I kinda feel like the remaster just makes the animation look worse. Maybe the lower resolution of the original subconsciously lowers my expectations.
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TommySoda@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Holy shit this is a blast from the past. This show was my jam as a kid. The animation has aged horribly, but I’d be so down to watch the whole series again.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 week ago
circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
This. It was meant to be viewed at 480p.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 1 week ago
And on a CRT screen
TommySoda@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I rewatched it like 10 years back I think? It was always this bad. I remember thinking “wow this animation is way worse than I remember” even back then when I was rewatching it. Nostalgia plays a huge part in my opinion. Like how you’d play games on the PS2 and think to yourself “wow games look so realistic these days” but when you go back they look awful compared to today’s standards.
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Later seasons do look much better, though. You can watch them upgrade their hardware in real time. Shadows, more polygons, more actors on screen, etc.
TommySoda@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It’s honestly pretty amazing to watch in hindsight instead of when they were being released. You can see the progress and it’s pretty cool.
Yokozuna@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The ps1 game was horrible if I can recall from my kid brain correctly. I had forgotten what this series was called for YEARS, and it bugged me so much. I’m glad that’s finally off of my chest.
kurikai@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The PS1 game is awesome
pemptago@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Even Toy Story 1 animation is dated, which is feature-quality, not TV, and it came out after Reboot.
It’s definitely dated, but I admire the historic technical feat. For example, they didn’t have* inverse kinematics* back then, meaning they couldn’t plant the character’s feet on the ground or hands on a surface and move the body without the limbs moving as well. They’d have to repose the hands and feet to line up. It’s why so many shots don’t show their feet unless they’re standing still and why the boy (enzo?) is always diving into the shot.