Stars, doors, and a sky [SM64 GBA]

Music: "Rollin at 5" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

[@jsbarretto]

Editing my stutter out of the audio was a nightmare

[@unullness]

Major props though it sounds seamless and this project is so cool!

[@AfterAllWeAreHuman]

Let it be... it's... funny.

[@TigeriPlaysGames]

stutter gang rise up \o/

[@KFC42069]

N-n-n-nightmare

[@MultiDarkZen]

I can probably help with that my problem is having a bunch of random silence that I have to cut out so I'm pretty good at looking at audio

[@NathanielBandy]

This is insane

[@jsbarretto]

Happy to give you a copy to play when it's in a better state!

[@adrenaliner91]

Now you could say he was striving for originality...or something. But insane works too xD

[@Swampmog]

aint you nathaniel b?

[@NathanielBandy]

​@JoshuaBarretto yes please! What's your Twitter or discord?

[@Pack64]

hi nathaniel

[@first__last]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="288">4:48</a> Mario flips off the player

[@alek3530]

Greatest star collecting dance I’ve ever seen

[@GeoffreyCapes]

😂🎉

[@srgwcov]

Its prob obfuscated by gba resolution

[@shizune_]

"Fuck-a you, this is my star!" - Mario, probably

[@MuffinMansBro]

I hope it stays that way, it's funny

[@nintendolife]

The sheer technical achievement on display here is staggering. I don't think many people expected that the GBA could be even remotely capable of something like this. -A

[@luckydragonwolf]

Hello, A.

[@TrekDelta]

-A or A-?

[@blob5907]

I do

[@LightspeedAdventurer]

A

[@VinnytotheK]

Y'all clearly haven't seen Asterix and Obelix XXL for GBA.

[@gnarledcox]

Mario 64 was probably the first video game I ever played as a toddler in 2003. It's a little hard to describe the sense of happiness I feel, seeing this game worked on in such a unique way with so much love. My jaw is officially on the ground, had no idea the GBA was capable of this

[@Arcad3n]

The new camera makes a MASSIVE difference!! People securely underestimate how much the camera does for a game’s feel. It’s one of the absolute most impactful elements!

[@jsbarretto]

Agreed! That so many early 3D games had a fixed angle camera is unfortunate. One of the things that made SM64 so groundbreaking was the dynamism of its movement, and the camera was a big part of that. It's important to me that I replicate that same feeling here.

[@Arcad3n]

@@jsbarretto Yeah! And the way the camera zooms and shakes during special animations like opening key doors or dying is still so uniquely high quality to this day. It’s wild that Nintendo’s first n64 game set the bar so high.

[@laserninja2027]

i'm so glad i'm not the only one who thinks camera does so much to how a game feels

[@elio7610]

​@@jsbarretto the problem is that the player's control over mario's movement is relative to the current camera angle, so if the camera angle changes then mario starts changing direction too. this can be very annoying when the camera automatically and unexpectedly changes angle while the player is navigating a dangerous area. this can be solved either be having mario's (or any other character) movement direction instead tied to something other than the camera angle or by the camera angle only change when the player makes it change. it is not necessarily something to worry about in this project since this project is mostly just replicating the original SM64 experience rather than improving it or anything but i am just saying. i actually found this problem more noticeable in Gex: Enter the Gecko than SM64 but it is an issue in both.

[@stanley8006]

This comment 100% on the mark. Sonic 1, 2, 3 are better games with widescreen, purely better and that’s completely true. My favorite cameras in video game history are the pikmin 1, 2, 3, and 4 cameras. They are freeing and forgiving yet limited, very elegant

[@LAST_STAND_FAN]

This is why we can't land on the moon again, all the fellas capable of it spend their time doing stuff like this.

[@BlueEyedVibeChecker]

True. But it's either the super rich going to space, or all of us getting to enjoy this; and I know which I'd choose.

