Redrawing 5 classic NES sprites at DOUBLE SIZE

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Published on March 31, 2024 1:00:32 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWFeHYvEMj4

Duration: 8:19

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I’m curious what would happen if we scale up NES sprites and redraw them, following stylistic cues from the originals - maybe there's new detail that can be uncovered in the higher resolution... let’s find out!

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0:00 Intro & Doubling Parameters
1:02 Initial Upscale Traces
2:40 Link
3:28 Mario
4:13 Mega Man
5:18 Darkwing Duck
6:29 Samus
7:34 All of them together
8:06 VID OVER

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