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Zelda: The Wind Waker – Tech and Texture Analysis

332 points by fmax30 12y ago

krisgee 12y ago
Fantastic! I remember reading this a couple of years ago and saying "huh, that's cool" but I make games now and it's much more interesting to read having had to write shaders and make similar sorts of compromises, I especially like the closest source shadows and semi-dynamic tassles on the spears. On a less technical note it's amazing how going with the cell-shaded look has made the game age so well even the original non-HD gamecube game still looks great today.
- bane 12y ago
  Also interesting is that the game is having something of a resurgence. IIR it wasn't as well met when it was first released, but it's grown on the community and is really being held up today as a classic.
  - macspoofing 12y ago
    Yep. It was the wrong game for that time. Gamecube and Nintendo were fighting a "kiddie" image, and people were expecting a Ocarina of Time look especially since two years prior Nintendo showed off a great concept demo[1]. People really wanted that game. So when Windwaker was announced it was a big let-down and had minimal cultural impact (even though it was a critical and financial success). In fact, it seemed like the entire Gamecube era can be defined by Nintendo trying something different and kinda being punished for it due to preconceived expectations. Things like FPS Metroid instead of 3rd person Metroid. Mario Sunshine instead of Mario 64 2. Mario Kart Double Dash instead of regular Mario Kart 64 2. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instead of proper 2D Donkey Kong Country. And of course WindWaker. It's no surprise that some of those games became cult favorites even though they didn't resonate at the time. They were good games, but wrong for the time. Sometimes it pays to give people what they want. // Nintendo is actually pretty clueless with market trends in general. Sometimes that's ok, but sometimes it hurts them greatly (e.g. sticking with the cartridge format one generation too long - which I think is THE reason why Sony owned the console market until the PS3 era. No DVD on Gamecube which did hurt their sales in the US. Ignoring online gaming until well into the Wii generation, and even then being clueless about it for many years. No answer to Xbox Live/PS Network. Missing the HD era by a generation - though they got really really lucky with the Wii _initially_). More recently, a Nintendo exec couldn't understand why people would want to watch streamed games[2]!) --- [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBtAvX4Pkyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBtAvX4Pkyk [2] http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-wii-u-s-lack-of-twitch-streaming-due-to-nintendo-not-finding-it-fun/1100-6420437/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-wii-u-s-lack-of-twi...
    - JoshTriplett 12y ago
      > In fact, it seemed like the entire Gamecube era can be defined by Nintendo trying something different and kinda being punished for it due to preconceived expectations. Things like FPS Metroid instead of 3rd person Metroid. Mario Sunshine instead of Mario 64 2. Mario Kart Double Dash instead of regular Mario Kart 64 2. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instead of proper 2D Donkey Kong Country. And of course WindWaker. Don't forget launching with a Luigi title rather than a Mario title. And the funny thing is, most of those are great games: Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, and Luigi's Mansion are all quite good because they broke the usual formula. Trying something different is a risk; you might get something much better than formula by adding some variety, or you might get an utter flop. But I'll take that over something completely formulaic.
      - WWLink 12y ago
        The funny part for me was how after I got into windwaker, I immediately thought it was my favorite zelda game lol. Kinda glad to see the tide turn :) OoT was pretty epic too, but WW is more fun to play. Maybe I just like the whole sailing+pirates thing too much.
        Justsignedup 12y ago
        The long sea voyages could have been done better. But the game felt and played fantastic. I had more fun with it than with the next one. When Twilight Princess came out, I felt "omg finally, no more cell shading" but later on I realized that the gameplay was a step backwards from Wind Waker. Except for the incredibly long traveling times of WW.
    - Tycho 12y ago
