Page 6 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. |
| Originally released by id Software in 1997, Quake II is a fast-paced sci-fi first-person shooter. Outnumbered, alone and behind enemy lines you must destroy the Strogg defenses and assassinate their commander before they can attack Earth. The goals of Quake II are divided into a series of complex missions or objectives. During the game your field computer provides you with each new objective. |
| Quake III Arena is a first-person shooter developed by id Software and published by Activision in 1999. In single-player mode, Quake III Arena is split into six tiers of four arenas each. In order to progress to the next tier, a gladiator has to beat all four arenas. Finishing second or third won't do-you must emerge as the clear winner. While the rules are a little different in multiplayer (network or online) games, there is one important rule that sums up your life as a gladiator in the Arena Eternal: frag everything that isn't you. |
| Rayman 2: The Great Escape is a platform videogame developed by Ubi Pictures and published by UbiSoft in 1999 for PC, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, and Sony PlayStation. To play the game you must have either Direct-X or Glide installed. Pirates have taken over Rayman's world, and they have imprisoned him and most of his friends. Rayman has escaped from the pirates, but he needs to regain his powers in order to free his friends from the pirates and their boss, the evil Razorbeard. |
| Rollcage Stage II is an arcade racing videogame developed by Attention to Detail and published by Psygnosis (EU), Midway Games (NA), and Take-Two Interactive (WW). Rollcage Stage II is the sequel to Rollcage and its gameplay allows players to race driving small and pretty cars equipped with weapons. Rollcage Stage II requires DirectX version 7 in order to operate correctly, but 3dfx hardware owners can also choose to play it using a special version based on Glide libraries. |
| Demo of Scorched Planet, a fast paced 3D action/strategy game featuring 19 action packed missions across 7 huge and hostile terrains. Scorched Planet has been developed by Criterion Studios and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1996. The colony world Dator 5 is under attack from the marauding Voraxian Hordes. The people have sent out a distress call to the Galactic Federation, but yours is the only Galactic ship in the vicinity. And your job is to save the humans. |
| The action first-person shooter videogame Serious Sam: The Second Encounter is second part of Serious Sam: The First Encounter. It has been developed by Croteam, using Serious Engine as graphics technology, and originally published by Gathering of Developers. This demo includes a single-player level, a multiplayer deathmatch level, and lastly a level designed to shows off new graphics features supported by Serious Engine. |
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