aurodev/ultimate-retro-shader-collection

Shaders designed to replicate the graphical style of the PlayStation and Nintendo 64.

Ultimate Retro Shader Collection

A compilation of shaders designed to replicate the graphical style of the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 in the Godot engine.

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📋 Overview

Ultimate Retro Shader Collection (URSC) is a unification and enhancement of various "retro-3D" shaders sourced from the Godot community. These shaders are essential for creating authentic graphics reminiscent of the PlayStation (PSX) or Nintendo 64 (N64).

If you'd like to get a feel for what the collection has to offer, a demo project exists, which you can even play right in your browser on itch.io!

When you're ready to integrate URSC into your project, there are a few places you can download it from:

• the Releases page here on GitHub
• the itch.io page (the same one as the demo, just scroll down)
• the Godot Asset Library

All of these sources will host the latest version of the collection.

Features:

• Vertex snapping (a.k.a. vertex jitter)
• Affine texture mapping (a.k.a. texture warping)
• 3-point texture filtering (as seen on N64)
• Special "metallic/reflective" and "shiny/glossy" effects
• Distance-based texture LOD (as seen in some PSX games) (1.2.0+)
• Distance-based, per-vertex fog (1.3.0+)
• Single-image, flat sky (1.2.0+)
• Screen-reading color reduction with dithering and additive/subtractive fade effects
• Customization through a wide range of uniforms and macros
• Support for all rendering methods (Forward+, Mobile, and Compatibility) (1.1.0+)

📖 Documentation

Check out these articles from the Godot documentation before getting started with URSC:

• Available 3D Formats
• Introduction to Shaders
• Shader Materials
• Shading Reference

When you feel comfortable working with shaders in Godot, you can read up on URSC here:

• Getting Started
• URSC spatial Shaders
• URSC canvas_item Shaders
• Tips and Tricks

😎 Credits

Of course, this collection would not've been possible without the amazing work done by:

• MenacingMecha
  • This collection derives from his PSX and N64 shaders. If you need inspiration for creating your own retro-3D game, definitely have a look at his work!
• Zacksly
  • The "shiny" effect is adapted from their PSX Pickup Shader for Godot 3.
• tentabrobpy
  • The "flat sky" effect is adapted from their N64 Style Skybox shader on Godot Shaders.