Some locations in Super Mario 64 have skyboxes that are based on photos taken in real-world locations. Below is a world map with the locations marked. - ThreadSky

mariobrothblog.bsky.social • 76 days ago

Some locations in Super Mario 64 have skyboxes that are based on photos taken in real-world locations. Below is a world map with the locations marked.

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dorianscott.bsky.social•76 days ago

I knew "Wet-Dry World's" background was based on a real place but "Cool Cool Mountain"?

oxnard.bsky.social•76 days ago

I love this

elgibby3.bsky.social•76 days ago

Can we get an update on Luigi's location?

4thdslip.bsky.social•76 days ago

Wet-Dry World skybox, my beloved...

dabluepittoo.bsky.social•76 days ago

Looking at it. . .I kinda get where people are coming from in regards to it having an 'emotional aura'

sky-nord.bsky.social•76 days ago

oh my liminal space.... im gonna emotional aura...!!!!

ok no seriously i dont really get 'mario 64 kinda spooky' thing ppl keep saying

lukedadford.bsky.social•76 days ago

ow oof ouch my emotional aura

videosyncratic.bsky.social•76 days ago

I'm not sure why I was convinced this was based on Santorini - it doesn't even look much like Santorini, really 😅

calibanscreations.bsky.social•76 days ago

sloopygoop.bsky.social•76 days ago

Can you post shots of the skyboxes?

raptorbricks.bsky.social•76 days ago

Here they are

sloopygoop.bsky.social•76 days ago

^_^ cool! Thanks.

cadencockburn.bsky.social•76 days ago

I know this isn’t 64 but new donk city’s skybox is pictures of the real new donk city in Virginia

stoked-spokes.bsky.social•76 days ago

It wasn't uncommon to do this in those days, nearly all of the original DOOM's textures were taken from real life places or objects (or more rarely, people) same with the original Half-Life, it's a good time saving measure since all you have to do is downscale the image to use it in game

velvetthedragon.bsky.social•76 days ago

I've always wondered where wet-dry world was from! How was it figured out?

mat2468xk.bsky.social•75 days ago

I remember there was a time when people thought the buildings from Wet-Dry World are from Spain.

kirbrider.bsky.social•76 days ago

Finally, now I can go to Cool Cool Mountain

critskraiser.bsky.social•76 days ago

Wet-Dry world has such a cool looking backround i love it!!!

keroberry1.bsky.social•76 days ago

So WDW wasn't Spain after all?

elpetete.bsky.social•76 days ago

Oh, did they learn where Wet Dry World was after all? I heard some theories of other locations in the past

aresydatch.net•76 days ago

It's a composite image of Yemenite and Egyptian buildings, the Houses are in Shibam, Yemen

There's a Mosque in the collage which is the Muhammad Ali Pasha Mosque in Egypt

mikaufoxy.bsky.social•76 days ago

I did grab one of the screencaps from Twitter based on Course 11, but would love to get all the backgrounds from those places. They make neat desktop BGs!

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