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What was the first 3D game you ever played?

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Originally posted by: Shadowknight
The cowboy hologram game someone mentioned above. After that, Duke Nukem 3d. It wasn't true 3D, more like 2.5d. Monsters weren't 3d but the levels were sort of 3d.
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The technological term is parralax scrolling, IIRC. The visual trickery can be easily seen if you enable mouselook and look up at a building, then pan to the left or right. 🙂 Still a great game.
 
Originally posted by: Spydermag68
Wizardy...The maze perspective was in 3d vector line drawings.
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You nailed it.

Get this... I still have Wizardry on 5 1/4 for IBM PC XT and compatibles. 😉

 
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