Real-life References

Recreating the main stage for the game, I've been using the original as a 1:1 reference. however, today it dawned on me that the course is loosely modelled on real-world locations i.e. San Francisco!

Obviously the level aims to capture points of interest and recreate them in-game. Incorporating this alongside staying faithful to the original I am able to increase the quality of the level.

For example, I am currently in the process or remaking a street with curves and flower banks. I know I've seen it in movies before and decided to Google it. Turns out the location in question is called Lombard Street.

(Left: Re-model - Right: Original)

With this new reference I can now increase the quality by a lot.

More references to look at: https://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-san-francisco/