[@leanflavoredpringles2353]

I'd say the investment was worth it

[@TazAlonzo]

Yea, idk bout you but I much rather see someone use their strengths to do something they are truly passionate in rather than them using their strengths to land people on the moon.

[@CitrusBlitz]

the moon isnt real thats why we cant land on it

[@ShadowZero27]

​@@TazAlonzopeople used to be more compassionate about landing on the moon

[@ion_force]

it's really fun to imagine a 32 bit nintendo system that competed with the likes of Sega Saturn. This type of wacky project is probably the closest thing we'll ever get.

[@jsbarretto]

The N64 was basically that, the 64-bit features were mostly a gimmick.

[@Mrcoconutgun]

A proper 32 bit system is able to render basic 3d models, the gba is not.

[@jsbarretto]

@@Mrcoconutgun I'm not really sure what you mean by 'proper' here

[@Mrcoconutgun]

@@jsbarretto I'm referring to 32 bit consoles of the 90s, namely the playstation one and sega saturn. They're able to render basic 3d models, the gba on the other hand is not capable of that. I've always thought of the gba as an upgraded super nintendo (16 bit console) in terms of graphical capability. The nintendo ds is much more of a "proper" 32 bit handheld than the gba. No hate on the gba though! It was my first handheld, and some of my fondest gaming memories are with it.

[@jsbarretto]

@@Mrcoconutgun But the fact that they're 32-bit doesn't really have anything to do with their ability to render 3D graphics. Sure, it might *help* if you can manipulate a fractional value in a single register, but it's perfectly possible to write 3D games without that. The difference between the DS and the GBA is primarily that the DS has hardware support for polygon rendering, but again: nothing to do with the side of the registers.

[@HeyItIsMichal]

Already, I would say that say this is one of the best GBA homebrews I've ever seen.

[@acorngnome]

It's THE best I have ever seen and probably will ever see.

[@hookupskid85]

too bad it will never be released

[@narnianninja4964]

​@@acorngnomeTomb Raider GBA is insane as well. I love these demakes, they're so cool

[@GamingReinvented]

This is just incredible for a GBA game. Like it was already insane before, but each update just makes it look better and better. The fact this even runs on the console just boggles the mind...

[@typhlo9797]

This would probably have sold like cupcakes back in the day. Please dont burn yourself out on this. This is amazing to see. Rather take it slow and steady than to go full throtle and crash yourself. Great work.

[@SalimOfShadow]

We literally went from seeing Mario as a red blob in the screen,to seeing actually something that resembles a playable GBA version of SM64 in like what,a month and a half? I (and most of us really) am truly speechless...

[@vladstad8102]

this boggles my mind that you got this running on a gba. i hope this lands you some good paying jobs or something

[@jsbarretto]

I briefly tried professional gamedev, but it killed my enthusiasm for it entirely. It's much more fun as a hobby!

[@cathode_mothray]

​@@jsbarretto that's me with creating music. doing it as a hobby with creative freedom and your own ways around things feels much free-er without deadlines and pressure I guess

[@dafffodil]

@@jsbarretto such a common story. Just released my game STREET UNI X and people are like "you could get a job in professional game dev!" and im like "why would I want that, i want to keep making games i think are cool more than I want to be on a big team with a high salary"

[@stanley8006]

@@jsbarrettonintendo hires you as lead programmer for under wraps switch 2 title, what do you do. Decline? For me it depends on how much crunch I’d have to endure and or willing to endure, I hope little

[@DrUnfunny]

Considering how much Nintendo hates their fans...yeah.

[@ABUltra64]

This is actually unbelievable

[@SquidPartyDude]

Agreed

[@JinWBO]

This is mind-blowing with how good this is! It really does feel like a 3D GBA game akin to Asterix & Obelix XXL, with how the 3D background sorta warps a little, and it's especially amazing to see an actual 3D game be replicated as far as this! If it somehow contained every, or even just several levels from the game, that would be even more impressive! Keep it up!

