3Dfx also developed its own application program interface (API) rasterization library called Glide, which revealed the feature set of the Voodoo graphics hardware. Glide supported the IRIX ...

Having a specialized 3d API was arguably both the highlight and the downfall for pioneer 3Dfx. The Glide API combined with Voodoo hardware truly enhanced the gaming experience. If ...

I have a few questions to ask in hopes that someone can clear this up for me. I know I'm not the most learned person in world when it comes to graphics ...

As a result, 3dfx developed its own API, GLide. This was based on OpenGL, so it wasn't unfamiliar to experienced 3D developers, but it pared back the calls and instructions to focus on those used ...

If you played games, the 3dfx Voodoo 2 was undoubtedly the ... get reflective floor surfaces in Unreal using GLide, for example. But the Voodoo 2 was the last of its era - the competition was ...

The Voodoo repairer, modder ... in March this year when the VoodooX first booted into Windows and ran the 3dfx Glide Donut Demo. “I can’t believe it,” enthused Barea.

The trio of 3dfx founders would surely never have expected their company's fortunes to shine so brightly, yet so short. 3dfx's maiden product, the Voodoo Graphics 3D chip reached manufacturing in ...

3Dfx's Voodoo and Voodoo2 graphics are widely credited with jump-starting 3D gaming and revolutionizing computer graphics nearly overnight. The 3D landscape in 1996 favored S3 Graphics with ...

Once the undisputed leader in 3-D gaming and graphics, 3Dfx -- and its prestigious Voodoo brand name -- was gobbled up by nVidia. It's a cautionary tale of how a one-time innovator can fall prey ...

For Glide, you'll have to use a resolution override in the 3dfx Tools applet, and the resolutions aren't going to be quite what you expect; 16:9 tops out at 1600x900 and 21:9 tops out at 1920x800.

The following is a Hot Hardware assessment of the 3dfx Voodoo3-3000 16MB PCI card, current Voodoo technology designed ... of tweaking you can do in both Glide, OpenGL and D3D apps.

The titles that supported Voodoo’s Glide API delivered an unmatched visual experience in 3D, at resolutions reaching up to 800 x 600, or 640 x 480 for the lower spec. However, the 3dfx Voodoo ...