r/MarioKartWii • u/loftenheimer :38: • 4d ago

Mario Kart Wii Remastered Sneak Peak

Sneak peak at my Mario Kart Wii Remastered Project! Far from being ready, but I'm making strides. More to come!

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u/i_can_hear_the_world 4d ago

Biggest thing I’d want to see from a remaster is a higher poly count for all objects and entities. But that would essentially require remodeling everything in game, which would be a ton of work. That’s really the only way it could feel remastered to me though

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

Yep, that's the goal. New character and item models, refreshed bike/kart models. Also I made some 2d objects into 3d like fences, gates, curbs, etc. Increasing the poly count on things like trees, houses..

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u/ImAmalox 3d ago

Sounds awesome. Are you keeping the physics the same? And is this for Dolphin or a native port like Wiicompiled?

Edit: mb should've scrolled. Wiicompiled is definitely the way to go imo!

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u/iLiikePlayingWii 2d ago

It shouldn't be THAT hard since you're only making new models and not new animations like an actual remaster, and we can still borrow character models from other Mario games and textures from HD Texture Packs, the ones that will be hard are the tracks, and all the stuff original to Mario Kart Wii like the vehicles and item boxes but otherwise lots of other models should be able to just be borrowed from other Mario games as I'm sure that's literally what Nintendo has done before (like I'm pretty sure the models in Mario Party 10 for Wii U are recycled from 3D World)

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u/CertainSelection 4d ago

it's already impressive, good job

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

Thank you! A lot more to come soon lol

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u/64_Gamer :38: 4d ago

More like Mario Kart Wiimastered,

(I'll see myself out)

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

lol as much as I wanna call it that, there's a popular texture pack using that name

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u/ALT703 4d ago

Just use the name and be better

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u/Darkspine64 :35: 4d ago

Is this for Dolphin or Wiicompiled? also I’m glad you didn’t make everything shiny, lots of ppl have been doing that recently

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

Wiicompiled! & yeah ive seen that too

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u/GSJohn25 :36: 3d ago

Really should call it MK Wii-mastered

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u/Crunch1es :38: 4d ago

Finally, a remaster without all of those bullshit realistic textures

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

Right. At a certain point it doesn't even feel like MKWii anymore.

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u/These_Store9948 :38: 3d ago

A night map looks good

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u/loftenheimer :38: 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/ItzRyukii :30: 3d ago

There was this Pixar cars game for the Ps1 back then.

The night scenery with the headlights and all remind me of the nostalgia.

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u/Rubensio_ 2d ago

Holy shit dude, take as much time as you need, this already looks insane

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u/loftenheimer :38: 2d ago

Thank you thank you!

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u/Impressive_Seat_2944 3d ago

ts peak

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u/loftenheimer :38: 3d ago

Thank you!

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u/spencersayers 4d ago

very cool.

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u/DanielVakser 4d ago

Now THIS is Mario Kart Midnight!

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u/Public_Map_3937 :38: 4d ago

Doing gods work

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u/loftenheimer :38: 3d ago

Danke danke

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u/iLiikePlayingWii 2d ago

sprichts du Deutsch ???

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u/Natamei :38: 3d ago

Looks great, I wish you good luck with it!

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u/loftenheimer :38: 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/michaeljobrien04 :38: 3d ago

i’ve always wanted someone to do this!

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u/Remyradio5 2d ago

Looks great ! I'm wondering if this remaster will only focus on visuals or will it rework / change pain points about the game like the Thundercloud ?

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u/loftenheimer :38: 2d ago

It is purely cosmetic as of now. I'll leave the pain point mods up to other devs. This is compatible with RR, which did rework the thundercloud!

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u/OfficialWalamo15 4d ago

good job

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

Thanks!

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u/dftnz69 :37: 4d ago

This looks great so far! Will you be posting updates? I’m interested in this

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

yes! I'll make another post soon with more vids & the goals of the project.

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u/Jacubster :35: 4d ago

Man this looks sick

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

Thank you! Im excited to show more

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u/Jacubster :35: 4d ago

I'm guessing this works on dolphin?

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

ive been using wiicomp

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u/Jacubster :35: 3d ago

Makes sense as I don't think headlights are even in mkwii that produce a light source

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u/Soulsline :38: 4d ago

Was the bloom effect disabled, or is it just me?

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

I believe it was on when I recorded this, but I could be wrong. I did fidget with bloom a bit

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u/Deva_Way 4d ago

Is this a clone or a mod?

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

Mod! It works with Retro Rewind and all.

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u/Deva_Way 4d ago

The coolest thing would be WheelWIzard being able to gatter mods like this. Like they made with wiicompiled, a checkbox and its patched. Ive been seeing a lot of cool mods lately that would benefit from an easy and quick install that works online

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u/CommieCajun17 4d ago

Those are some very crisp textures lol

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u/darthanonymous1 4d ago

holy smokes im so excited

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u/ICEGalaxy_ :38: 3d ago

there is no way 💀

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u/_biggerthanlife_ :38: 3d ago

How well does this run on low end hardware? Does it significantly increase minimum requirements?

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u/loftenheimer :38: 2d ago

TBD. I'm trying to make sure it is well optimized.

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u/FuckedTheEmpress :34: 3d ago

Would this ever be compatible with Retro Rewind?

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u/loftenheimer :38: 3d ago

Yes, already is.

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u/Imaginary_Day_4112 :38: 3d ago

Can this even run on real Wiis?

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u/Defiant_Slice_7014 :38: 3d ago

How will it work with retrorewind, will rr have the normal tracks with remastered character models?

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u/loftenheimer :38: 2d ago

It'll basically be a setting you can turn on and off. The OG Wii tracks will be remastered, along with character models and assets. It will be purely cosmetic.

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u/gaellazer 3d ago

no way this is real! lets goo!! where can i get this please, since Custom Mairo Kart Wiki dosent allow any new uoads

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u/Logan2kFG2025 :38: 2d ago

Dolphin emulator pc and android

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u/iLiikePlayingWii 2d ago

IS THAT RAY TRACING??? Or global illumination?
I'm actually impressed, how are the lights working??

This may be tricky but IMO one thing it needs, though NOT a priority and you should absolutely leave this for last, is more expressive face expressions, as they're very bland in MKWii, some are even just disgusting texture swaps instead of actual animations.

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u/Bradkat99 :38: 1d ago

i need this on mobile

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u/Vilaar :38: 17h ago

looks crazy good

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u/ComprehensiveBig1499 :38: 12h ago

Where are my triangles??

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u/McLightning9503 :31: 12h ago

Where and how would I play this?

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u/FearlessSlice4579 :38: 8h ago

Mario Kart Wiimastered

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u/MetalDJ15 :38: 4d ago

I'm guessing you can only play this on Wii? I have a modded Wii U, but no Wiimotes or Wii controller. Just the gamepad, and PS5 controllers

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u/loftenheimer :38: 4d ago

Its meant for PC! Works well on MacBooks too.

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u/fish_master86 4d ago

The Wii U can do Wii stuff. It basically has a Wii inside of it.

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u/iLiikePlayingWii 2d ago

Omfg no that doesn't count, that's the original version and NOT Wiicompiled, it can't even do 1080p. Only mention the Wii U if it ever gets a port of WiiCompiled