3Dfx had contributed significantly to the 3D boom with its Voodoo Graphics accelerators and the Glide interface. Retro fans are enthusiastic to this day.

3Dfx and the triumphant advance of 3D: A look back at the time of Voodoo and Glide In the third dimension Grateful environment Views This is how you can play 3Dfx games today Article in c’t 27 / 2018 read More than 20 J ahre is now the breakthrough of 3D graphics in computer games and brought a turning point for both PC games and hardware. Because not only in retrospect it was almost magical what happened 1996 did in the games and hardware market. A small, previously unknown company was preparing to become the determining force in the gaming area on the PC within a very short time.

Their products promised to make games not only more beautiful, but also faster – By no means a matter of course in the year 1996. Most of the other 3D cards, to avoid the word “accelerator” here, mostly delivered either prettier or faster images, but not both at the same time. With some, such as the Matrox Mystique, which is popular because of its high 2D signal quality, the player had no choice at all: bilinear texture filtering was missing in the chip’s repertoire, which is why it had to be completely foregone.

Every gamer therefore wanted to have a “Monster3D” in his PC and enjoy faster and more beautiful 3D graphics. The Voodoo card from Diamond Multimedia has become a synonym for the 3Dfx cards in Germany. With around 400 D-Mark (just under 200 non-inflation-adjusted euros) the pleasure was even comparatively affordable just a few weeks after the launch . But what was it about the company 3Dfx and their voodoo graphics and what possibilities are there to relive this fascination today?

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