Post by: RickPowers on May 08, 2003, 06:37:03 PM
With a giant THANKS to "GodsHand" at the Gaming Age Forums, we have managed to get the Mario Kart: Double Dash and F-Zero GX footage that was shown on CNN Headline News today. GodsHand edited the video to crop out the CNN bar, and it looks great.
Alternatively, we have a smaller 8MB version from IGN Boards user Nuno Cristovao, which also looks very, very good.
Lastly, we now have a DivX 5.05 version which is color-corrected and looks absolutely fabulous, but ONLY includes the Mario Kart: Double Dash footage. Thanks again to "GodsHand" at the GA Forums!
Click the link below to go to our Media Downloader and grab the file! You need to be running Windows Media Series 9 for the .WMV files, and the DivX file requires DivX 5.05.
Mario Kart / F-Zero Footage (22MB Windows Media Series 9)
Mario Kart / F-Zero Footage (8MB Windows Media Series 9)
Mario Kart Footage ONLY (16MB DivX 5.05)
Post by: nolimit19 on May 08, 2003, 07:39:08 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 08, 2003, 07:54:29 PM
If it doesn't play in Media Player 6.4, it sucks by default.
Post by: Gamefreak on May 08, 2003, 08:38:05 PM
Post by: Berto2K on May 08, 2003, 09:22:51 PM
That chic is Erica Hill, she used to be on Tech Live on Tech TV. Too bad she left, she was best looking one at the station.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 08, 2003, 09:42:15 PM
Post by: RickPowers on May 08, 2003, 09:45:11 PM
Post by: Gamefreak on May 08, 2003, 09:51:30 PM
Post by: Nintendo on May 08, 2003, 10:08:47 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on May 08, 2003, 10:12:34 PM
Thanks for the videos, and thanks for the DivX version. It's greatly appreciated. About the game, I think that it looks far more stunning than I had anticipated. It's silky smooth, and looks fabulous.
Post by: Berto2K on May 08, 2003, 11:35:59 PM
Edit: Oh ya I got it, 720x480. A mere 87MB in mpg2 format. The full 2 minute piece. Now if I just had a place to store that on and to share for people or a way to compress it.
Post by: Gamefreak on May 09, 2003, 12:25:28 AM
Post by: Berto2K on May 09, 2003, 12:43:24 AM
Edit: It is up now, 87MB worth.
Post by: Toolvana on May 09, 2003, 05:14:17 AM
Post by: nolimit19 on May 09, 2003, 07:24:03 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on May 09, 2003, 07:34:12 AM
I mean I don't expect Mario Kart to have Star Fox Adventures graphics but it should at least look polished. Much like Super Mario Sunshine there is a real lack of detail and everything looks very bland. Yeah gameplay is what matters but there's no excuse for a lazy presentation.
Post by: Joshums on May 09, 2003, 10:46:45 AM
Post by: Pumaman on May 09, 2003, 12:15:10 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on May 09, 2003, 01:54:22 PM
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Originally posted by: Pumaman
Am the only one that thinks the graphics in Mario Kart look fine?
No you aren't. I don't think they are the horrible eyesore that most people are whining about either. I actually stated above that I thought the game looked really good. People who are complaining about the graphics should just chill, and play the game.
Post by: Ian Sane on May 09, 2003, 02:21:59 PM
Post by: EggyToast on May 09, 2003, 07:04:59 PM
And it seems that the planet gamecube server is completely crapping out because of these files. Can we get a mirror site or the server fixed?
Post by: Gamefreak on May 09, 2003, 08:19:58 PM
Post by: nolimit19 on May 09, 2003, 10:29:49 PM
Post by: Chipopo on May 10, 2003, 04:57:39 AM
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Originally posted by: nolimit19
there are many people that are looking forward to this title that may be turned off by its not so good looking graphics. nintendo needs to step it up in that department.
YEA! Just like all of those people turned off by Grand Theft Auto's subpar graphics! I'm sure Rockstars kicking themselves now. "PHUCK! We sold 8 kabajillion copies BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE PEOPLE NOLIMIT CLAIM WON'T BUY OUR GAME CAUSE OF t3H GRAPH1CKZ?!!!!!!!!!!one"
Here's a clue: About 80 percent of the videogaming market has no comprehension of what makes good graphics. For instance, I watched the Double Dash video and I exclaimed "Pants, meet poop". Not because there were bumper mappers or volumetric gasious intestinal content. It looked stylized. It looked like a 3D Super MarioKart. Hot damn, the day I ask for something more sexy then that is the day I become a forum blow-hard, constantly refreshing my explorer window in an attempt to scatter my waves of elite stupidity amongst the rest of the forum-going community. Ring a bell?
And I'm sure you're aware of how average Mariokart 64's graphics were when it came out compared to some PC titles. Or maybe you weren't a videogame know-it-all at the time, and actually enjoyed games more then you bitched about them. Do us all a favor and revert back to that state, will you?
Post by: BlkPaladin on May 10, 2003, 08:16:40 AM
Also to note some of the effects etc may change for the US release. For Mario Sunshine the water had a little metalic shine to it when it was released in Japan. (At least the Demo for the US which came off the the Japanese one did.) When the game came to the US that metalic sheen was gone and the water reflected more like water.
Post by: AnyoneEB on May 10, 2003, 08:25:31 AM
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Post by: nolimit19 on May 10, 2003, 08:49:49 AM
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Post by: Jollus on May 10, 2003, 02:59:11 PM
Post by: Gamefreak on May 10, 2003, 11:05:28 PM
Post by: hylian sponge on May 11, 2003, 02:53:41 PM
the media player one works but it stops and says something that an error has occured
Post by: Ian Sane on May 12, 2003, 07:05:09 AM
I think that's because with the other consoles EAD actually made games that looked good compared to other titles released around the same time. Super Mario Bros 3 was so ahead graphically of other NES titles it practically looked like an early SNES title. Super Mario Worlds, F-Zero, and Pilotwings were absolutely amazing when they were released. EAD's N64 titles, while not as pretty as Rare's, were always some of the best looking titles on the system. However with the Gamecube, compared to other titles, EAD's stuff generally looks really bland. I'm not asking for super realism but there should at least be some better details. Super Smash Bros Melee, which was practically a launch title, shouldn't look better than Cube titles being released today.
Post by: ThePerm on May 12, 2003, 08:17:07 AM
Post by: Gamefreak on May 12, 2003, 12:55:40 PM
I still think Wind Waker could've made it at 60 fps. Metroid did it, and Star Fox pretty much did it most of the time...even with the fur shaded grass and fur...and mucho-polygoned character models.