      I think Windwaker was ultimately hurt more because they rushed it out for a November/December release. Allegedly they had to cut two whole dungeons from the final game, so nobody was going to say 'this is the best Zelda ever!' Nintendo adopt puzzling strategies at times, but I'd be wary of second guessing them. Everyone criticised the decision to stick with cartridges, but let's not forget that every other vendor except Sony that tried switching to CD-ROMs basically went out of business. Likewise, the Wii was slated when people saw the Gamecube-level specs with no HD, but then it was successful beyond anyone's wildest expectations.
  - pyre 12y ago
    I got it when it came out, and while I was disappointed that it wasn't basically 'Ocarina of Time' on better hardware (which was known well in advance of release), I really enjoyed the game. I'm glad that it has held up well. I'm guessing that the only things that haven't held up well are the GameCube <=> GameBoy Advance features of the game.
    - krisgee 12y ago
      The tingle tuner was a pile of junk but it did make some very interesting speed running stuff possible.
- jafaku 12y ago
  Kind of offtopic: As a professional of web development and operations with ~10 years of exp... Any ideas where I should start if I want to learn game development? I want to be able to create something by myself, like the Dwarf Fortress guys. Not sure if something with better graphics is even possible as a one man project. Where else can I ask this question without being treated like a noob or a "gimme teh code plz" beggar?
  - krisgee 12y ago
    I'm almost 100% sure others will disagree but I'd say start with Unity. The most important thing is getting something small done to give you a taste of what's involved and then you can dig deeper and develop Opinions and eventually go pick a new engine/roll your own. I definitely do not recommend trying to roll your own engine at first because you'll never get a game done.
    - eloisant 12y ago
      Actually as someone who also did mostly web development professionally before starting games as a hobby, I think it's better to start by coding a small game without any engine (like a shooter or a platformer) to fully understand the concepts like game loop, FPS, sprites, etc. Then only you can move to using an engine and you'll understand better what's going on. That's especially true for someone who already knows programming, the answer would be different for someone who had no programming experience.
      - krapp 12y ago
        I'm taking tutorials for game making in SDL2 to expand my knowledge of C++, and because i've had an interest in game design for a while. I'm certainly learning a lot more than I ever did playing around with Game Maker..
        girvo 12y ago
        Hey, don't knock it. I learnt to program in GML; to the point where I built a 3D game out of Game Maker, pretty much using the UI as a glorified level editor, rather than using its proper actions. Taught me heaps :) Nowadays, I'm a web dev, but I build games in my spare time, and have lately been doing it with Canvas/Javascript. Just like SDL it takes some of the finicky bits out of your way, but is still pretty low level somewhat.
- NDizzle 12y ago
  I just started playing this for the first time last night. I'm playing the Wii U HD edition. It looks amazing, and one of the first things that stood out to me was the red cloth on the spears. I spent about 5 minutes in a barrel last night just watching the guards swoosh around their spears. My guess was that was added for the Wii U edition - but apparently I'm way wrong. Incredible looking game!
  - DoggettCK 12y ago
    I envy you right now, getting to play it for the first time. Wind Waker is on my list of games I play once a year, up there with Grim Fandango and Mega Man 2.
  - WWLink 12y ago
    Yeah those look cool, and nope those were in the gamecube version too. fwiw you can usually pick those spears up after you beat the guards lol
  - dsuth 12y ago
    It always did look amazing. To be honest every new Zelda since has seemed like a downgrade in terms of graphics and animation. Just wait till you get to swaying platforms over lava lakes!
thegeomaster 12y ago
It seems to me that the artistic portion of Wind Waker was given a little more attention than the technical one. The lack of instancing/batching when rendering grass or the lack of efficient culling outside, for instance, surely doesn't match the care with which the artists designed the lighting or splatted sea materials. Still, great analysis.
- Narishma 12y ago
  The lack of instancing is because there's no need for it. Consoles in general have low-level graphics APIs that let you make tons of drawcalls without the performance issues you get on PC.
  - glhaynes 12y ago
    Anybody got a quick explanation for why desktop APIs have such trouble with lots of drawcalls? What is it that Mantle, Metal, etc. do differently that saves so much time? (And how much of that is a problem with just OpenGL vs. how much does it apply to DirectX as well?)
    - tpl 12y ago