[@arostwocents]

Oh man imagine if it got released and people started making mods of this like they do all the other versions 😮

[@bahamutbbob]

"Sorry life has been busy!" Proceeds to show massive improvements and adding voiceover and music to update video. Keep it up! This is still really cool.

[@cryptotooth]

I'm dumbfounded. Lost for words to be honest that you've come this far with the project. It actually looks like the real game. I've been following since the beginning and you deserve a pint mate.

[@jsbarretto]

Sounds like you're a fellow resident of Blighty too. I'll go for a decent bucket of cider any day!

[@frosteybytes4051]

I honestly didn't think it would get this far I didnt realise it was possible

[@jobibones]

This is genuinely insane. I can't wait to see how this progresses, it's already improved so much in just a couple months!

[@Jalechah]

This is amazing! I love the progress you have made so far and one of the best demakes ive seen! An amazing effort for a 3D engine on the GBA. Can't wait to see more !

[@Maxjk0]

To anybody that thinks its fake, take a look at some of the other 3D games on GBA - Namely StarX and Asterisk and Obelisk XXL, the system is capable of a lot more than you may initially think

[@trashtrash2169]

For homebrew there's also the ever impressive openLara gba.

[@Martyste]

It's Asterix & Obelix XXL, for clarification, and literally any handheld game made by the VD-dev duo is worth taking a lot at because they kept pushing the limits of the systems the made games for. R.I.P. M.Velez.

[@delphicdescant]

the people who think everything online is fake are just the usual Dunning-Kruger neckbeards. The don't need to be paid any mind at all.

[@Lo-Sir]

I remember when I first put in a Starsky and Husk game and was so surprised when I saw 3D

[@someguyonyoutube9279]

Don't forget the Need for Speed games

[@disdonut]

I’m so glad the first part of this dev log got randomly suggested to me at some point. THIS. IS. AWESOME.

[@boredyoutubeuser]

Then it gets recommended to you every once one in a while right?

[@spaghetto181]

yep, same

[@disdonut]

@@boredyoutubeuser Yeah. I subscribed so I wouldn’t miss progress updates.

[@TheAnnyParker]

The voiceover audio makes this feel like a presentation in a museum. Also this is so beyond impressive.

[@jsbarretto]

I am not the most inspiring speaker, sorry! 😄

[@TheAnnyParker]

​you communicate what you need to. That's what's important. And you do it well :)

[@CheatCodeSam]

This is so fantastic. I feel like an idle animation for Mario would really bring this to life.

[@WhunderCh]

so much has changed from the adventures of mr triangle man, keep up the good work!

[@LuisAlbertoCarrasquero-ci4yv]

Dude... It's literally like SM64DS, or maybe, SM64 "SP", and the new mario model is crazy. It's a shame it will never be released, but this show that the GBA is a console with a lot of potential.

[@jsbarretto]

The more I work with the GBA, the more I've come to love it. It's right on the edge of many things being *only just* possible, and decent 3D graphics sit in that category.

[@SmashyPlays]

Did he say it won't be released?

[@Calmtimer]

@@SmashyPlays he litteraly says it at the end

[@liammctaggart9840]

​@@Calmtimer he also mentioned getting a copy to a gaming youtuber in the comments. maybe there will be some sort of low key, no profit release

[@tim14022000]

The downside of making something nintendo related unfortunately

[@EsDubble]

I've been watching this from the beginning and the progress you've made is just impressive! Kudos.

[@rafitoelzapatico]

What a great achievement. I tried to port back in the days SM64DS to the PSP which was an epic fail but I see you're actually doing it for the GBA so I have no excuses.. Kudos bro

[@sagaevan9641]

i love this project so much. it's so cozy in a way that's hard to describe

[@No_True_Scotsman]

That's such a good word to describe what I love about the GBA. Cosy.

