DP ServBot
03-09-2016, 05:50 AM
http://forum.digitpress.com//images.eurogamer.net/2015/articles/1/8/1/6/8/2/9/nes-emulator-converts-retro-games-into-3d-1457519883694.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/format/jpg/1816829.jpgA nifty new emulator lets you play NES games in 3D - sort of.
It's still pretty rough, but the idea behind the software works in practice. Footage posted to Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/49kyf8/3dnes_emulator_turns_classic_two_dimensional/) shows NES classics Super Mario Bros. 3, Mega Man and Contra running with 3D-converted visuals.
The emulator appears to be converting the game's 2D sprites into 3D objects based on their layer in the game's code, and their shape/gradient.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-09-nes-emulator-converts-retro-games-into-3d)
It's still pretty rough, but the idea behind the software works in practice. Footage posted to Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/49kyf8/3dnes_emulator_turns_classic_two_dimensional/) shows NES classics Super Mario Bros. 3, Mega Man and Contra running with 3D-converted visuals.
The emulator appears to be converting the game's 2D sprites into 3D objects based on their layer in the game's code, and their shape/gradient.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-09-nes-emulator-converts-retro-games-into-3d)