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The water has waves! (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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[-] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 3 days ago

Still looks fine tbh Can't say that about most games from that time

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 3 days ago

N64 definitely aged better than PS1, especially in motion. Just a few too many compromises, like the integer positions and no perspective on textures.

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[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Fuck, dude, remember VirtuaFighter?

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

I've got the quarters if you've got the time to get your ass beat.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Water still looks and moves better than most games.

Also…

“FOLLOW THAT DOLPHIN!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3qbEGVIthI

[-] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 days ago

Honestly, it's still impressive that they were even able to do that on the N64.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 11 points 3 days ago

Here's a deep dive into how the game works:
The waves of Wave Race 64 -MVG

[-] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Honestly, it holds up. Sure there's fewer polygons, but more polygons doesn't mean it looks better.

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Going from the bleeps and bloops of the 8-bit gaming era to VR is quite a leap. VR was the realm of scifi, and now it exists as a reality. Is it perfect? No, and the steep psychological learning curve can be off-putting to some, but it's really good even as it is now.

[-] Letsdothis@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I really love the atmosphere and ambiance of Wave Race 64

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago

This is three dimensional and the water reflects what is above?? The future is now!

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

I don't think it reflects, it's just slightly transparent and the object extends under the surface.

In those days, when you entered a room in a game that had very shiny tiles that reflected the room, it was simply a copy of the room, upside down and flipped, and the floors were transparent. It created the illusion of reflection.