[@jadearo9397]

really liking how the game looks now, and the better animations make such a huge difference. Also the commentary youve added to the video makes it a lot more interesting im glad you decided to include it

[@gt7984]

I am most impressed by how smooth the movements look. 3D GBA games often tend to look really janky, not this one! Can't wait to see further updates to this project.

[@TheBlackRose666]

There is severe texture artifacting and geometry artifacting for sure but that is to be expected for something like the GBA. Its still insanely impressive that you made this. Hats off to you sir you have done something truly special ❤

[@darren8453]

I still hope for some genius hack here, knowing nothing about 3d graphics engines. Who knows, maybe Kaze has some ideas 🤣

[@StatickyCat]

The GBA is one crazy powerful machine. It’s like an amped up SNES that you can hold in your hands.

[@Nbrother1607]

@@StatickyCat No wonder the system's library had so many SNES ports

[@blade8424]

Snes on steroids basically. Lol.

[@Dwedit]

GBA is roughly 10 times as powerful as a SNES.

[@Singleraxis]

I remember holding a cartridge in my hand back in the day, super mario world, and I just couldn't believe that I used to play this on a bulky hardware. U barely appreciate how far we have come in terms of technology that small devices are simply capeable of this right now...

[@supermonk3y07]

Yeah but some SNES ports looked worse in the GBA. Some effects and resolution looked worse. Not to mention the colors looked washed out. I noticed this with Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2 Yoshis Island and even the Mickey Mouse games

[@togepiss]

Mind blowing project. This is the most impressive thing I've ever seen done with the gba

[@gipadonimus]

The rasterization and texture-mapping is looking so much more visually appealing now, I'm genuinely impressed. I loved the blending effect it had before but I get how it could be grating on some people, so the improvement is nice.

[@epichuman3198]

When its running on the GBA itself, the low resolution, I think, helps mask a lot of the imperfections. Amazing work! Bravo!

[@envar1]

All I can say now is, holy shit. This is a massive jump from the first video you released on this!

[@awogbob]

shocked at how quickly this game is improving in terms of performance and aesthetic! keep it up

[@TheEnder_ITA]

truly im impressed, dawg i was alread impressed by the ds port, keep it up man!

[@jasonjones7461]

Wow.. ok my opinion has changed since the last video I saw. This is really coming along and is highly impressive. The amount of progress you've made since I saw it last is amazing. Well done

[@jakethadley]

I still can't wrap my head around the magnitude of your achievements with this project! Absolutely outstanding work, thanks for documenting your progress :)

[@No_True_Scotsman]

This is some of the best homebrew work I've ever seen

[@ShinigamiNyx]

Whoa. You've really come a long way. I remember being impressed with the first prototype. Even if the sprite looked like a gnome head, seeing gameplay in a 3D environment was very rare on this platform. Off the top of my head, just Doom and part of Spider-Man 2 come to mind

[@KaguyaH]

Looking amazing! Never doubted, but it's always nice seeing homebrew projects running on original hardware.

[@calliestudios]

YEEAHHHHHHH also the triangle shadow is so funny to me and idk why

[@jsbarretto]

That reminds me, I need to improve it and go for a dithering effect instead.

[@mannythedude]

This is actually insane, the progress on this truly makes me believe you'll be able to put the entire game (if not just huge chunk of it) in this, keep up the good work!

[@maxrichards5925]

This project is improving so quickly even with the less time that you have to spend on this project. It’s also incredible seeing it run on a real GBA SP. Can’t wait to see what else gets added next!

[@McNibbler]

Ever since i played asterix and obelix xxl on GBA i just *knew* that some crazy enough programmer could demake mario 64 with enough talent and time. I’m so glad you’ve been the one to pick up that challenge, it looks even better than i could have imagined!! Keep it up!!

[@YeomasBros.2008]

Bro's porting peak to the GBA

[@CaptainBlackBread]

This is the one and only situation in which I will tolerate robot voices. Well worth it. Also, no matter how you sound, you're a legend and we'll accept you either way.

