Some of the most iconic NES games around have gotten a makeover—and you can experience it first-hand in your browser. If you’re running Firefox, that is.
3DNes Emulator is a curious experiment that transforms NES games into 3D landscapes. A beta was released yesterday, which you can play here, but if you’d like to watch it in action first, take a look below. It’s kind of bananas. This trailer features short demos of games like Contra, Mega Man, Dr. Mario, Zelda, and more.
Here’s a Super Mario Bros.-specific one:
And if you want an even trippier experience, here’s 3D Mario in first person and third person. Woah.
While some games definitely look better in 3D than others, it’s still pretty cool to watch the sprite effects give new life to games we know and love.
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