Video game demakes are a delight, whether they’re playable projects or animated videos that simply envision a classic console-style game. It’s nostalgic and charming to see a popular game in pixels: the game’s fearsome enemies have shrunk but are no less intimidating.
A new project from the popular Demake YouTuber 64 Bits is introduced elden ring for the Super NES. It starts with a wide view of the Earth Tree before the player – riding torrent of course – explores the world map. The YouTube video reimagines it as a classic Legend of Zelda-style overworld map where if a player physically walks across it, they reach a new region level.
The best part of the demake is the way it presents some of them elden ring‘s most famous characters in pixel art. There’s the Stormgate troll, one of the first trolls players encounter, and Radahn on his perfect horse, Leonard. Other popular characters also make an appearance, like Ranni, a pot boy, and most especially the Pope Turtle. Here’s the best part: when a player approaches the turtle, they’re given response options (based on a popular meme) to a “praise the dog” message. The answer is an obvious “good”.
Demaking has an enchanting cognitive dissonance elden ring. The world of the game is huge and full of secret regions spread across different levels. Hidden caves and castles dot the map. It’s hard to imagine the game on previous generation consoles, but it’s fun to think about what that might look like. And numerous fans have done just that, creating demakes for both the Game Boy and the original PlayStation.
64 Bits has become known for its demake videos – how mass effect for the Game Boy Advance and God of War for PlayStation. These videos capture the nostalgia of the era thanks to their attention to detail, from game menus and loading screens to the sound design of text pinging the screen. They also show what a hard copy of the game would have looked like if it had been released around that time – 64 bits, for example. God of War demake video shows an illustrated cover on a CD-ROM case.
