Here's another installment in our ongoing but irregular exploration of classic games' architecture. Nintendo modder RLG is currently working on bringing Animal Crossing: New Leaf town save files to noclip, the website that lets users freely explore maps from a wide range of games. They shared a fascinating look at what the world of the 2012 Nintendo 3DS life sim actually looks like: a rolling log.
To capture it, RLG created a free-camera mod for Animal Crossing: New Leaf in Azahar to test the accuracy of their custom renderer. The "log world" design was introduced in Animal Crossing: Wild World to make the world feel like a tiny planet and avoid rendering distant background elements.
If this is your first time seeing this trick, check out Boundary Break's video. There are many more amazing facts about various games on this channel, like the secrets of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, how The Walking Dead faked its rearview mirror reflection, and more.
