I don’t have time to look it up right now, but I’ll edit this comment later today with a few videos that go into the specific graphical techniques Nintendo used to make Wind Waker and Super Mario Galaxy look so good
edit: idk if editing and tagging in a reply works, but @regul@hexbear.net, here are the links I mentioned:
The pursuit of realistic graphics is the root of all of modern gaming’s ills.
Stylized graphics age significantly better than “realism”. Jet Set Radio looks amazing today. Katamari Damacy another great example.
Fully agreed. I will once again admit to appreciating videogamedunkey, whose Bad Graphics video’s prescience lives on.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
I don’t have time to look it up right now, but I’ll edit this comment later today with a few videos that go into the specific graphical techniques Nintendo used to make Wind Waker and Super Mario Galaxy look so good
edit: idk if editing and tagging in a reply works, but @regul@hexbear.net, here are the links I mentioned:
How The Wind Waker Redefined Cel Shading
How scrolling textures gave Super Mario Galaxy 2 its charm
If you enjoy those videos, definitely check out the longer videos as well as the shorts on that channel.