Observed arrival · 2026-10-11
NPC ’97, the Portrait Casting Terminal
A free browser tool for mapping a portrait onto a late-1990s low-poly character and exporting a PNG, GIF, or MP4.
○Open
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$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- GoldenEye-era game fans and retro portrait makers
- Worth noticing
- The interface lists 170 original clips and identifies its Siberian Guard mesh as 391 triangles.
Field notes
The interface exposes character, camera, animation, and background choices alongside controls to orbit and zoom the model. Its source notice credits Pardall Games / Alfred Reinold Baudisch for models and animation, and names Internet Archive contributors for the level footage. The notice also says the archive is view-only and that exported images may contain protected game material.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central
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