I don't disagree with you but let's keep in mind that this is a low level library, not a user-facing product, and it does nothing by itself. So it's like complaining that SDL or DXVK don't have screenshots.

It would be an interesting feedback loop to capture a screenshot of a game (sm64), determine the green texture is grass, update the texture realtime, take another screenshot, and iterate, having the game flesh itself out realtime as it’s being played.

> Doesn't seem to be a noticeable improvement from N64-era graphics

right, because that's the not point, the point is to be like N64-era graphics at 60fps and greater, with widescreen, motion blur, and other things that have high engagement amongst gamers (whether the self-proclaimed gamers like them or not)

The improvement is in the shadows. Link’s real-time shadow on the ground, the self-shadowing of the roof of the house that Luigi emerges from, the shadows the ropes cast on Kirby… the N64 could not do these things even at coarse resolution due to limited texture bandwidth.

I need to emphasise that this is dramatically different. Comparing the first clip of OoT to [1], I see: - Higher framerate - Real-time lighting - Real-time shadows - Higher render resolution - Water ripples/splashes (unsure about these being new) - Widescreen, motion blur, etc.

If your contention is "they're not an improvement on the graphics, just changes", then we can agree to disagree, but they're otherwise incredibly noticeable!

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nySI72vRl_4