doesn't have the same effect as a console/handheld that isn't on low end hardware(PS1 games in HD for example) No thanks.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
It's not going to do anything to sprite art. This only improves games with polygon geometry (3D models). 90% of any given Castlevania DS game are 2D sprites.
Just go find any screenshot on the internet and blow it up 4x. It'll be the same effect.
redmetal86
Member
I'd like to see this. Also Custom Robo, Chibi Robo, and MechAssault: Phantom War.
The closest thing to HDing 2D games would be the XBR filter, which this build of the emulator has. I'll take a few shots for you. People who love pixelation be damned! This filter attempts to smoothen out the pixelation to create a more solid image. The black borders are because it's in 4:3, by the way; I simply took screenshots of the game in full screen. The XBR scaler in this emulator does not seem particularly good, however...Retroarch and PPSSPP seem to have less blurry results with the scaler.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
God those smoothing filters always look god awful.
I want to make a test to see if the xBR filter in DeSmuME is sort of current. xBR has been updated rather significantly over the last year or so, but I keep getting the inkling that the more I toy with it in this emulator, it's nothing more than a small boost over the HQX filter, which is a pretty ancient filter. Considering this, I want to take a moment and compare something that can be used in Retroarch (this emulator supports the largest array of xBR variations), and compare it to DeSmuME. There might be a slight difference in overall quality however, as I want to compare similar games on different platforms (Retroarch supports DeSmuME, but I believe the core for it is busted, at least in the build I have). I'll be using Sanic as an example.
Sonic the Hedgehog (Retroarch, xBR 5.0-No Blend, Genesis)
Sonic the Hedgehog (DEmuME, xBR4, DS)
The DS version is sort of stretched and that is the nature of the port, but that doesn't hide the fact that the version of xBR being used is not as sharp, crisp, or clear in the use of the filter as the one found in Retroarch. I think you can easily no longer ask for any footage of 2D games like this for this emulator; the filter in place is pretty shitty. The trees have jaggies!
Sonic the Hedgehog (Retroarch, xBR 5.0-No Blend, Genesis)
Sonic the Hedgehog (DEmuME, xBR4, DS)
The DS version is sort of stretched and that is the nature of the port, but that doesn't hide the fact that the version of xBR being used is not as sharp, crisp, or clear in the use of the filter as the one found in Retroarch. I think you can easily no longer ask for any footage of 2D games like this for this emulator; the filter in place is pretty shitty. The trees have jaggies!
Barrel Cannon
Member
Pokemon black and metroid prime look godly for a ds game
In Metroid's case, it's an FPS. The textures are designed to be seen up close, so of course you get a massive detail boost in panoramic shots when you increase the resolution. For example, Quake 1 on the PC gets a similar boost when you compare 320x240 to 1024x768.
Funny how the consensus is that Game Freak is rather lacking in terms of graphics.
MaximumSpider
Banned
Wow!
So pretty.
Why would you do that?
Member
How did you guys capture the video from the emulator? The internal avi capturer doesn't record in high resolution unfortunately...
I was considering posting some videos of Metroid Prime: Hunters and Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (no, really...)
I was considering posting some videos of Metroid Prime: Hunters and Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (no, really...)
Hero of Legend
Member
Man, even a simple 3DS port with texture filtering and AA (and 60fps) would make a world of difference.
Inazuma Eleven was one that got said treatment. Did it run in 60fps on DS? What about on 3DS?
Idolmaster, Phantasy Star 0, Okamiden, just some of the games that'd look great with the simplest of effort on 3DS.
Rayman 2 could've gotten 60fps easy on 3DS if they went with the DS version as opposed to the DC version, which is bizarre as the DC version was flawless 60fps and one of the main reasons it was the fav (which is why they chose it), but they REALLY botched it. Even the PS2 version would've been best with an identical framerate, at least the raw graphics would've been at their best.
Inazuma Eleven was one that got said treatment. Did it run in 60fps on DS? What about on 3DS?
Idolmaster, Phantasy Star 0, Okamiden, just some of the games that'd look great with the simplest of effort on 3DS.
Rayman 2 could've gotten 60fps easy on 3DS if they went with the DS version as opposed to the DC version, which is bizarre as the DC version was flawless 60fps and one of the main reasons it was the fav (which is why they chose it), but they REALLY botched it. Even the PS2 version would've been best with an identical framerate, at least the raw graphics would've been at their best.
Nice, thanks!
Whoa, that looks better than the character models in XY.
Hero of Legend
Member
Anyone got Tales of the Tempest? Someone put up shots of Innocence, but I'd love to see Tempest as well.
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword also, that's gotta look good, though aren't the background pre-rendered? Boss battles are full 3D I think.
Oh, and don't forget Shin'en's library! Nanostray 2 especially!
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword also, that's gotta look good, though aren't the background pre-rendered? Boss battles are full 3D I think.
Oh, and don't forget Shin'en's library! Nanostray 2 especially!
Opinionatedfish
Member
Whoops. Replied in the wrong window. Anyhow, I started playing PS 0 again thanks to this.
its a bogus test anyway that doesnt mean anything.
Opinionatedfish
Member
Opinionatedfish
Member
Dont have comparison shots:
That first shot is so vibrant and colorful!
jediyoshi
Member
For me, once you start running at a higher resolution, the emulator gets picked up by fraps (though weirdly not running natively).
MrCunningham
Member
The full-size before and after shots of Metroid Prime Hunters show a major, major contrast:
Normal:
HD:
Normal:
HD:
Look at the ridiculous amount of detail that's revealed the moment you bump up the resolution.
God, NTS really used some high quality textures for this game.
Rayman 2
Dreamcast game:
wow...