[@arostwocents]

Texture and ground warping is part of 3D on GBA and part of the charm IMO. It was part of all classic 3D GBA games. If you finish this project you will be a genuine and true legend to Nintendo fans for the rest of time. Whatever name you release this under and include in the rom intro will live beyond your own lifetime.

[@pattymcfatty0]

This feels like when people played that leaked demo of mario kart for the GBA. The tech showcase is really insane. Great work!

[@montymole297]

This is really going somewhere, keep it up!

[@anibalcatalan435]

Que chulada, el modelo 3D de Mario te ha quedado excepcionalmente bien para ser tan, tan low poly! Estas cosas se agradecen mucho, es fascinante. Es como mirar a través de una ventana lo que podría haber sido y no fue

[@_zoid]

I can’t believe how much progress you’ve made in two months. You are a wizard

[@k_kubes]

Porting Mario 64 to what's essentially just a powered up SNES is unbelievable!, I've seen some really impressive 3D games on the GBA before, but nothing that is as mechanically complex and with so much content as mario 64 before

[@ArtisansDragonsMusic]

If they don’t call this Super Mario Advance 5 I would scream

[@GraysonLynch]

I'm all for super mario advance sp

[@OmarPimientaRam]

Super Mario 32

[@BigNateDoggOG]

Yup and we still get the Mario Bros mini game included too lmao

[@Greenio_64]

@@BigNateDoggOGfun fact: in an early Build of SM64 they included that but it was scrapped😢

[@SuperM789]

mario advance 5 was the prototype name for nsmb, so it's already taken

[@beanario69]

There's realy no limits for how far you can go, this is gorgeous man!

[@diskoBonez]

The new movement options and skybox look fantastic! Seriously so many major improvements in this video!

[@waddledeegaming3242]

You might be the best GBA coder I've seen in my life!

[@OmniRizzo]

Dude, it's come so far. It looks really good. You got me amazed with each video you drop!

[@michaelslowmin]

Its incredible how quickly this came along. I remember on a few months ago when Mario was just a little red triangle tryna make his way in this big 32bit world. Now he's all grown up, growing with his mustache. You done good 🥲

[@KotBox]

This is cool as heck dude. Hearing you go over the process is super interesting!

[@larryinc64]

Amazing work so far! Really cool to see it playing on real hardware. I do hope someday you do make an original game using this engine, as you mentioned at the end.

[@jsbarretto]

I've been having a few ideas. Pushing the hardware to the limit is good fun, so I think it would have to be something a bit absurd. I'm thinking open-world, Bethesda-esque. Think Daggerfall, but with an interesting landscape. I don't know.

[@ZaltZalt-cz1mh]

@@jsbarretto Could you turn 2d games into 2.5D games? Not that theyd look great, but metroid fusion or zero mission with 3D backgrounds on original hardware would at least look... interesting.

[@joechristo2]

This is gba mario’s voice you can’t convince me otherwise

[@jsbarretto]

He's suddenly become Bri-ish.

[@tiredandokay]

Watching this improve so drastically from the beginning is insane. I didn't expect it to be possible to even get this far but you're the one who's got the skills!

[@ChickyNugg]

Fantastic work! I have been fully invested in these updates and I am continually impressed. Awesome! Also, I love how all texture mapping reminds me of how the PS1 handled textures (warping)

[@giov_moon]

Glad I'm able to watch the progress on your project as it's being made, you're working fast and you know what you're doing. Best of luck : )

[@startrekmodelmaker4457]

I'm blown away This is absolutely amazing

[@diguifi0fficial]

please never give up on this project

[@Skornish]

Thank you for putting captions on the dog barks. It's much appreciated.

[@Tomtycoon]

Seeing it run on a actual GBA is what's it all about. More!

