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DLSS 5 Anything is already turning Pokémon and Phoenix Wright into hyperrealistic AI slop

After 30 years, the truth is finally revealed - Pidgey is a cat in a pigeon costume.
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After 30 years, the truth is finally revealed - Pidgey is a cat in a pigeon costume.
DLSS 5 is probably one of the most controversial technologies in the history of gaming, as Nvidia's artificial intelligence can seriously change the look of a game. A free website now shows what the result would be if any game were made more realistic by AI - with some bizarre consequences.
Opinion by Hannes Brecher
Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the author.

Unlike DLSS 4, Nvidia DLSS 5 should not only improve the performance of games, but also "revolutionize" the graphics by making the lighting much more realistic using artificial intelligence. While this looks impressive, it also means that some games are barely recognizable, while critical voices call the results AI slop.

The internet has already reacted with numerous memes to the announcement of DLSS 5. A new image generator, called DLSS 5 Anything, now makes it possible to turn any image into a DLSS 5 meme. It is important to note that the underlying technology has nothing in common with DLSS 5, but it is still amusing to see what your favorite games would look like if they were made more realistic by an artificial intelligence.

The more realistic the image used, the smaller the difference that the result of DLSS 5 Anything shows. With retro games in particular, however, the results are exactly how you would imagine an AI remake to look. In the first generation of Pokémon, the AI finally reveals that Nintendo forgot to add walls to rooms, while both Pidgey and Pikachu are probably cats in costumes
 

Pokémon Red Edition
Pokémon Red Edition


The indie hit Mewgenics shows cats in all colors and shapes, but the charming customization of the character models through equipment is lost to the AI

Mewgenics
Mewgenics


Even the best defense attorney in the gaming industry, Phoenix Wright, is given an incredibly wide jawline by the artificial intelligence, while the characteristically spiky hairstyle doesn't quite translate into a realistic look

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney


As every good AI knows, in Animal Crossing it's not moneybags that grow on trees, but potatoes

Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: Wild World


Even classics such as Super Mario World, FTL. Faster Than Light or The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds can be rendered much more realistically by the AI, but lose much of their character in the process

Super Mario World
Super Mario World
FTL: Faster Than Light
FTL: Faster Than Light
Kirby Mass Attack
Kirby Mass Attack
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Yu-Gi-Oh! dungeon dice monsters
Yu-Gi-Oh! dungeon dice monsters

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Hannes Brecher, 2026-03-18 (Update: 2026-03-18)