      http://renderingpipeline.com/2014/06/whats-the-big-deal-with-apples-metal-api/ http://renderingpipeline.com/2014/06/whats-the-big-deal-with... That blog post should help you clarify the difference. I think the primary problem it that OpenGL and DirectX handle changes in pipeline state very poorly.
    - corysama 12y ago
      MS's presentation on Direct12 does a good job of breaking down the problems with classic API models and how DX12 (very similar to Mantle) fixes them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-564 http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-564 youtube dupe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0QkjKGZQzI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0QkjKGZQzI
    - deleted 12y ago
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baby 12y ago
I remember just stopping and watching the waves in awe. I'm glad I'm not the only one who was charmed by them "this animated wave material is one of my all time favorite fx in game art"
- dhfromkorea 12y ago
  Precisely the same kind of awe I was in. Even several years from then, I still listen to the WW theme songs as part of my morning ritual. Too bad I couldn't play games like this too much lately...
doomlaser 12y ago
If you enjoyed this, there's also a good breakdown of the techniques used to build Shadow of the Colossus on the PS2: http://www.scribd.com/doc/170524064/The-Making-of-Shadow-of-the-Colossus http://www.scribd.com/doc/170524064/The-Making-of-Shadow-of-... It goes into detail about things like how the inverse kinematics work, and rendering layers of translucent textured polygon shells for its fur effects since programmable shaders weren't possible on the hardware.
- jhack 12y ago
  It's absolutely amazing how Team ICO was able to push 1999/2000-level hardware. Anyone who wonders why the frame rate suffers so much needs to read this document.
  - Cthulhu_ 12y ago
    Re: frame rate, is the PS3 / 'HD' re-release better in that respect? I haven't gotten around to getting that version yet; I can imagine it's smoother due to better hardware.
    - paulrov 12y ago
      Depends how competent the coders were. The HD remake of Zone of Enders 2 ran horribly. Until an update by a more talented team managed to push it up to 60fps and 1080p constant
    - Narishma 12y ago
      The framerate is much better in the PS3 version. There's a comparison video at the end of this page: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ico-shadow-of-the-colossus-hd-collection?page=2 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ico-shadow-...
- chc 12y ago
  Thanks for that! I've always wondered how they managed everything they did in that game on the Playstation 2. It was just miles ahead of everything else on the system.
JonnieCache 12y ago
I forgot how pretty that game was. Shame it fell apart 2/3 of the way through, like so many games seem to do. Incidentally if you like this kind of thing, and you haven't played Fez yet, then well, the rest of your sunday is sorted.
- antidaily 12y ago
  I thought it was pretty fantastic the whole way.
  - JonnieCache 12y ago
    That ridiculous fedex quest at the end kinda took the shine off it for me. It felt really lazy.
    - antidaily 12y ago
      The Triforce stuff or Ganon's Tower?
      - gergles 12y ago
        Almost certainly the triforce stuff, as even Nintendo realized how ridiculous it was, and nerfed it in the HD remake. See http://www.zeldadungeon.net/2013/08/the-wind-waker-hd-triforce-quest-changes-detailed/ http://www.zeldadungeon.net/2013/08/the-wind-waker-hd-trifor....
magoghm 12y ago
Zelda games have a lot of interesting implementation details. You might also be interested in Twilight Princess Eyes Breakdown: http://www.benjones.us/twilight-princess-eyes-breakdown/ http://www.benjones.us/twilight-princess-eyes-breakdown/
- krisgee 12y ago
  http://old.troygilbert.com/2006/10/the-movement-and-attack-mechanics-of-the-legend-of-zelda/ http://old.troygilbert.com/2006/10/the-movement-and-attack-m... http://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/8336/how-was-collision-detection-handled-in-the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-to-the-past http://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/8336/how-was-coll... 2D Zelda had some neat stuff too.
kevin818 12y ago
Are these same kind of techniques applicable to mobile devices or is the hardware just not there yet? I've always wondered about whether console development and mobile development have converged or not yet.
- wtallis 12y ago
  Mobile devices have long-since surpassed the GameCube generation of consoles, and in some ways are past the Xbox 360/PS3 generation. Mobile devices have architecturally modern GPUs, and only lack in core count and clock speed (given the lower TDP than consoles).
  - Narishma 12y ago
    And bandwidth.
daktanis 12y ago
This is pretty cool as a hobbyist game dev.

