Digital Foundry has been on a roll lately producing in-depth videos of not only upcoming games, but also of games of the retro variety.
In one their latest video they have taken a look at the water rendering in a number of classic titles including the beloved Super Mario Sunshine. How does it do when compared to other games?Â
Digital Foundry – Retro Water rendering
To give you a good view of what is featured;
0:00 – GAMECUBE / INTRO
2:00 – Wave Race: Blue Storm
5:58 – Super Mario Sunshine
11:48 – Star Fox Adventures
13:09 – Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
14:59 – XBOX
16:36 – Blood Wake
17:26 – Blinx the Time Sweeper
18:50 – The Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind
20:15 – Beyond Good and Evil
20:54 – Far Cry
22:18 – PC
22:18 – Half Life 2
23:58 – F.E.A.R.
24:40 – OTHER EXAMPLES
24:56 – Bioshock
27:24 – Halo 3
29:09 – Hydrophobia
As you can see water has come a long way. In fact this was not even the first video Digital Foundry did on it;Â
So much gaming worlds involve water in one form or another, so to say the least it is fascinating to see how things have changed over the course of time.
