Luigi Is Almost Real 2007 !!! Starxxon 2007-10-06 | Read all the description or look like a fool... To make Luigi appear in the original Super Mario 64, you need to go to the castle courtyard and run 64 times around the star statue. Once you do that, the camera will fly up to the sky and when it comes down Luigi will be standing on the star and will be playable!!!!!! (!) BTW the trick I just described isn't true, this video is showing a (complicated) ROM hack of my own. Maybe someday the hack will be released to the public.
Metroid Curved 2021 Starxxon 2022-12-19 | Experiment from 2021 with Metroid Curved where multiple layers of blocks create a deeper playfield.Metroid Curved is a variation of Metroid Cubed which was originally made in 2003 as an early attempt to voxelize a NES game.
Super Mario 64, but with random value added to every vertices. Starxxon 2021-10-14 | Answering the question "What would happen if we added random values to every vertices in Super Mario 64?" once and for all, so we can move on to more important questions!
Luigi is Real Enough 2008-2021! Unused Alternate Take! Starxxon 2021-02-28 | Unused alternate gameplay footage I had recorded for my "Luigi is Real Enough 2008" video. You can see by the end why this take was not used! :D P.S. Yes I know that Luigi's overall size is too large, it was a mistake present in the original 2008 video. :)
Metroid Curved 2020 Starxxon 2020-11-19 | Metroid Curved is based on Metroid Cubed, a project I started in 2002 that was aimed at converting the whole game to 3D using voxels. It was the first project of its kind. Originally using isometric pre-rendered marching-cube smoothed voxel volumes, Metroid Curved is a modernized version with a new "real-time" curved voxel engine.The game engine was custom written at the time, it is not running NES code. Metroid Curved will be released eventually, but as an incomplete and inaccurate reproduction of the game in 3D. Finishing and polishing this old code would take too much effort for something that would probably get shut down by Nintendo.
Star Fox isometric* view - Titania! Starxxon 2020-09-06 | More isometric-like Star Fox gameplay. This time on the multi weather planet Titania! *Not technically isometric since there's still some perspective.
Star Fox + Zaxxon = Starxxon 2020! Starxxon 2020-09-06 | I finally recreated what I had in mind when I chose Starxxon as my YouTube nickname on August 27th 2005!
Metroid Cubed - NES Voxel Conversion - Stereoscopic 3D 30th Anniversary edition. Starxxon 2016-08-07 | In honor of Metroid's 30th anniversary, I've resurrected my Metroid Cubed project from the early 2000s, and implemented a stereoscopic 3D view!Compatible with Google Cardboard VR and other 3D YouTube playing methods.Sorry, no enemies!
Luigi is Real Enough 2008! (HQ Re-upload 2014) Starxxon 2014-10-26 | Press Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A while in front of the star statue, repeat 64 times to play with Luigi in Super Mario 64 ;)Naaahhh. This is my third Luigi mod, done with a custom program that distorted the polygon data in the ROM. This time I think I got him right (except for its general size, which is too big...). I'm sure some people will still find some faults, but I tried my best to match the proportions of the latest Luigi models seen in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Wii.Sorry there's no Luigi sound effects this time, just music.
Metroid Cubed - 3D conversion - Real-time voxel engine Starxxon 2011-06-21 | The Metroid Cubed project dates back to 2003, way before it became fashionable to convert 8-bit games to 3d. The goal was to convert the original NES game into 3d volumetric data using voxels (3d pixels) based directly on the original 8-bit graphics. While the main release used pre-rendered voxel-based graphics, this is an experiment I did to make it run using a "real-time voxel engine". Unfortunately unlike the main release, this version has no sound or enemies.
Spiral Mountain From Banjo Kazooie in Super Mario 64! Starxxon 2009-10-12 | Thanks to Breegullbeak for posting the .obj file.Thanks to Cooliscool from the Rare Witch Project for creating Bootle's Glasses which enabled .OBJ exporting from Banjo Kazooie.Thanks to Frauber (aka messiaen) who provided the extended RAM patch needed for my importer to work with such a big level.Banjo Kazooie includes a much more powerful graphic engine, and can do thing like fading texture layers and supports higher resolution textures, so the level doesn't look exactly the same in SM64.Another big problem is that the SM64 collision engine is flaky and Mario can fall through the ground in many places in the level.
Bowser Walks On Walls in Super Mario 64! Starxxon 2009-10-11 | Strange thing that happened while recording the video featuring a new SM64 custom level.
Custom New Mario 64 Level Using TT64 0.6b (level design by Geckojou) Starxxon 2009-10-11 | The level was designed by Geckojou http://www.youtube.com/user/Geckojou who published a few tutorial showing how to build these kind of levels using Blender 3d. Big thanks to frauber (aka messiaen) for the extended memory patch.
Rainbow Mario And The Tubular Spiral Slide From Space 64!! Starxxon 2009-02-11 | A simple example of what could've been done with Toad's Tool 64 version 0.6b, which was supposed to include a rudimentary .OBJ format level importer and a background swapper/importer. Note that the Rainbow Mario effect is purely accidental.
Metroid Cubed (NES 3d voxel conversion) video 1: Brinstar Starxxon 2008-12-12 | Metroid Cubed is an old project of mine. It was unveiled in 2003, and it's a conversion of the classic and innovative 1986 Nintendo game into volumetric 3d graphics using a voxel sculpting tool I developed.Think of it as rebuilding the whole game using special micro Lego blocks, using the original graphics to choose the colors and shapes.If you have the Shockwave plug-in installed, you can play Metroid Cubed online at: http://www.qubedstudios.com or http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/metroidcubed.htmLook on my page for another version where you can actually rotate the camera.
