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Published: 2011-08-11 01:39:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 3466; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 0
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After working off-and-on for over a year, I've finally finished my NES model! This was created using only open-source software (Blender 2.5 series and GIMP) and is the single most complex project I've ever undertaken.
A few statistics :
- Number of vertices at final calculation (for rendering) : just over 1.5 MILLION.
- More than half the textures used were created from scratch.
- Started in June 2010 to celebrate the announcement of "The Legend of Zelda - Skyward Sword".
- A real NES was used for direct measurements. This is my most physically-accurate model yet.
- Oh, and this is entirely, 100% Blender Internal Render Engine. No external engines whatsoever.
The NES console is of course the property of Nintendo - this is a tribute by a fan to what is probably the greatest gaming console ever created
...my mind is actually having trouble adjusting to the fact that I really am done
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Hi, do you have this model still?Β
There is a mod called Gmod Tower which is a gamemode for Garry's Mod and they are looking for a better model to use for their in-game NES emulator. This is an amazing model and they would love you forever if you let them use it.
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Hi there!
I do indeed still have this model. Β Thanks for letting me know about the Garry's Mod game-mode and the Gmod Tower console model issue, I'll definitely check it out!
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The emulator itself is still being developed, but I know from their trello that they are looking for a better model to use, and this one is so great that I had to say something.
Here's the status on that project:Β trello.com/c/9RZGTPgN/502-nes-β¦
It'd be awesome to see this model included as the final model
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Ah, thanks for the link! I'll try and contact the two developers and see if an arrangement could be worked out
I may also have to try Garry's Mod now, it looks quite interesting!
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Oh, with the amount of vertices this has, it'd probably be impossible to use in the game, unless they can modify it somehow to lower the count... hm.
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...I feel so old looking at one of these with such nostalgia. Being a 90s kid and all, I call tears of joy looking at one of these. TwT
Anyways, great modeling dude; simply fantastic work from my eyes!
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Thanks a lot! 
...if only I had that Zelda cartridge though... 
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thanks!
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Very good Blender internal render setup and lightning. Did you use approximated or raytraced ambient occlusion, or didn't you use AO?^^
And a good choice of the game!
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Thanks a lot!
I just rechecked my *.blend, and I used Raytraced AO at 0.5 (Add) and Environment Lighting at 0.33, with only three lamps (an Area behind the camera, with two Points on either side as Fillers with warm/cool colours, Specular turned off for Points). Funny thing is that I really didn't fight with the lighting for too long, found the right setup almost immediately...was lucky, I guess
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uuuuhhhhhh "Raytraced AO at 0.5 (Add)" exact what I use most times
The only thing what what I miss on Raytraced AO, is indirect lightning.
I don't use arealights very often, but it looks very good I should try to more use them. Thanks for the information
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no problem!
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Amazing. I wish I could do 3d modeling like this.
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wow, thanks BJ!
hey, it's never too late to start! I've been learning how to do this stuff basically on my own, using online tutorials and so on
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Ah, sure. Not many people call me BJ except on dA, but sure. And no, you can never talk about your passion too much.
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well, if you talk people to sleep with them then maybe that's a bit too much 
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thanks Quandtum!
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Wow, well done, i remember seeing the first steps of this on blenderartists.
very well done, childhood memories, form an orderly cue!
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thanks a lot!
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haha ohh my god, this is amazing
shigeru miyamoto would be proud
its staggering what blender is capable of isnt it
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thanks a lot!
...hmm, I wonder what Miyamoto would say? 
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id say he'd be happy that the legacy of such an old and simple console has gone on this long#
it was amazing then, and its still is today.
the only real way to play games that challenge you is to go retro, games today are of a different breed.
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well, it's the console that almost single-handedly revived the video game industry and introduced some of the most well-known series in gaming history, so I guess it has to have had some effect on us 
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ya i hate that,Nintendo kickass, but there always dismissed as being for kids
hopefully the WIIu and 3ds will change this..what with Resi and streetfighter being launch titles
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hopefully... never played Resident Evil or Streetfighter though, haha 
...on a side note, Unleashed looks way nicer on PS3 than on Wii, and the Werehog is also way better...though I think I prefer the Wii day-stages, less blindingly-fast, haha
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you got a ps3
WiiU Loz looks really good, there a huge upgrade since TP,but in all fairness, that was a gamecube port
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haha, yeah, TP wasn't the best example of the Wii's power
Uncharted? it was actually included when I bought the PS3 on eBay - I haven't tried it yet, though I get the impression a lot of people recommend it
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its really good, theres an Indiana jones feel to it all, simply fantastic
Also god of war,its ps3 exclusive,and way over the top.
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hmm...I'll give it a try
God of War? heard a song from it recently, was pretty amazing...no idea what it was though
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in 3 games,its basically an angry badass on his mission for revenge. It one of the most over the top gaming experiances ever
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hmm, I'll have to read up on it
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To wikipedia, aka the fountain of knowledge
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thanks! ...that is one weird-looking smiley!
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