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Be prepared: High-def videogame remake art is beyond beautiful photo

I think this is the first time in my life I have ever been speechless.

Before anyone cries “OVERDRAMATIC!” please take a look at the attached gallery. Artist Orioto has recreated some iconic retro videogame scenes in glorious high-definition and ... yeah ... like I said: speechless.

I honestly love so many of his (or her?) pieces that I truly couldn’t decide which one to use as the header pic of this post. I selected the classic opening storm sequence from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past not only because it is stunning, but, well, Link to the Past is my favorite game of all time. What can I say? I’m a little biased. But, man, they are all incredible! Check out the one from Super Mario World ... or the one from Street Fighter II ... or the one from Super Metroid! MY GOD I CAN’T CONTROL MY HAND OVER THE CAPS LOCK!

As much as I adore retro graphics, can you imagine what it would be like to play all of these high-definition remakes? Someone shoot me in the face because, if there is a heaven, I will be playing these games there.

Please give some much deserved love to Orioto by also checking out his deviantART page. He deserves every bit of praise I am hoping you all heap on him in the comments.

What do you think? Which one is your favorite? Any retro games you would love to see the artist tackle next? CAPS LOCK GO!

[Via NeoGAF]


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Zombutler's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:03
Zombutler
Holy shit.......amazing.
Half left's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:04
Half left
JIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz
seigfreid's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:05
seigfreid
Moar games like this plz
linuxguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:05
linuxguy
HOLY FUCK
this is torture
DarkTower06's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:08
DarkTower06
I have no goddamn idea what I'm supposed to be looking at in the Metroid one. I assume it's Metroid because all the others are easily identifiable.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:09
The-Excel
Amazing. You don't usually see Gunstar Heroes fanart in any form.
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:09
Teta
MY PANTS ARE NOW BROKEN!
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:11
Anus Mcphanus
I think I just crapped myself after seeing the Mickey & Donald World of Illusion picture!

Seriously at the very least that needs to be on the Virtual Console now!!
trueb7ue's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:11
trueb7ue
the mario, SF, and Metroid themed ones were all the best.


seriously brb faproom
power-glove's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:12
power-glove


Yeah, you should do Modus as well.
The Hero with 1001 Faces's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:12
The Hero with 1001 Faces
Meh.
maltman1856's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:14
maltman1856
i love it
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:15
Tubatic
My heart flipped over when I saw the Mega Man one.
Unicorn's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:18
Unicorn
i'm waiting for games to actually look like this.

fucking style over polygon count!
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:18
Tubatic
Well, we are pretty much getting the Street Fighter one in a few days . . .
that1dood's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:18
that1dood
My pants... THEY DO NOTHING!
Darkanubis87's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:19
Darkanubis87
omg god! i exclaimed out loud when i saw this and dragged my wife to stare with me.
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:22
F Whipple
New wallpaper go!
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:22
Professor Pew
I love the Zelda, Sonic and World of Illusion ones. The rest just look like waterpainted screenshots... meh :)
Snoopbob2006's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:23
Snoopbob2006
i love them..

If only..
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:23
falinter
I've seen the mario one before a while ago but the rest of these. WOW
The GHost's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:23
The GHost
*eyes begin to well up*

