Reverse Engineering The PS1 Aesthetic

Acerola explains how the PlayStation 1 rendered graphics and how to recreate its iconic visual limitations like affine mapping and dithering.

Check out STREET UNI X! store.steampowered.com/app/2204900/STREET_UNI_X/?utm_source=… The indie game space has seen a rapid rise in games emulating the style of the ps1 era. So, how did the ps1 work? Why did ps1 games look like that? How can we recreate these effects? Topics covered: Texturing, Model View Projection, Rasterization, Perspective Division, Affine Texture Mapping, Vertex Colors, Gouraud Shading (Vertex Lighting), Silent Hill Fog, Distance Fog, Quantization, Dithering No AI was used in the making of this video. Support me on Patreon! patreon.com/acerola_t Socials: BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/acerola.gg Twitter: twitter.com/Acerola_t Twitch: twitch.tv/acerola Discord: discord.gg/FxGQvbfm6Y Code: github.com/GarrettGunnell/Godot-PSX Resources: copetti.org/writings/consoles/playstation/ songho.ca/opengl/gl_projectionmatrix.html learnopengl.com/Getting-started/Coordinate-Systems danielilett.com/2021-11-06-tut5-21-ps1-affine-textures/ pikuma.com/blog/how-to-make-ps1-graphics psx-spx.consoledev.net/graphicsprocessingunitgpu/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_technical_specification Music: Afternoon Break - Persona 3 OST In A Moment's Time - Skullgirls OST Midori Eyes - Paradise Killer OST During The Test - Persona 3 OST GO!GO!STYLE - Paradise Killer OST Sandgem Town (Day) - Pokemon Diamond OST Layer Cake - Persona 5 OST Poems In The Fog - OMORI OST The Fog - Persona 4 OST Every Day Is Night - VA-11 Hall-A OST Junes Theme - Persona 4 OST Ode To Heroes - Metaphor ReFantazio OST Thanks for watching! This video is dedicated to my friend, Alotryx. #acerola #gamedev #godot #graphics #shaders