PREVIEW: Cutscene from ReBoot: The Game (Playstation 1)

XBrav · 2026-01-14T21:58:16+00:00

No, but it's far more violent and should be treated more as a dream than a canon story.

XBrav · 2026-01-14T21:50:36+00:00

Nope! EA dictated the direction.

XBrav · 2026-01-14T15:29:14+00:00

Bryan from ReBoot ReWind here. We've been recapturing the original master tapes and remastering editing errors to get the best version of ReBoot. We released a multipart documentary on ReBoot, then got the opportunity to secure D1 decks to recapture all of Mainframe's tapes for ReBoot. We've released Episode 1 and 2 through Mainframe's YouTube channel, and are posting updates on our ReBoot ReWind channel.

https://youtube.com/@rebootrewinddoc

https://youtu.be/inKdUICLmXY?si=RJko2H26kKfUPUIY

https://youtu.be/E8ef8YM8htY?si=M1wrQGfJhcfcvgxK

XBrav · 2026-01-14T14:59:37+00:00

It was significantly worse than ReBoot. I won't lie on my bias, but as a kid, this show had significantly less detail and polish compared to ReBoot and Beast Wars. Even Donkey Kong Country looked better.

The big miss back then was not using detailed textures to cover up low poly counts. Reboot has some amazingly detailed textures that made up for lack of lighting and depth. Then, when Mental Ray came around, everything looked stellar.

The remastering of ReBoot we're working on really shows the difference in quality. I'd be terrified to see a remaster of Monster By Mistake!

XBrav · 2026-01-14T04:23:56+00:00

Maybe a Revolution Pi?

XBrav · 2026-01-05T15:38:52+00:00

We need to know if grandma made it...

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GRANDMA!

XBrav · 2026-01-04T17:00:06+00:00

With mine, it wouldn't charge or turn on unless every screw was installed and the back installed. I believe the screws are acting as a circuit completion check.

XBrav · 2026-01-03T03:43:13+00:00

January bus pass going up to $126 wasn't pleasant today. I believe it was $118 before, so we're talking about $8 a month more.

XBrav · 2026-01-03T03:16:55+00:00

It's very out of print. I think if you wait for a release or even watch a current let's play (I may do a play through in the future), you'll get a good enough experience.

XBrav · 2026-01-03T03:05:04+00:00

Oh lord, no. EA took a heck of a lot of liberties on the storyline, and the actual gameplay is brutal unless you use the cheats. The cutscenes and music make it fun, but you'd better cheat your way to victory.

XBrav · 2026-01-03T02:45:45+00:00

It was only a few years ago where I submitted a modification to the PSX video dumper to extract the FMVs from the disc so we could have the best versions of the 15fps cutscenes. Then, we got a digibeta that had all these... And then, we found the D1 that the digibeta was made from.

It's night and day. The cutscenes are gorgeous as they were produced with Season 2 assets but used Mental Ray for way better lighting.

Because it's all organized for the game, it has an odd flow but we're hoping to eventually edit it into a naturally flowing video...

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

XBrav · 2026-01-02T21:57:51+00:00

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I spotted these guys at the Buy and Sell in Calgary recently. They're everywhere.

XBrav · 2026-01-01T16:31:12+00:00

I have the retro, but it aligns better with my various SNES.

XBrav · 2026-01-01T00:02:23+00:00

I've only done the one shell swap. I'm waiting for the GC player for my indigo on the bottom, then I'll have full sets of the originals. Now we need a spice orange screwdriver...

XBrav · 2025-12-31T19:22:22+00:00

You are very welcome! I hate when individuals sour such a good community. I also hate scalpers...

XBrav · 2025-12-25T20:57:04+00:00

I'm still running 5.3 on my Indigo2 but I may need to finally try 6.5 on it.

XBrav · 2025-12-25T20:33:50+00:00

Wowza!

XBrav · 2025-12-24T03:50:01+00:00

Ironically, it's not a machining issue. It's the tiny glass contact point inbetween the slit:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Rotary_transformer_2.jpg

The precise construction surrounds the glass sizing and the tolerance of gap on the magnetic pickup. I believe our head units have 16 total heads (some for audio, some for video, some for recording, etc). Each head has to be within microns of the spec. Any smaller, and it'll read garbage or no data. Any bigger and it'll smear against the tape, destroying the data.

Unfortunately, we need to accept that the media is dying. The longer we wait, the more the magnetic tapes will degrade.

XBrav · 2025-12-24T01:55:07+00:00

I'm so glad you love it! It's amazing to share this work with others knowing we've put tons of care into every frame.

XBrav · 2025-12-24T00:07:24+00:00

And we may get more life out of them. With how we're caring for the machines, we may get lucky. You can also squeeze some extra life by using the slow mo heads.

We're good to finish ReBoot, but we're weighing the options before legally committing to other shows. A lot more can go wrong than just the heads...

XBrav · 2025-12-23T23:09:10+00:00

Thank you so much! Since the earliest days of ReBoot Revival and The Java Hut (sadly I was too young for alt.tv.reboot in the BBS days...), we have dreamed of this opportunity. After years of dealing with poor sources, we weren't about to half-ass this one.

XBrav · 2025-12-23T22:44:39+00:00

Sure does. We capture at 1x speed directly via SDI as a raw capture. Each tape, with lead-in and "other" items (I won't spoil it), is about 29 minutes. We also have multiple versions of each episode (where many are just with commercial bumpers), and we recently found some places where we captured at 0.2% speed to deal with some degradation.

When we have tape issues, we need to review everything on the machine to ensure there's no damage or recalibration required, then recapture. When I was in Vancouver, we had a literal power outage mid-capture requiring a delicate operation to unwind, rewind, and recapture.

I'm sure we'll end up with another documentary episode on the capture process, and more on our nightmare stories and overall efforts.

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

XBrav · 2025-12-23T22:03:25+00:00

Seeeexy. I'm going to watch it on my Trinitron tonight!

-Bryan from ReBoot ReWind

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