332 points by fmax30 12y ago

Fantastic! I remember reading this a couple of years ago and saying "huh, that's cool" but I make games now and it's much more interesting to read having had to write shaders and make similar sorts of compromises, I especially like the closest source shadows and semi-dynamic tassles on the spears. On a less technical note it's amazing how going with the cell-shaded look has made the game age so well even the original non-HD gamecube game still looks great today.

bane 12y ago
Also interesting is that the game is having something of a resurgence. IIR it wasn't as well met when it was first released, but it's grown on the community and is really being held up today as a classic.
- macspoofing 12y ago
  Yep. It was the wrong game for that time. Gamecube and Nintendo were fighting a "kiddie" image, and people were expecting a Ocarina of Time look especially since two years prior Nintendo showed off a great concept demo[1]. People really wanted that game. So when Windwaker was announced it was a big let-down and had minimal cultural impact (even though it was a critical and financial success). In fact, it seemed like the entire Gamecube era can be defined by Nintendo trying something different and kinda being punished for it due to preconceived expectations. Things like FPS Metroid instead of 3rd person Metroid. Mario Sunshine instead of Mario 64 2. Mario Kart Double Dash instead of regular Mario Kart 64 2. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instead of proper 2D Donkey Kong Country. And of course WindWaker. It's no surprise that some of those games became cult favorites even though they didn't resonate at the time. They were good games, but wrong for the time. Sometimes it pays to give people what they want. // Nintendo is actually pretty clueless with market trends in general. Sometimes that's ok, but sometimes it hurts them greatly (e.g. sticking with the cartridge format one generation too long - which I think is THE reason why Sony owned the console market until the PS3 era. No DVD on Gamecube which did hurt their sales in the US. Ignoring online gaming until well into the Wii generation, and even then being clueless about it for many years. No answer to Xbox Live/PS Network. Missing the HD era by a generation - though they got really really lucky with the Wii _initially_). More recently, a Nintendo exec couldn't understand why people would want to watch streamed games[2]!) --- [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBtAvX4Pkyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBtAvX4Pkyk [2] http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-wii-u-s-lack-of-twitch-streaming-due-to-nintendo-not-finding-it-fun/1100-6420437/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-wii-u-s-lack-of-twi...
  - JoshTriplett 12y ago
    > In fact, it seemed like the entire Gamecube era can be defined by Nintendo trying something different and kinda being punished for it due to preconceived expectations. Things like FPS Metroid instead of 3rd person Metroid. Mario Sunshine instead of Mario 64 2. Mario Kart Double Dash instead of regular Mario Kart 64 2. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instead of proper 2D Donkey Kong Country. And of course WindWaker. Don't forget launching with a Luigi title rather than a Mario title. And the funny thing is, most of those are great games: Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, and Luigi's Mansion are all quite good because they broke the usual formula. Trying something different is a risk; you might get something much better than formula by adding some variety, or you might get an utter flop. But I'll take that over something completely formulaic.
    - WWLink 12y ago
      The funny part for me was how after I got into windwaker, I immediately thought it was my favorite zelda game lol. Kinda glad to see the tide turn :) OoT was pretty epic too, but WW is more fun to play. Maybe I just like the whole sailing+pirates thing too much.
      - Justsignedup 12y ago
        The long sea voyages could have been done better. But the game felt and played fantastic. I had more fun with it than with the next one. When Twilight Princess came out, I felt "omg finally, no more cell shading" but later on I realized that the gameplay was a step backwards from Wind Waker. Except for the incredibly long traveling times of WW.
  - Tycho 12y ago
    I think Windwaker was ultimately hurt more because they rushed it out for a November/December release. Allegedly they had to cut two whole dungeons from the final game, so nobody was going to say 'this is the best Zelda ever!' Nintendo adopt puzzling strategies at times, but I'd be wary of second guessing them. Everyone criticised the decision to stick with cartridges, but let's not forget that every other vendor except Sony that tried switching to CD-ROMs basically went out of business. Likewise, the Wii was slated when people saw the Gamecube-level specs with no HD, but then it was successful beyond anyone's wildest expectations.
- pyre 12y ago
  I got it when it came out, and while I was disappointed that it wasn't basically 'Ocarina of Time' on better hardware (which was known well in advance of release), I really enjoyed the game. I'm glad that it has held up well. I'm guessing that the only things that haven't held up well are the GameCube <=> GameBoy Advance features of the game.
  - krisgee 12y ago
    The tingle tuner was a pile of junk but it did make some very interesting speed running stuff possible.
jafaku 12y ago
Kind of offtopic: As a professional of web development and operations with ~10 years of exp... Any ideas where I should start if I want to learn game development? I want to be able to create something by myself, like the Dwarf Fortress guys. Not sure if something with better graphics is even possible as a one man project. Where else can I ask this question without being treated like a noob or a "gimme teh code plz" beggar?
- krisgee 12y ago
  I'm almost 100% sure others will disagree but I'd say start with Unity. The most important thing is getting something small done to give you a taste of what's involved and then you can dig deeper and develop Opinions and eventually go pick a new engine/roll your own. I definitely do not recommend trying to roll your own engine at first because you'll never get a game done.
  - eloisant 12y ago
    Actually as someone who also did mostly web development professionally before starting games as a hobby, I think it's better to start by coding a small game without any engine (like a shooter or a platformer) to fully understand the concepts like game loop, FPS, sprites, etc. Then only you can move to using an engine and you'll understand better what's going on. That's especially true for someone who already knows programming, the answer would be different for someone who had no programming experience.
    - krapp 12y ago
      I'm taking tutorials for game making in SDL2 to expand my knowledge of C++, and because i've had an interest in game design for a while. I'm certainly learning a lot more than I ever did playing around with Game Maker..
      - girvo 12y ago
        Hey, don't knock it. I learnt to program in GML; to the point where I built a 3D game out of Game Maker, pretty much using the UI as a glorified level editor, rather than using its proper actions. Taught me heaps :) Nowadays, I'm a web dev, but I build games in my spare time, and have lately been doing it with Canvas/Javascript. Just like SDL it takes some of the finicky bits out of your way, but is still pretty low level somewhat.
NDizzle 12y ago
I just started playing this for the first time last night. I'm playing the Wii U HD edition. It looks amazing, and one of the first things that stood out to me was the red cloth on the spears. I spent about 5 minutes in a barrel last night just watching the guards swoosh around their spears. My guess was that was added for the Wii U edition - but apparently I'm way wrong. Incredible looking game!
- DoggettCK 12y ago
  I envy you right now, getting to play it for the first time. Wind Waker is on my list of games I play once a year, up there with Grim Fandango and Mega Man 2.
- WWLink 12y ago
  Yeah those look cool, and nope those were in the gamecube version too. fwiw you can usually pick those spears up after you beat the guards lol
- dsuth 12y ago
  It always did look amazing. To be honest every new Zelda since has seemed like a downgrade in terms of graphics and animation. Just wait till you get to swaying platforms over lava lakes!

