Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | 07:28 BST

What Mario Galaxy looks like at 720p

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What happens if you get a Wii emulator running at 720p, stick Mario Galaxy on and takes some screenshots of it? This does. Pretty, innit?

Wii HD for 2010, please Nintendo.

13 comments

#1

DrDamn
06/07/09, 9:36 am

Does it still control a bit bobbins? Lots of nice Mario game type gameplay but shite to control. Not allowed to even think that about a Mario game though are you?

#2

No_PUDding
06/07/09, 11:42 am

It’s obvious it’s been res-sed up. It looks ugly for a current gen game.

#3

anasui
06/07/09, 12:07 pm

looks fucking great. I think you guys should lose some prejudice

#4

David
06/07/09, 12:13 pm

definitely makes me wish Nintendo’s console was in HD

#5

Michael O'Connor
06/07/09, 1:37 pm

Other than the slightly iffy looking flower patches, it looks bloody brilliant. Even at low resolution, its a great looking title.

Wish there was a way to make the machine output at a higher definition anyway.

#6

No_PUDding
06/07/09, 1:47 pm

I completely disagree, I think it looks WAY better in the lower res.

At high res, it looks liek shit, becuase of the skyboxes and texture quality, etc.

Keep it low res, or create a game and console that IS HD.

#7

Hunam
06/07/09, 1:49 pm

I think it looks rather spiffy tbh.

#8

Blerk
06/07/09, 1:50 pm

If we do get a ‘Wii HD’ then I’m pretty sure that’ll be exactly what it is – same old Wii with the same old Wii games, just able to output those games upscaled into 720p. I don’t think they’ll bust their user base by allowing people to make proper hi-def games.

#9

DrDamn
06/07/09, 2:30 pm

That’s not upscaled, that’s rendered at 720p – which is proper hi-def. Anyone using their Wii on a HDTV is already playing upscaled to 720p or 1080p.

#10

Dr.Ghettoblaster
06/07/09, 3:57 pm

I don’t own Wii, but to my understanding it’s output is 480p max, yes? Those pics look nice if they’re true 720p. My question is, how can you run a game in true 720p that was designed for 480p max? I’m only asking cause I don’t know and I’m curious.

#11

DrDamn
06/07/09, 4:09 pm

@Dr.Ghettoblaster
This is an emulator on presumably a PC. As the emulator can control the full process they can adjust the rendering to output at 720p instead of 480p. These sort of things are normally configurable in a game engine – whether they would be used or not. For example the engine also needs to be able to cope with lower resolutions than 480p for TV’s which don’t support it.

#12

Dr.Ghettoblaster
06/07/09, 4:50 pm

Ok thanks man. Looks like big N may have shot themsevles in the foot….again.

#13

anasui
06/07/09, 7:42 pm

how? they’re selling a lot of non-hd consoles, embarassingly more than your beloved PS3, and they’re keeping their HD option as an ace up their sleeve. From a businness standpoint, it’s flawless

shoot themselvces in the foot? LOL, seriously man

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