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

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...
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Auto-installer (Project64 only, beware of crashes): github.com/Rosalie241/BetterM...
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[@AndratVO]

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]

You're welcome

[@thekranker]

krank

[@Cade_The_Squirrel]

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]

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.

[@2ndbleak]

Great work!

[@ManleyReviews]

Peach looking like she hit the Elegy of Emptiness.

[@BloopersINCjr]

Beat me to it…

[@Thenormal880]

Yup

[@parsnipsofplenty]

Talk about objectification…

[@whatsyournovember4602]

is that what melody played in hxh?

[@kristoffer8609]

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

[@Nerrel]

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]

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]

Nerrel, you have to stop that!

[@CastledCard]

Doesn't have an SSD though kinda cringe

[@glungusgongus]

This pack is working through Project64 for me.

[@glungusgongus]

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

[@Josuh]

1:02 the taco bell experience

[@dm.3145]

Lmaoo

[@Josuh]

@@dm.3145 omg joshu jojo hi

[@OroborOSX11]

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

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

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

[@michaelwerkov3438]

@@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]

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

[@JoinTheFight_Trump24]

@@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.

[@wordedhalo6746]

@@houstonhelicoptertours1006what, do only helicopters impress you? Loser 😂

[@KonaKonaKaabisteru]

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

[@hbomberguy]

YESSS NEW NERREL

[@aprofondir]

yessss new hbomb

[@GhabulousGhoti]

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]

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]

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

[@DoomRater]

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]

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]

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

[@KFC42069]

Just use old software programs, idiots

[@MathewWithOne_T]

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]

When did that start?

[@MathewWithOne_T]

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

[@GamingGardevoir]

@@MathewWithOne_T to answer that question: yes

[@ytm23ak]

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!!

[@grimslade0]

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]

Those are my exact thoughts.

[@daltonrittenhouse8217]

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

[@gabenewell2077]

@@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]

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

[@achiiro]

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]

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

[@BBWahoo]

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

[@crestofhonor2349]

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

[@TectonicImprov]

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]

Babies were a mistake

[@bannah6400]

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]

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.

[@sproutposting]

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

[@TheArtCorner74]

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]

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.

[@benjaminspanklin1662]

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

[@Mr_RM05]

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

[@thiagovidal6137]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@skeletongwen]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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]

@@ExaltedUriel I think the sprites are perfect lol.

[@algea2921]

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]

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! :)

[@kile1885]

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]

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]

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]

@@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]

Finally, a Nerrel video with a proper after credits.

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

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

[@ZetsubouMar]

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

[@FakYuhGoogel]

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]

I like the Pixar quality of Mario in Odyssey tho

[@bannah6400]

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

[@hajilee4539]

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]

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

[@GraveUypo]

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

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

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

[@destroyermcw626]

Yeah

[@stevenmusante4681]

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

[@BrokamaGay]

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

[@nicholasmacdonald2255]

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

[@sagodavision]

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...

[@julien2983]

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

[@Raylightsen]

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

[@christianheadley556]

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

[@YourUncleBenis]

I needed a Nerrel video about cool emulator shit today.

[@Phatnaru0002]

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.

[@gridlock489]

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

[@fireaza]

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!

[@HenriqueMelo1989]

*This looks outstanding! Amazing job, guys!*

[@mrshmuga9]

Those renders are beautiful.

[@Mantekilla22]

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

[@goatprince1]

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.

[@GAG091186]

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.

[@deckofcards87]

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

[@SparkyMK3]

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!

[@inkaymr4919]

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

[@bananachild1936]

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 KZbin.

[@mitchellradspinner4491]

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

[@nesplayer4life]

Very nicely done Nerrel!!

[@arthurcuesta6041]

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!

[@xMondhirsch]

OMG that looks insanely good!!

[@ValkyrieTiara]

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, KZbin!

[@SueZQue83]

I love this reoccurring garbage truck gag

[@notarealspy4090]

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

[@xcl]

the characters look amazing!

[@casedistorted]

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

[@its_kumar_babyyy]

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.

[@loafbringer]

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

[@someguy9070]

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

[@pablomorales1434]

I'm so thankful for this channel.

[@limeownsj00]

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.

[@ZeroCiero]

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

[@rommix0]

1:02 Lol at T-pose mario being the driver.

[@gblargg]

Amazing difference. We played so many hours back in the day multi-player. It's funny how they used sprites originally. Looks like the rotation angle is still fixed to the steps the sprites imposed.

[@CodyLee94]

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

[@paulj6805]

This looks absolutely phenomenal.

[@daserfomalhaut9809]

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 KZbin creators today.

[@maskofthedragon]

"Thanks and have fun!" - Gaben

[@JustJory]

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

[@BBWahoo]

THIS MAN HIRED NINTENDO.

[@jab7474]

Nerrel didn’t make the textures

[@MiSambra]

Ssshhh you'll wake the cease & desist monster.

[@solid_fire9388]

amazing content as always

[@piingoo]

this is some seriously impressive stuff

[@eazy_austin]

The balloon-like look of the renders especially for the shells were always charming to me

[@jlagandlack]

looks great!, thanks for sharing

[@austinnorth4291]

This is absolutely amazing.

[@peo9741]

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

[@kevinsm2039]

Omg u made me trip at the end of. I had the video pause for a couple hours and I was in my tripping phase and I wanted some comfort so I came back to this video to resume it and the first thing I hear is Kevin which is my name . Thanks alot now im extra paranoid

[@AtanoKSi]

Being a fan of oldschool renders that you could see in those game's covers, this is a damn dream

[@Isaax]

Mind boggling how convincing the 3D effect is

[@SEESBoy-hy8jz]

Return of the King

[@KevinJennissen]

Geez... My name is Kevin and you scared the crap out of my with that sudden Gaben.

[@Jayrod64]

Honestly this makes the game look like it did when I was a kid, in the best way possible.

[@ThisIsMowl]

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

[@millyawns]

BABE WAKE UP NEW NERREL VIDEO DROPPED

[@Mario-vt2dy]

Thank you so much. It's beautiful.

[@GuyOnAChair]

Primo Nerrel content.

[@Adum]

I fucking love Texture pack videos by Nerrel

[@protocetid]

nice avatar

[@Adum]

@@protocetid 👍

[@augustday9483]

Honey turn on the TV, new Nerrel just dropped.

[@Cra3ier]

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

[@leviklopfenstein8158]

Holy shit he uploaded again

[@deraile]

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

[@Sherdderworld]

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

[@deraile]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@FrankTheStud]

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

[@quintonconoly]

Great video!!

[@AROAH]

Oh, boy, I can’t wait to try this on my Steam Deck, which I’ve been playing so many emulated games on. :3

[@Cfreezy12]

Please upload more man. I need to see you talk about more of how these guys easily show Nintendo up every time