[@ADudeWithAChannel]

Oh, this This is beautiful It's only been 2-3 months since you made the first one, and it's really coming along nicely It seems that it might be a less glitchy game than the original The only glitchiness is the textures and not... everything else You're doing good.

[@jsbarretto]

Oh don't worry, there are *plenty* of ways to clip into the ground if you know how.

[@jhosbleek7]

It's amazing to see how this project is progressing. Incredible work as always

[@simons9824]

This is bonkers batshit insane. Amazing work!!!

[@no-no-noku]

This is looking really good! Expect to see that DMCA soon!

[@Stabbyhara]

the modern day homebrew scene makes me so happy to be alive to witness, so much cool shit we could've only dreamed of 10-15 years ago that this has progressed to this stage as well in so little time, goddamn yo

[@PierrePax]

Amazing work😮 it reminds me of asterix and obelix for GBA - but even better ! You can be a proud of this achievement. Good luck for future enhancements and have fun 😊 Greetings from Germany

[@whitegemgames]

Seeing this come together piece by piece has been utterly fascinating, keep it up dude!

[@Bawk_Bawk]

Wow the progress from that first video has been insane! Can't wait to see how far this project will go!

[@soykiokin]

Dude this is amazing, ALL THIS ON THE GBA, WHAT THE HECK!!!

[@doublekey8931]

Never thought something like this would be possible. Amazing work!

[@FRMRTRN]

Amazing work! Very inspirational don't worry too much about KZbin quality as your video gets the point across very nicely looking forward to where else you will take this project.

[@jariussmith6688]

You keep ploughing through! It looks amazing so far

[@Policombo]

DAMN, the sky is a massive improvement. It truly looks gorgeous. Maybe the Mario model looks too modern?

[@jsbarretto]

That's intentional! I prefer the look of the SM64 DS model, personally.

[@davidthecommenter]

@@jsbarrettoDS needs more attention, so i'm glad you've been making this game with it's style

[@lil-nin-del]

@JoshuaBarretto The model also actually used LESS polygons than the OG 64 model (thanks to optimization), so helpful for performance as well.

[@YoDaPro]

Projects like these show that the software is always AGES behind the hardware. Stunning work!

[@mkinitcpio]

it's really fun seeing your project coming together, nice job

[@GSTE_]

Imagine how groundbreaking this would have been if it was released during the Gameboy Advance's lifetime.

[@darren8453]

With the new camera and animations, this is the first version that i think starts to "feel" like Mario 64. Amazing work 👍

[@Danny-qy7tt]

Bro even added a skybox?!?! Bro!!! That's incredible!!!! I love this!!!!

[@Spongegoose]

I was struggling to see how this would look on an actual GBA, and the picture-in-picture view gives you a good idea. It looks pretty damn good when you shrink the window down. Either way this is incredibly impressive and truly exciting. The GBA is probably my favorite device to date so it's amazing to see it continue to get love.

[@frostiikin9893]

I feel like the hud/sky and game world should probably be rendered at the same resolution, the noticeable disconnect between what you can see in the 3D world and on the hud/sky just feels a bit jarring IMO very minor nitpick though, overall this is crazy impressive

[@jsbarretto]

Good feedback!

[@pengil3]

He added voice acting, legend

[@HidroFalante]

This is just AWESOME! Truly insane indeed!

[@BrandonBrandonBrandon34]

I get so excited when I open KZbin and see you posted an update for this.

[@Jawmsie]

I think my favourite genre of video is "Highly skilled person uses said skill to do something absurd." You're a gem. Keep at it!

[@MoonSarito]

This is just unbelievable for the GBA, I didn't think anyone could make this possible.

[@MeVIPlololol]

This is awesome I never expected gba to come so far!

[@madm3rt989]

Wow, I thought nothing would beat that GBA Astérix game in terms of 3D but you absolutely delivered. This is amazing!

[@willcubemakes]

Excited to see more progress on this awesome project!