If you’ve been itching to see retro games be given a bit of a pep in this modern gaming world, Nvidia’s RTX modding toolkit is already realizing that dream. With the open beta now out, prepare yourselves for an upscaled return of some classics.
In a rather lengthy post, Nvidia has outlined exactly what the RTX Remix software is capable of. In a nutshell: it’s a “cutting-edge modding platform” that allows for games from a bygone era to be given a bit of a remaster.
The above video shows what it can do. In this instance, we can see ray-tracing versions of Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind and Half-Life 2, complete with higher definition assets. We’re already seeing it in the likes of Tomb Raider and Vice City, so expect a lot more to come out of the woodwork now Remix is out in beta.
Also comes with DLSS 3.5 and Ray Reconstruction
I suppose one of the questions modders may have is: will RTX Remix be compatible with any game? While it’s designed to work with a lot of different titles, Nvidia says its “level of compatibility may vary depending on the complexity of the game’s assets and engine.”
We know it works on older games because we’ve already seen it in action. The software “works best with DirectX 8 and 9 games with fixed function pipelines.” Things like Hitman 2, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, and Call of Duty 2 should work, as well as the aforementioned ones.
Whether you’re sick of remasters, remakes, reboots, and other “re-” words or not, RTX Remix is probably going to see a boon in unofficial remasters of video games from yesterday that have been given a shiny new coat.
