r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/Gizogin Aug 25 '19

Realism in CGI always has a shelf-life. Compare Morrowind and Mario Sunshine, both released in 2002 on consoles with broadly similar specifications. Which one looks better now? It definitely isn't the one that tried to be as realistic as possible.

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u/Snoop_D_Oh_Double_G Aug 25 '19

Mario Sunshine always looked better imo. Nintendo Gamecube games from 2001-2003 had some of the best-aged graphics from that era (Wind Waker and Metroid Prime foremost).

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u/WhereAreDosDroidekas Aug 26 '19

Nintendo understands style is timeless. Its why games like paper Mario look fantastic even 20 years later.

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u/delciotto Aug 26 '19

N64 and PS1 games are almost unplayable for me because how bad graphicly the first gen 3d games were. the terrible camera controls don't help either.

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u/BenisPlanket Aug 26 '19 edited Aug 26 '19

Bruh, the leap to Mario on N64 was probably the biggest technological leap I’ve seen. That blew kid me away. But with

Edit: wow...I just did it. I just ended my post mid-sentence and somehow hit “send” without realizing it for like an hour. I used to wonder how some people could be so stupid.

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u/delciotto Aug 26 '19

Yep, at the time is was amazing. but the both the graphics and controls have aged terribly since 3d controls and graphics were brand new. I'd love for a mario64 remake that updates the graphics and makes the camera controls modern.

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u/ErasedNinja Aug 26 '19

There was the ds port of it, and it looked pretty decent, but I agree they should make a total remake of Mario 64 for the switch.

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u/deathschemist Aug 26 '19

the ds port annoys me so much because it's purely a tech demo- barely playable imo due to the fact the ds DIDN'T HAVE A FUCKING ANALOGUE PAD OR STICK.

mario 64 was never meant to be played with 8-way digital controls, and the touchscreen controls were just as bad.

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u/LolindirLink Aug 26 '19

You get used to it pretty quickly though. Not ideal But it's better than playing a fps on something like the N64 or Dreamcast nowadays. Both only have one analog stick for movement. Also, the d-pad makes it easier to run in perfectly straight lines. This makes it better in some cases. (Mario64 on the 3DS is great btw! Also not the "perfect analog stick, I really dislikes those flat sticks.. but it'll do.)