Wem fällt was auf? Schaut genau hin! #retrogaming #retrocomputing #3dfx

I stumbled upon an interesting blog today while searching for an image of the Silicon Graphics 3D cube logo. Named "Abort Retry Fail" by Bradford Morgan White, the blog's articles document computer history. I eventually wound up reading three of them.

#2 "So powerful, it's kind of ridiculous"

https://www.abortretry.fail/p/so-powerful-its-kind-of-ridiculous

Need for speed 2 Special edition – stylish arcade fun

https://dimalinkeng.blogspot.com/2025/04/need-for-speed-2-special-edition.html

‏מגדלי עזריאלי ב-תל אביב עכשיו ב-אנריל 1.
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להורדת המשחק המלא בחינם וחוקי:
https://www.oldunreal.com/downloads/unreal/full-game-installers/
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להורדת המפה:
https://www.moddb.com/games/unreal/addons/dm-azrieli

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‎#TelAviv ‎#TLV

‎#Unreal ‎#UnrealEngine1 ‎#UE1 ‎#UnrealEd

‎#EpicGames in the ‎#90s('98)

‎#leveldesign ‎#mapping
‎#3dfx
#ישראל
‎#Israel

29 years ago today, Orchid Technology announced the first 3Dfx Voodoo-based card, the Orchid Righteous 3D. It reached retail shelves in October. https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-first-3dfx-card-orchid-righteous-3d/ #3DFX #GamingHistory #RetroGaming #GraphicsCard #TechAnniversary #VideoGameMilestone #PCGaming #Nostalgia #RetroComputing

3dfx, So powerful, it's kind of ridiculous (2023) — https://www.abortretry.fail/p/so-powerful-its-kind-of-ridiculous
#HackerNews #3dfx #SoPowerful #Ridiculous #TechHistory #RetroGaming

Ok... THIS is the last addition to this build then

Graphics cards didn’t always handle 3D rendering. Early computers relied on the CPU for graphics, but that changed with the IBM 8514/A in 1987—the first graphics accelerator. It offloaded 2D tasks like line drawing and fills, freeing up the CPU.

As demand for better visuals grew, companies like Tseng Labs and S3 improved GUI acceleration in the late '80s and early '90s. But it was 3dfx’s Voodoo (1996) that truly revolutionized gaming, introducing hardware-accelerated 3D rendering and real-time texture mapping, setting the stage for modern GPUs.

Remembering the legendary #Voodoo5 5500 from #3dfx, a true icon of the golden age of #PCGaming . With its dual #VSA100 chips and impressive #3DRendering capabilities, it powered classics like #Quake3, #UnrealTournament, and more.

Despite its hefty power demands and large size , the Voodoo 5 5500 was a #GameChanger that pushed the limits of gaming visuals. A true masterpiece cherished by retro enthusiasts to this day.

anyone experienced with #3dfx #voodoo 1 cards can tell me if the vertical lines or jail bars look normal?

#QEMU is becoming one of my favorite #FOSS projects. Some reasons why:

- it's a de-facto reference tool for #linux VM framework (KVM), making it essential for cloud development and even deployment
- you can plug in a debugger and debug OS kernels with it
- it's cross-arch capable - you can run software for different CPUs with it
- it can run #windows98 with good performance and with patches it can even run #3dfx games
- it has fully featured Sound Blaster 16 for some reason
- many more

My 3dfx adventure went an unusual path...

The Fastvoodoo2 drivers detected my two mismatched brand Voodoo 2 cards in SLI, but not the added memory of the 2nd card. Had me concerned.

Randomly installed the PC game Sacrifice and it confirmed all the memory was there

So, Sacrifice, the new 3dfx diagnostic tool!

Enjoying some Serious Sam: The First Encounter on Windows 98 and two 3dfx Voodoo 2 3D cards in SLI.

My retro Windows 98 computer is complete.

Finished off with an Iomega 250mb zip drive.

AMD Athlon 2000+
512MB RAM
128GB IDE to Micro SD
2x Voodoo 12mb SLI graphics cards
Matrox Mystique 220 (2D/3D)
SoundBlaster Live! Platinum 5.1
Yamaha SW1000XG

It's been a really fun build!

Beige is beautiful!

There is something wonderfully magical when you add a second 3dfx Voodoo 2 card to make SLI.

This is the late 90s inspired retro PC build I've been working on and it's nearly complete! (I keep adding stuff, so never quite finished!)

I have one more addition in mind, watch this space!

Living the Windows 98 life...

All these noobs who simp for an RTX 5090 have no idea what's good.

I already got a Voodoo 5500!

Higher number = more better.

It even got TWO graphic chips! Get rekt.
#RetroGaming #RetroComputing #3dfx