thegeomaster 12y ago

It seems to me that the artistic portion of Wind Waker was given a little more attention than the technical one. The lack of instancing/batching when rendering grass or the lack of efficient culling outside, for instance, surely doesn't match the care with which the artists designed the lighting or splatted sea materials. Still, great analysis.

Narishma 12y ago
The lack of instancing is because there's no need for it. Consoles in general have low-level graphics APIs that let you make tons of drawcalls without the performance issues you get on PC.
- glhaynes 12y ago
  Anybody got a quick explanation for why desktop APIs have such trouble with lots of drawcalls? What is it that Mantle, Metal, etc. do differently that saves so much time? (And how much of that is a problem with just OpenGL vs. how much does it apply to DirectX as well?)
  - tpl 12y ago
    http://renderingpipeline.com/2014/06/whats-the-big-deal-with-apples-metal-api/ http://renderingpipeline.com/2014/06/whats-the-big-deal-with... That blog post should help you clarify the difference. I think the primary problem it that OpenGL and DirectX handle changes in pipeline state very poorly.
  - corysama 12y ago
    MS's presentation on Direct12 does a good job of breaking down the problems with classic API models and how DX12 (very similar to Mantle) fixes them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-564 http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-564 youtube dupe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0QkjKGZQzI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0QkjKGZQzI
  - deleted 12y ago
    [deleted]

