How many people here owned some of the early PC 3D cards?
As one of the forum's 60fps fans, this era of gaming meant a lot to me. Most games were still designed for non-3D card users or consoles, which were generally much weaker than a Voodoo-equipped PC. This basically meant that all the games felt like when we played PS1 ports to Dreamcast; subtly better in terms of effects, but much sharper and with silky-smooth framerates; kinda how I wish games had remained permanently, but unfortunately it didn't last.
I got my original Voodoo card in 1998, I think. It was an unbranded card (i.e. not 3DFX branded) and I still remember the first time I booted up Final Fantasy VII and F-22: Air Dominance Fighter. After that, support for the cards came thick and fast. I must've spent years playing Earthsiege 2, Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries 3DFX Edition, Incoming and Rogue Squadron.
Remember how it was weird that the Dreamcast was largely built with PC parts, and how the PowerVR2 graphics cards never came out due to Sega buying them all? Strange in retrospect but it was a big deal at the time, given how PCs and consoles differed.
Anyone else have good memories of these?
As one of the forum's 60fps fans, this era of gaming meant a lot to me. Most games were still designed for non-3D card users or consoles, which were generally much weaker than a Voodoo-equipped PC. This basically meant that all the games felt like when we played PS1 ports to Dreamcast; subtly better in terms of effects, but much sharper and with silky-smooth framerates; kinda how I wish games had remained permanently, but unfortunately it didn't last.
I got my original Voodoo card in 1998, I think. It was an unbranded card (i.e. not 3DFX branded) and I still remember the first time I booted up Final Fantasy VII and F-22: Air Dominance Fighter. After that, support for the cards came thick and fast. I must've spent years playing Earthsiege 2, Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries 3DFX Edition, Incoming and Rogue Squadron.
Remember how it was weird that the Dreamcast was largely built with PC parts, and how the PowerVR2 graphics cards never came out due to Sega buying them all? Strange in retrospect but it was a big deal at the time, given how PCs and consoles differed.
Anyone else have good memories of these?
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