Page 3 of the complete collection of all videogame demos posted by 3dfx at its own website 3dfx.com. All these videogames have been optimized to be best played with 3dfx hardware and can be considered as part of 3dfx history. Furthermore, we liked enrich these pages with other demos that can be viewed as interesting for PC gaming history in general. |
| Halo: Combat Evolved is a first-person shooter videogame developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2001 for Xbox console and then ported to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X in 2003. This demo requires Microsoft DirectX 9.0b graphics APIs, or above, to be installed and includes both single and multiplayer versions. In single-player mode you can play level of "The Silent Cartographer", while you can challenge to 16 players in multiplayer mode. |
| Heretic II is a third-person action game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision in 1998. Using the Quake II engine, Heretic II plunges you into a deep, compelling game combining brutal face-to-face combat and mystery-laden adventure in the most advanced graphics engine yet. From a third person perspective, gamers travel through complex, richly detailed environments filled with stunning special effects, wicked magic spells, detailed characters, vivid artwork and challenging level designs. |
| Hexen II is a dark fantasy first-person shooter with RPG and action elements. Both full videogame as well as this demo have been developed by Raven Software Corporation, published by id Software, and distributed by Activision in 1997. Hexen II is based on an enhanced version of the Quake graphics engine, and so it uses OpenGL graphics library for 3D acceleration. Full compatibility and optimal performance with 3dfx video cards have been obtained with an embedded library named opengl32.dll. This one is a an OpenGL ICD (Installable Client Driver) that works as a wrapper and allows to use Glide capabilities of the 3dfx hardware. |
| This is a demo of Incubation, a terrifying, turn-based, tactical strategy game. You can lead a squad of marines through the first four missions of the full version or
battle up to three of your friends in the unique multi-player level. Play over a LAN, the Internet, or between two PC's connected with a serial cable. Either way you'll enjoy eye-popping 3D graphics that can be viewed from almost any angle with the mouse-controlled, free-floating camera. Incubation requires DirectX 5.0, runs on the graphics engine from the award winning game Extreme Assault, and supports many popular 3Dfx cards. |
| Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter based on well-known Quake II graphics engine. This videogame has been developed by Xatrix Entertainment as well as published by Interplay Entertainment in June 1999. If you want to survive for more than a few minutes in the world of Kingpin, you'll need to know a few things. First, forget about killing everyone that you see. The people that you meet on the street will often have valuable information, so if they aren't hostile towards you, talk to them. |
| Max Payne 2: The Fall Of Max Payne is a 2003 third-person shooter developed by Remedy Entertainment as well as the sequel of Max Payne, first chapter of homonymous videogame series Max Payne. Max Payne 2 takes place two years after the events of first game, and its main character Max Payne continues to work as a detective for the New York City Police Department (NYPD). This demo includes first three scenes from the first chapter of the game and the extra level mode Dead Man Walking. |
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