As NetherRealm Studios prepares for the release of Mortal Kombat 11, fans of the series are nostalgic for the old parts, imagining what their remakes would look like. But alterations with modern graphics are of little interest to them - the spirit of the nineties is important. It was in this traditional form that YouTube user Bitplex tried to present Mortal Kombat in 1992. In the video he posted, the game of the legendary Midway looks like it was transferred to 3D for the first PlayStation.
Bitplex created full XNUMXD levels and character models using sprites and screenshots from the original game. The four-minute video shows all the levels, fighters and fatalities. Alas, what is shown exists only in the video - you cannot download such a remake.
“Mortal Kombat is one of my favorite series,” the author admitted. “I am proud to present you this video, in which I paid tribute to the creators of great images, levels, characters and music. Outstanding, timeless classic! […] Thanks to developers Ed Boon and John Tobias for this immortal masterpiece. And also to Dan Forden for the incredible soundtrack!”
The video scored more than 18 thousand "I like" marks. In the comments, users praised the author for the hard work and attention to detail. One commented that Bitplex's resulting graphical style is reminiscent of early 3D games like Doom and Duke Nukem 11D, while another wrote that he would like to see this version of the first game as a mini-game in Mortal Kombat XNUMX.
Not so long ago, Bitplex presented a video with Mortal Kombat 2, transformed in a similar way. Work on it took about two months. Boon posted this video on his Twitter, which the author was very happy about. “Ten years ago, I could not even think that someday I would thank the creators of this masterpiece, Ed would see my creation and share it with others,” he wrote.
You can also find 3D versions of other classic games on the Enthusiast Channel, such as Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) and Prince of Persia (1989).
The work of Bitplex brings to mind the 3DNES emulator from Vietnamese developer Trần Vũ Trúc, which appeared in 2016. This program "transforms" two-dimensional games into three-dimensional ones: the algorithm adds shadows and additional surfaces to flat objects in such a way that they become similar to three-dimensional ones. Not all games are compatible with this set of rules, so often (especially when there is a lot of detail on the screen) strange, surreal shapes are obtained instead of 3D objects. Last year, the emulator received full support for VR devices.
3DNES is distributed free of charge (except for the VR version, which is priced at $15), but anyone can send a donation to the author on Patreon. Below you can see an example of the program in Super Mario Bros. 1985. More videos are on the author's channel called Geod Studio.
Source: 3dnews.ru