One of the most impressive versions of this is an ongoing Final Fantasy 9 mod. People have figured out a way to use deep learning AI to enhance images beyond what their original resolution was and are using it to upscale textures from old games.

And of course some lovely screenshots of the PC mod version below that: Moguri Mod also includes a custom implementation of Memoria Mod, which offers more customization and options than the original PC port.Ĭheck out this twitter post showing the difference between the original PlayStation version, the recent PC port, and the PC mod version. Moguri Mod, according to the official website, “is a total revamping of the PC port of Final Fantasy IX through Deep Learning techniques.” This mod’s most drastic changes are in the background arts that are now more detailed, cleaner, and have a higher resolution. And this new mod for the Steam version of Final Fantasy IX, which uses an AI to upscale textures from old games, absolutely falls into that category.

It’s wonderful to see the ingenuity of passionate fans as they take on ambitious projects without any thoughts of compensation.

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