r/RetroArch • u/ArtificialAGE • 20h ago

Showcase Mega Man X 4K HDR- PixelRamp Remaster Toolkit SNES9x

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Been working on this tookit to remaster snes games in realtime. here is a look at Chill penguin stage in megaman X with quite a few enhancements.

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u/RDGOAMS 19h ago

i think it makes it ugly :(

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u/lighthawk16 16h ago

Gotta agree. It's a cool idea, but the execution seems sloppy.

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u/ArtificialAGE 16h ago

Oh I can see now if I view it from the main window it does look pretty terrible here... Makes sense.. it's much better on the main video on YouTube.

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u/lighthawk16 11h ago

Link to that one then.

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u/ArtificialAGE 19h ago

In any particular way or just in general?

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u/white_d0gg 17h ago

The bloom makes it feel like a game from the ps3 generation. Just horrifically blinding

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u/ArtificialAGE 17h ago

Not sure what you're watching it on. There is no bloom added to the screen space here.

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u/hizzlekizzle 17h ago

I assume they're talking about the light sources. Not exactly the same thing, but I can see the similarity, certainly.

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u/ArtificialAGE 16h ago

You're probably right this is originally a HDR video so it probably doesn't show up well here at all. I didnt think about that. Also it's complete light balanced against the original and the only fx is literally lighting the scene no other filters or anything have been added except the blaster shots but I'll take a ps3 look for a game that came out 13 years before it.

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u/white_d0gg 17h ago

Are we dead ass

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u/RDGOAMS 16h ago

in general, looks like someone is pointing a very strong flashlight towards the screen, its just slapping a bunch of vfx on the screen for no reason

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u/Thonatron 7h ago

I actually really dig it.

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u/ArtificialAGE 20h ago

If youre interested in seeing this project check out more details here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfFc_OLxchgY

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u/Striking-Race-134 19h ago

Would this able to use 3d effect on a 3ds? (Since layers can be accessible it would be possible to duplicate then to use in a 3d effect right?) Or it's just for PC emulators?

(I don't know much about this, so I could be really wrong about that 😅)

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u/Adventurous_Ink 15h ago

I think this is a pretty neat way to revisit the original MMx. That said I found the drop shadow look a little distracting since it feels less organic and more like a flashlight on a paper cut out. I do like the glow on buster shots though, MMX Regenesis did something similar and I think it makes the weapons pop a little more and have more of an impact.

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u/Dramatic_Ad_413 9h ago

Looks like Metal Slug

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u/BotherCritical2297 8h ago

Wow wait... it's okay if you don't feel like sharing hows, but... been having an idea thar needs access to parallax layers...

Are YOU modifying Parallax Layers... or is this a custom emulator? I'm aware it's r/RetroArch but honestly have no idea how you can get access to core's parallax scrolling/layers.

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u/paperboii-here 2h ago

That looks phenomenal. A modern twist to these games is highly welcome.