baby 12y ago

I remember just stopping and watching the waves in awe. I'm glad I'm not the only one who was charmed by them "this animated wave material is one of my all time favorite fx in game art"

dhfromkorea 12y ago
Precisely the same kind of awe I was in. Even several years from then, I still listen to the WW theme songs as part of my morning ritual. Too bad I couldn't play games like this too much lately...

doomlaser 12y ago

If you enjoyed this, there's also a good breakdown of the techniques used to build Shadow of the Colossus on the PS2: http://www.scribd.com/doc/170524064/The-Making-of-Shadow-of-the-Colossus http://www.scribd.com/doc/170524064/The-Making-of-Shadow-of-... It goes into detail about things like how the inverse kinematics work, and rendering layers of translucent textured polygon shells for its fur effects since programmable shaders weren't possible on the hardware.

jhack 12y ago
It's absolutely amazing how Team ICO was able to push 1999/2000-level hardware. Anyone who wonders why the frame rate suffers so much needs to read this document.
- Cthulhu_ 12y ago
  Re: frame rate, is the PS3 / 'HD' re-release better in that respect? I haven't gotten around to getting that version yet; I can imagine it's smoother due to better hardware.
  - paulrov 12y ago
    Depends how competent the coders were. The HD remake of Zone of Enders 2 ran horribly. Until an update by a more talented team managed to push it up to 60fps and 1080p constant
  - Narishma 12y ago
    The framerate is much better in the PS3 version. There's a comparison video at the end of this page: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ico-shadow-of-the-colossus-hd-collection?page=2 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ico-shadow-...
chc 12y ago
Thanks for that! I've always wondered how they managed everything they did in that game on the Playstation 2. It was just miles ahead of everything else on the system.

JonnieCache 12y ago

I forgot how pretty that game was. Shame it fell apart 2/3 of the way through, like so many games seem to do. Incidentally if you like this kind of thing, and you haven't played Fez yet, then well, the rest of your sunday is sorted.

antidaily 12y ago
I thought it was pretty fantastic the whole way.
- JonnieCache 12y ago
  That ridiculous fedex quest at the end kinda took the shine off it for me. It felt really lazy.
  - antidaily 12y ago
    The Triforce stuff or Ganon's Tower?
    - gergles 12y ago
      Almost certainly the triforce stuff, as even Nintendo realized how ridiculous it was, and nerfed it in the HD remake. See http://www.zeldadungeon.net/2013/08/the-wind-waker-hd-triforce-quest-changes-detailed/ http://www.zeldadungeon.net/2013/08/the-wind-waker-hd-trifor....

magoghm 12y ago

Zelda games have a lot of interesting implementation details. You might also be interested in Twilight Princess Eyes Breakdown: http://www.benjones.us/twilight-princess-eyes-breakdown/ http://www.benjones.us/twilight-princess-eyes-breakdown/

krisgee 12y ago
http://old.troygilbert.com/2006/10/the-movement-and-attack-mechanics-of-the-legend-of-zelda/ http://old.troygilbert.com/2006/10/the-movement-and-attack-m... http://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/8336/how-was-collision-detection-handled-in-the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-to-the-past http://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/8336/how-was-coll... 2D Zelda had some neat stuff too.

kevin818 12y ago

Are these same kind of techniques applicable to mobile devices or is the hardware just not there yet? I've always wondered about whether console development and mobile development have converged or not yet.

wtallis 12y ago
Mobile devices have long-since surpassed the GameCube generation of consoles, and in some ways are past the Xbox 360/PS3 generation. Mobile devices have architecturally modern GPUs, and only lack in core count and clock speed (given the lower TDP than consoles).
- Narishma 12y ago
  And bandwidth.

daktanis 12y ago

This is pretty cool as a hobbyist game dev.