Should have sent a poet.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:24
Necros
No Castlevania love...but these are still awesome!
Mirax's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:26
Mirax
Although the Alttp one really is stunning, when I saw the Super Metroid one I just freaked. SO GOOD.
Krow-Kupo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:26
Krow-Kupo
Pants have been creamed.
Drack48's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:27
Drack48
WOW INCREDIBLE! OHH god I want a new 2d metroid like that soo bad it hurts. Great work..man..wow! How can people look at that stuff and go "meh"?
VampireChrist's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:29
VampireChrist
that shit is illllll son
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:32
Wedge
Go buy Aquaria then you fuckers, some people do make games like this.
Slynx's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:35
Slynx
Sonic and Metroid ones were awesome.
El Nicko's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:38
El Nicko
Wow...i would love to have the Super Metroid one hanging on my wall.
grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:39
grafkhun
Impressive, very impressive. I love the blurry impressionistic style as well as all the neat touches, like how the door in the Metroid one looks so natural in the scene and stuff, gorgeous. my favorite is the SMW one with the giant bullet bill, due to how the perspective is formed to make it really look like it is a game scene. I love the megaman one but can't really see it in a game, it's still awesome though.
Heojaua's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:40
Heojaua
MOARRRRRRRR PLZZZZ
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:44
Jim Sterling
Now, these are amazing, and look beautiful, but isn't calling them "high-def remakes" a little pretentious? They're just drawings, basically. That's not how they'd look as hi-def remakes, they're just illustrations. Intensely beautiful illustrations, but they don't look anything at all like game screenshots.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:45
Samit Sarkar
OH MY GOD

The Sonic one from Aquatic Ruin Zone is amazing, but they're all fucking awesome.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:48
ArrestedDeveloper
Those are errmazing.
Shirley Temple's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:48
Shirley Temple
@Jim

The whole time I was going through the gallery I kept thinking to myself that a game dev could actually very easily make games that look like these. After all, everything would be a flat image/sprite. I want to see more games like this. Much like Braid.
realyst's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:50
realyst
@Jim:

Why couldn't they be? High def doesn't necessarily mean brown and bloom. Non-realistic shaders are all over the place and these games would look gorgeous using some of these techniques.

Nothing in this pics couldn't be done using some very high tech and a good library of non-realitic shader effects.
solidgoomba's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 17:53
solidgoomba
I would trade all the 3d graphics in the world to see something like this
Artemus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:13
Artemus
Good gawd.
Holy got damn toledo.
Fuck.
Those pieces are beyond words!

Can they be purchased?! I'm gonna have to get the Mario, Link and Sonic pieces printed and framed! These need to be displayed!

Yeah, Chad - When I saw The Link to the Past pic I nearly fainted with joy... I though it was a screen shot of a Nintendo HD remake! Damn, my hopes were high...
Wouldn't that be sweet?! =) Imagine?!
sylphx's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:17
sylphx
I'm gonna second Jim on this one.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:17
RonBurgandy2010
This guy needs to start making games.




You know, like Luc Bernard.
sylphx's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:20
sylphx
I'm gonna second Jim on this one.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:25
Chad Concelmo
@Jim Sterling,
You sound like the old man neighbor yelling at the guys building the first rocket.

"What are you thinking?! That crazy contraption is never going to go anywhere! Stop dreaming big, you damn whippersnappers!"

I wonder if those guys waved at the old man as they were flying to the moon ...

Who knows what a Link to the Past high-def remake would look like until, ya' know, it actually exists?!

Think positive! TECHNOLOGY! :D
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:28
mix
I'm at work and I can't stand up!!!! I would buy these for sure!!!!
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:29
psycho terror2
not particularly impressed.

yes i'd love to see these games, but these are just pictures. if someone takes the time to redo all the sprites in super metroid to look like the ones in the picture, then i'll be impressed.
Lord The Night Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:33
Lord The Night Knight
The Sonic on the beach one looks great.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:34
s0lesurviv0r
I would give a generous amount of vital organs for a high def Gunstar Heroes remake.
gatorsax2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:37
gatorsax2010
Gotta say, I loved the Yoshi's Island one. I think that's what it would have looked like if the technology were there at the time it was released--sort of the ultimate expression of they style they were going for. I really want to play a game that looks as smooth as the best hand-drawn animation. Wario Land: Shake It! is a good example, but imagine what could be!
Christophart's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:38
Christophart
i just came shit i mean yeah there only IMAGES but wow...he has a picture of L on his deviant art fucking sickest shit ive seen in a while
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/04/2009 18:39
Gyrael
THE BEAUTY! IT'S UNPARALLELED!

Nabbing a few.
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