Modders are back once more to make Super Mario 64 even better than we remember, this time adding ray tracing into the mix. The 1996 classic just got another modernized makeover, this time with the inclusion of a new visual flourish.
As part of Mod Corner, I love sharing new ways that fans put their personal touches on some of our favorite games. Super Mario 64 itself is no stranger to being a fertile ground for growing mod ideas, but when a friend dropped the below video in Discord with the caption "I bought a $1500 GPU to play Super Mario 64 with RTX," I couldn't help but to laugh and share:
Click here to watch embedded mediaThe mod itself for the unofficial PC port of the Nintendo classic is still a work in progress, but it's pretty impressive. Necessary? Not really, but it is nifty when looking at what a difference ray tracing can make, especially with older graphics and when looking at those glorious water animations.
When Super Mario 64 released back in 1996, the 3D Nintendo game shifted how we looked at video games in an entirely different way. It was revolutionary for its time and to this day is a treasured experience that Nintendo fans love to revisit time and time again. Mods like this allow players to revisit beloved games like this, just with a little newness thrown in there for those that want it.
Want more mods? The above YouTuber has a plethora of videos on their channel centering around mods for Nintendo, Sega, and other big-name companies and the games they deliver.
What do you think of Super Mario 64 ala ray tracing? A cool tweak or does the idea of modding classics put you off? Sound off with your thoughts in the comment section below! Also! If you're looking for more Mod Corner goodness, feel free to hit me up in the comment section with a request of your own!
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is getting into the season of love once more with the upcoming Kiss Confirmed mode on the way with the upcoming Valentine's Day event.
Kiss Confirmed is a Valentine's Day-themed twist on the popular Kill Confirmed multiplayer component. Instead of dog tags, players will instead be tasked with ending the lives of enemy players while collecting a candy heart instead. It definitely puts a spin on the phrase of stealing hearts, but it is an appropriate way to ring in the holiday of love within the Call of Duty setting.
Kiss Confirmed arrives on February 11 and will run until February 18.
There are a few new bundles in the Call of Duty Store also coming available soon, including the Lunar New Year Tracer Pack: Year of the Ox bundle and the Golden Augx. A special Valentine's Day bundle is also available with Top Secret Admirer, for those that didn't satiate that sweet craving with those collected candy hearts.
Candy hearts and Valentine's Day items not your thing? Another incentive to level up those loadouts is the Double Weapon XP weend also planned later on this week. Both in Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, players can have a little boost when leveling up new kits.
Double Weapon XP weekend begins on February 12 and will run until February 15. Battle Pass owners will also see a small discount in tier jumps, reducing the price from 150 CP to 100 CP.
To learn more about what's going on in the world of Call of Duty, including the current state of the mobile game, you can read the full blog post here.
Skate City, the mobile skateboarding game from developer Agens and publisher Snowman, is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, Snowman announced to Game Informer. The port is being handled by Room 8, which has also developed ports for What Remains of Edith Finch, Abzu, and Telling Lies. While no specific release date was given, Snowman tells us the port will be released "very soon."
Skate City was originally released exclusively for Apple Arcade in October 2019. Taking inspiration from games such as the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Skate series, it meets in the middle of arcade and simulation skate games, with an easy-to-use-tough-to-master control scheme on a mobile touch screen. Skate City is an endless runner (or in this case, skater) set in cities such as Oslo, Norway, Barcelona, Spain, and Los Angeles. Each level features homages to popular skate spots around the world, such as the Carlsbad Gap in California. Other features include the ability to customize the player skater and their board, more than 100 challenges to complete, and the ability to record and edit your own short skate videos. Check out the console reveal trailer below.
Click here to watch embedded mediaSkate City marks the third game Snowman is bringing over to other platforms after a period of mobile exclusivity, starting with porting Alto's Odyssey and Alto's Adventure onto PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC in The Alto Collection. Where Cards Fall, the narrative game from Blaseball developer The Game Band, is expected to be released on Switch and PC sometime soon. You can read our previous interview with Snowman and The Game Band about the port right here. Up until recently, Snowman was a mobile-only publisher.
If you're interested in checking out Skate City, the game can be wishlisted on Steam right now.