Retrospective on the only Sierra On-Line graphics card: the Screamin’ 3D! That alone makes it a notable oddity, but it’s also a Rendition Verite V1000, somewhat arguably the first PC GPU! Depends on definitions of course, but it’s for sure the first to use a programmable core specifically to render 3D graphics and lighten CPU load. Yeah this thing can provide some awesome results for 1996, and naturally it came with a slew of shortcomings and general mid-90s quirkiness. Let’s unbox this one and take a look!
● LGR things elsewhere:
Patreon https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews
Bsky https://bsky.app/profile/lgr-yt.bsky.social
● Pertinent links:
Charles’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@beyerch
MetalJesus YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/MetalJesusRocks
RReady Wrapper https://www.nirvtek.com/rready.php
Fabien Sanglard’s website https://fabiensanglard.net/vquake/
VCFMW vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-XF5j6x0hs
Socket 7 build https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yT9KPQqBtE
● Background music is from Epidemic Sound:
https://www.epidemicsound.com/
00:00 Screamin’ 3D exists!
00:42 the first (?) GPU
01:20 Sierra’s only graphics card
02:19 Rendition Vérité V1000
03:39 unboxing it
05:31 installing, setup, musings
08:00 CyberGladiators
08:44 IndyCar Racing II
09:59 Sierra scuba screensaver
10:28 Silent Thunder
11:03 VQuake
12:52 Tomb Raider
13:32 non-accelerated, yikes
13:56 Doom, Duke3D
14:36 speed utilities
15:48 a mixed bag
17:03 tech support nightmare
18:01 lack of games
#LGR #retro #computer
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