ROM Hack Metroid Prime 4 Native Resolution mod

[MiracleRTF]

I hope I'm not the only one who, when turning on the visor, new objects are not highlighted in green?

 

[Cjuub]

Thank you for this mod! Game looks so much better.

I notice an issue when docked though, it is not possible to scan anything (most things?). The stuff that is green when unscanned, or grey when already scanned. When switching to handheld mode it works fine. Psychic interactions seem to work OK though.

Known issue? Fixable?

Again, thanks for your work, and sharing it.

EDIT: Tried the alternative patch, with WithDR, and it works (not looking as great though)

 

[BeenASon]

Nice!

 

[masagrator]

I hope I'm not the only one who, when turning on the visor, new objects are not highlighted in green?

I notice an issue when docked though, it is not possible to scan anything (most things?). The stuff that is green when unscanned, or grey when already scanned. When switching to handheld mode it works fine. Psychic interactions seem to work OK though.

Known issue? Fixable?

Again, thanks for your work, and sharing it.

Yup, it was because of how visor scaling was patched. So bringed back dynamic resolution for visor scaling with V5 for now until I will find a better place to patch.

 

[Morce3232]

I understand I can leave v4 for handheld gaming session?

 

[masagrator]

I understand I can leave v4 for handheld gaming session?

If it's not "WithDR", then look above. Visor scanning is broken.

 

[Morce3232]

Well yea, but one of the guys wrote that it works fine in handheld.

 

[masagrator]

Ah, yeah. Then I guess.

 

[retnuh730]

My green highlighting still works in v4?

EDIT: Ah, works in handheld i see.

 

[MicroPeng]

I did it for myself, but I will share it here too.

Mod that increases resolution of docked mode to 1080p and handheld to 720p. Also disables dynamic resolution (for this thanks to @fl4sh_ )

Compatible only with 1.1.0.

Instructions:
Put folder "atmosphere" to root of sdcard, merge folders, run game. For emulator mods look at @fl4sh_ mods.

Overclocking obviously is required.


If zip name starts with:
- "MetroidPrime4NativeResolutionMod" - fixed 720p handheld, 1080p docked, no dynamic resolution. (requires higher GPU or RAM OC than stated above in some parts of game)
- "WithDR-MetroidPrime4NativeResolutionMod" - As above but Dynamic Resolution is not blocked

No mod handheld / mod 720p:
View attachment 543088 View attachment 543091
no mod docked downscaled to 720p / mod 1080p downscaled to 720p:
View attachment 543089 View attachment 543090

Changelog:
- V3 (04.12.2025) - fixed issues with psychic visor crashing game in specific places and white lines appearing in wrong places.
- V4 (04.12.2025) - fixed an issue in variant with no dynamic resolution where when using psychic visor it was lowering resolution to 562p in handheld, 810p in docked.
- V5 (04.12.2025) - temporarily bringed back dynamic resolution for Psychic visor because it was breaking scanning. Investigating further where are original values stored.

Can you please make a version with only a portable option?

 

[masagrator]

Just added a patch that gives fixed 720p for handheld when using psychic visor, for docked it's still 864p.

Issue occurs when we try to set it to 900p or above. So it's slightly annoying to fix.

 

[Peniskoker]

Thank you for the mod. Stupid question; is there a mod for this game that can play 1080p in handheld mode?

 

[retnuh730]

Thank you for the mod. Stupid question; is there a mod for this game that can play 1080p in handheld mode?

Use ReverseNX-RT to force docked mode in handheld. It will supersample docked output to the handheld screen.

 

[Peniskoker]

Use ReverseNX-RT to force docked mode in handheld. It will supersample docked output to the handheld screen.

Thank you for the answer. Another stupid question; if i use the ReverseNX-RT, why do i still need this mod?

 

[masagrator]

Thank you for the answer. Another stupid question; if i use the ReverseNX-RT, why do i still need this mod?

Look at images in first post.

 

[retnuh730]

Thank you for the answer. Another stupid question; if i use the ReverseNX-RT, why do i still need this mod?

The docked output without the mod is worse image quality due to the Dynamic Resolution pushing the final picture lower than typical screen res. You'd basically be upsampling 720p to 900p back to 720p and it looks fuzzy.

This mod makes everything sharp and clear.

 

[Peniskoker]

Thank you both for your replies

 

[codemanjams]

Can you guys make a native 4k mod? Also how to install this is emu? I'm unsure of the folder structure once I get into mod folder.

Also, anyone have a fix for scanner not working in upscale 4K Vulkan? Works with OpenGL but that runs bad for me. Some on Reddit have said their scanner works in 4K.

edit: oh I should ask is this mod only for Switch, or for PC emulation as well?

 

[masagrator]

For emulator mods look at @fl4sh_ mods.

I am not supporting emulators in this thread. I know he is doing emulator mods for this game.

 

[Anabolic13]

update!
i tested with 1700/

I did it for myself, but I will share it here too.

Mod that increases resolution of docked mode to 1080p and handheld to 720p. Also disables dynamic resolution (for this thanks to @fl4sh_ )

Compatible only with 1.1.0.

Instructions:
Put folder "atmosphere" to root of sdcard, merge folders, run game. For emulator mods look at @fl4sh_ mods.

Overclocking obviously is required.


If zip name starts with:
- "MetroidPrime4NativeResolutionMod" - fixed 720p handheld, 1080p docked, no dynamic resolution (except for when using psychic visor in docked mode, then resolution drops to 864p). (requires higher GPU or RAM OC than stated above in some parts of game)
- "WithDR-MetroidPrime4NativeResolutionMod" - As above but Dynamic Resolution is not blocked

No mod handheld / mod 720p:
View attachment 543088 View attachment 543091
no mod docked downscaled to 720p / mod 1080p downscaled to 720p:
View attachment 543089 View attachment 543090

Changelog:
- V3 (04.12.2025) - fixed issues with psychic visor crashing game in specific places and white lines appearing in wrong places.
- V4 (04.12.2025) - fixed an issue in variant with no dynamic resolution where when using psychic visor it was lowering resolution to 562p in handheld, 810p in docked.
- V5 (04.12.2025) - temporarily bringed back dynamic resolution for Psychic visor because it was breaking scanning. Investigating further where are original values stored.
- V6 (04.12.2025) - Dynamic resolution for psychic visor is now blocked only in handheld mode. In Docked mode it's now 864p. Issue occurs when resolution is 900p or higher.

update!

i play about 2 hours
with 1200/864/1600
with DR version!

when i reached the open area in Desert i crashed 3 times
so i delete the log and continue without it,, but a little more blury .

i think in open areas it has problem any suggestion?