Jul 04, 2020 22:30:00

An emulator that can play the game of NINTENDO 64 with a maximum resolution of 8 times has appeared, and a play movie is also available

' RetroArch ' is a

game emulator that can play NINTENDO64 games at up to 8 times the resolution. The function to increase the resolution was added in the June 2020 update, but RetroArch has also made a mod that makes the game screen clear by volunteers, so that some PlayStation games can also be played on a clean screen. I am.

paraLLEl N64 – Low-level RDP upscaling is finally here! – Libretro
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/parallel-n64-low-level-rdp-upscaling-is-finally-here/

RetroArch
https://www.retroarch.com/

The original resolution of NINTENDO64 is about 256×224 to 640×480. With RetroArch, you can double, quadruple, and eight times the resolution when playing NINTENDO64 games, so for example, a game with a resolution of 256 x 224 will be 512x448 at 4x, 1024x896 at 8x, and 8x. You can enjoy it at a resolution of 2048 x 1792. In addition, at least 5 to 6 GB of GPU memory is required to play the game at the maximum resolution of 8 times.

The following is Super Mario 64 with 4 times the resolution.

And the following is Super Mario 64 with 8 times the resolution. You can see that the outline of Mario is sharper compared to the resolution of 4 times.

Also, a movie that played Super Mario 64 with 4 times the resolution was also released.

Super Mario 64 (1996) [N64]-RetroArch with paraLLEl RDP-YouTube


The expression of 'Metal Switch Waterfall' entrance of Super Mario 64 is also very clear.

Shiny metal Mario.

The face of Billiquiu attacking with electricity was also clearly visible.

A movie has also been released to play with 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' with 4 times the resolution.

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) [N64]-RetroArch with paraLLEl RDP-YouTube


Boss and shell parasitic beast Goma with 4 times the resolution.

The battle scene is also clear.

You can also see the magnificent view of the Hailar plain in the movie.

In addition, screenshots with 8 times the resolution of the game that appeared in NINTENDO64 were released. The image below is '

Golden Eye 007 '

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Perfect Dark '

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Star Fox 64 '

In RetroArch, there is also a MOD made for PlayStation games that uses machine learning to make images look sharp.

Beetle PSX HW – Experimental texture replacement now available! – Libretro

https://www.libretro.com/index.php/beetle-psx-hw-experimental-texture-replacement-now-available/

Below is a movie of Chrono Cross playing using MOD.

Libretro Cores Quick Look-Beetle PSX HW texture replacement! (Vulkan-only)-YouTube


A comparison image with a game that is not using MOD was also released. The left is a screenshot of Chrono Cross without MOD and the right is with MOD.

Although the objects and characters such as treasure chests are not so different, the background has clear boundaries and the colors look vivid.

RetroArch is available for Windows, Linux, and Android at the time of writing.

RetroArch
https://www.retroarch.com/