Metroid Cubed (NES 3d voxel conversion) video 4: Ridley Starxxon 2008-12-12 | Metroid Cubed is an old project of mine. It was unveiled in 2003, and it's a conversion of the classic and innovative 1986 Nintendo game into volumetric 3d graphics using a voxel sculpting tool I developed. Think of it as rebuilding the whole game using special micro Lego blocks, using the original graphics to choose the colors and shapes. If you have the Shockwave plug-in installed, you can play Metroid Cubed online at: http://www.qubedstudios.com or http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/metroidcubed.htm Look on my page for another version where you can actually rotate the camera.
Metroid Cubed (NES 3d voxel conversion) video 2: Norfair Starxxon 2008-12-12 | Metroid Cubed is an old project of mine. It was unveiled in 2003, and it's a conversion of the classic and innovative 1986 Nintendo game into volumetric 3d graphics using a voxel sculpting tool I developed. Think of it as rebuilding the whole game using special micro Lego blocks, using the original graphics to choose the colors and shapes. If you have the Shockwave plug-in installed, you can play Metroid Cubed online at: http://www.qubedstudios.com or http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/metroidcubed.htm Look on my page for another version where you can actually rotate the camera.
Metroid Cubed (NES 3d voxel conversion) video 3: Kraid and Norfair 2 Starxxon 2008-12-12 | Metroid Cubed is an old project of mine. It was unveiled in 2003, and it's a conversion of the classic and innovative 1986 Nintendo game into volumetric 3d graphics using a voxel sculpting tool I developed. Think of it as rebuilding the whole game using special micro Lego blocks, using the original graphics to choose the colors and shapes. If you have the Shockwave plug-in installed, you can play Metroid Cubed online at: http://www.qubedstudios.com or http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/metroidcubed.htm Look on my page for another version where you can actually rotate the camera.
FlatWorld BattleField (Entirely New Mario 64 Level!) Starxxon 2008-01-27 | This is a brand new level in Super Mario 64. The flat level template is now available using the latest version of Toad's Tool 64, the SM64 level editor. http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/ToadsTool64.htm Note that the spiraling path was created mathematically using my own development version of TT64, not by moving boxes "by hand". A patch with this particular level will be released soon.
Super Mario 64 Mod 2007 (Fighting 3 Bowsers!) Starxxon 2007-05-05 | A Mod/Hack that I did before releasing Toad's Tool 64, the Super Mario 64 level editor I created. A PPF patch of this Mod is available at: http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/TT64Mod2007.ppf Note that it must be applied on an Extended SM64 ROM only!! An IPS patch is also available, but it doesn't patch the Bowser levels (16MB IPS limitation) http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/TT64Mod2007.ips The ROM Extender can be found here: http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/Mario64Tools.htm Have fun!
Super Mario 64 with SMB Level 1-1! (Not just a texture hack) Starxxon 2007-04-11 | Part of level 1-1 from SMB inserted into Bob-Omb's Battlefield in Super Mario 64. It's obviously more than a simple, easy to do texture hack. I made this a while ago, and with what I know now about the level format, I could do a better version, with pipes and enemies. Also, big problem with this hack is that the boxes are too big and high for Mario to jump on with a normal jump. They also have a tendency to explode when hit from the side.
Toads Tool 64 New Preview 07 (Super Mario 64 level editor) Starxxon 2007-04-09 | Toad's Tool 64 Beta Released at http://qubedstudios.rustedlogic.net/ToadsTool64.htm
Toads Tool 64 teaser video (Super Mario 64 level editor) Starxxon 2006-07-31 | This is a quick teaser video of my upcoming Super Mario 64 level editor. The video is not really showing much but it's better than nothing :D Toad's Tool 64 should be released... eventually. Please don't ask for a release date and sorry if I don't have time to answer all of your messages.
Hyrule Planet. NES Zelda 3d remake Beta for the Revolution? Starxxon 2006-04-14 | Ok let's pretend that this is a movie from a leaked beta sent by my friend in Japan, his friend is working at Nintendo. This looks like some early experiment Miyamoto and his team made with the Revolution, when trying to "improve" original NES games. This Hyrule Planet seems to be manipulated and rotated using the Revolution 3d controller. It probably uses Nintendo's own technology called voxelization, to transform the original 2d graphics into 3d. Presumably in this case, a modified NES emulator would display voxelized graphics, retaining the look and gameplay of the original, but this time in 3d. You should be able to change the camera viewpoint using the 3d capabilities of the controller, while you play.
Super Mario 64 Mod 2006 Starxxon 2006-01-29 | A modification of Super Mario 64 that I did with my own level editor. It will be released somewhere in the future as a public beta. (Note: it was released since then)Don't get your expectations too high, the Mario 64 level format is complicated and there will be some restrictions what you can edit, at least in version 1.0b.Still, the tool will be powerful for what it will do and a lot of fun for all Mario 64 fans.
Luigi is Really Real 2005: The Movie Starxxon 2005-08-27 | Yes it seems that Luigi can be found in Super Mario 64 after all... He was just hiding behind the star statue in Peach's castle courtyard. He's a little shorter than usual, maybe from standing too long near the water, but at least, Luigi got all of his head!Note that the player controlling Luigi obviously never did Mario 64 speed runs videos :)----------------------------------------Ok due to people thinking I was serious and not reading the comments I'm adding some explanation here: No Luigi is not in an unmodified Mario 64 cartridge, yes this is a hack.But people thinking it's just a texture and color hack probably didn't play Mario 64 recently. Look at the head, it has a different shape than Mario's.Anyway I don't pretend it's the best hack ever, I did this for fun as a side hack. I have much bigger plans for Mario 64 in the future. (see my other video)
