Retexturing
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Retexturing is a process used for increasing the resolution
of emulated
video games, by replacing the game's textures
with images with higher resolution. The majority of games retextured is Nintendo 64
games, mainly because it is easy to retexture them, and secondly because you don't have to modify the original ROM image in order to apply the textures. You can use a third-party plugin for your emulator.
Display resolution
The display resolution of a digital television or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution is controlled by all different factors in cathode ray tube , flat panel or projection...
of emulated
Emulator
In computing, an emulator is hardware or software or both that duplicates the functions of a first computer system in a different second computer system, so that the behavior of the second system closely resembles the behavior of the first system...
video games, by replacing the game's textures
Texture mapping
Texture mapping is a method for adding detail, surface texture , or color to a computer-generated graphic or 3D model. Its application to 3D graphics was pioneered by Dr Edwin Catmull in his Ph.D. thesis of 1974.-Texture mapping:...
with images with higher resolution. The majority of games retextured is Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
games, mainly because it is easy to retexture them, and secondly because you don't have to modify the original ROM image in order to apply the textures. You can use a third-party plugin for your emulator.