The Legendary 3dfx Voodoo Graphics Accelerator

For #GPUJune2 this year, I'm taking a look at a very special card - the 3dfx Voodoo graphics accelerator. Released back in late 1996, it completely transformed the world of PC gaming and was a very significant card for me personally. From the moment I first experienced GLQuake back in 1997, I absolutely had to have one. For this video, I built a test platform almost identical to what I had back in 1997 and have a look at the very popular Diamond Monster 3D! I explore some 3dfx tech demos and play some of my favorite glide games from back in the day as well.

Special thanks to Nathan from ‪@PixelPipes‬ for organizing this great celebration of 3D acceleration history! Be sure to check out the official GPUJune2 playlist for many other great videos from some amazing YouTubers!

The official GPUJune2 playlist:
   • Announcing #GPUJune2!  

All #GPUJune2 tagged videos:
https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/gpujune2

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00:00 Introduction
02:20 3dfx Voodoo Graphics Hardware
05:17 FB, TMU and Memory Architecture
07:54 The Test Setup
08:40 Drivers and 3dfx Tech Demos
10:54 Turok Dinosaur Hunter
13:04 Forsaken
14:59 Quake 2
17:44 Need for Speed 2 SE
19:11 MDK
21:39 Final Words