Improved textures/resolution was done pages and pages ago, and in the other thread as well. It is a known variable so I don't care any more and was not looking for anything there on that front unless it is radically retooled (someone playing with subsurf and otherwise correcting things, or going all
https://me.me/i/is-mario-creepy-in-real-life-here-is-your-answer-919585121bf448e1821c5cd3fe66bcd5 on me).
I am all for improvements in general though.
Equally I can see the merits in hud less play for some things (done a few hacks for it even) but did not see a great deal here. Works great in survival games, things where you are all about exploring the world, dreamcast resident evil code veronica having health off the screen worked great...) but for mario 64... yeah not sure what it brings.