Submitted 3 days ago by nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNeSAlwC0VI
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/30678870
I’ve been working on a series for quite some time about the history of 3D in gaming. How it became a fad and fizzled away.
If this interests you, please check out the previous episodes in this long saga here! - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC980D33223BE26B2
You do mention Total Annihilation, the first 3D RTS, right?
Ah fuck no I did not
Oh, no. It wasn’t a camera trick; projectiles actually fly in 3D and can miss, units actually move up real hills and mountains and down onto lakebeds (as opposed to fake RA1, RA2, and Tiberian Sun ones), etc. Never mind, then!
Strider@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Hm, sad to see he just skipped over voodoo2 (3dfx) 3d glasses prior to Nvidia…
nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Oh no…in hate it when I miss this like that. are you telling me 3DFX supported stereoscopic 3D??..
Strider@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, I had 2 monster3d* voodoo 2 cards and could play sort of most 3dfx games with shutter* glasses in more or less good 3d.
(* I am pretty sure but it’s been a long time)
It was draining like most 3d implementations but the novelty wore off rather quickly too.