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Title: Favorite Pseudo-3D Games?
Post by: burningdoom on June 01, 2016, 07:24:32 pm

In the 80s and early 90s, 3D graphics were tough to pull off for a lot of the consoles and arcade hardware of the time. So a lot of games used tricks to make it feel like it was 3D like scaling graphics, isometric graphics, or Mode-7 graphics. Games like Space Harrier, Landstalker, F-Zero, and Rad Racer used tricks like this.

What were some of the best games to successfully pull this off and provide a great 3D experience, despite it not actually being 3D; in your opinion?

Title: Re: Favorite Pseudo-3D Games?
Post by: maximo310 on June 01, 2016, 07:48:04 pm

Outrunners, Power Drift, Cool Riders, Jurassic Park Arcade, Night Striker, After Burner, Super Chase, GunBuster

Galactic Storm also does it well, but has some framerate problems on some stages.

Title: Re: Favorite Pseudo-3D Games?
Post by: tripredacus on June 01, 2016, 09:17:17 pm

Doom  :)

Title: Re: Favorite Pseudo-3D Games?
Post by: trinisete on June 02, 2016, 05:19:46 am

Second Doom.

Title: Re: Favorite Pseudo-3D Games?
Post by: stealthrush on June 06, 2016, 11:43:54 pm

Not sure if Gale Racer for Sega Saturn counts.

Title: Re: Favorite Pseudo-3D Games?
Post by: maximo310 on June 07, 2016, 12:00:46 am

Quote from: stealthrush on June 06, 2016, 11:43:54 pm

Not sure if Gale Racer for Sega Saturn counts.

Well everything in that one is 2d, except for the cars, which are polygons. The original arcade release called Rad Mobile ( Sega System 32) is completely 2d.

Title: Re: Favorite Pseudo-3D Games?
Post by: kashell on June 08, 2016, 08:36:26 am

Secret of Mana, thanks to Flammie.