Stereoscopic 3D Games Hotlist N to Z

Native
Stereoscopic 3D Games
HOTLIST N to Z

Last update: October 5, 2002
(last entry: 'Speed Challenge' from 2002, the first new native 3D game since January 1999)

Brackets in the "Compatibility" column indicate possible problems.

You may need a 3D-patch and a 3D-driver.

N to Z	Title & Distributor	Required Program Version	3D-Patch Locations	Shutter Driver (fat print indicates native support)	Compatibility click here for explanation of the abbreviations; fat print indicates native support	Maximum Stereo3D-Resolution & effective res. per eye	Comment
	Nascar Racing 1 (1994) by Virgin Interactive/Papyrus	retail + patch	Get patch from: stereo3d.com/ Virtual Media Systems South-Africa	3D-BIOS, LCD-BIOS, VR-BIOS	MAX, PAR, VGA, (HMD), (SD), (SER), (VRS), LB	640x480 (640x240 p.e.)	Ahhh, hi-res.
	Nihilist (1996 ?) space action by Philips Media (does the Media division of Philips still exist?)	retail (comes with cardboard glasses)			Chromadepth by Chromatek
	Nuclear Strike (3Dfx-Glide only) Electronic Arts	retail + H3D-Glide patch	Get patch from: Stereovision.net		Voodoo Graphics 1&2: H3D, SD Voodoo Rush: H3D, LB, SD, VGA, (DIN3 ?), (HMD)
	QUAKE (1996) by id (preliminary 3D-support, partly buggy) (non-3D- accelerated)	DOSQuake 1.07, 1.08 WinQuake 1.00 (1.09) shareware and retail, (no GL or V)	DOS: Woobo (Boyquake for SER) NuVision (NuvFrag for PAR, VGA) Marius' Page (MPM3DB for PAR, SER, VGA) WLC-patch here (for WLC) SimBIOS for WLC WIN-driver: StereoGraphics SGToggle (VGA, WLC) APEC VR97 (VGA)	DOS: NuvFrag, MPM3DB, QLCD WIN: 3D-BIOS, VR-BIOS, SGToggle, 3DWin, VRViewer, SSDI	HMD, CMX, LB, MAX, PAR, SD, SER, VGA, VRS, WLC it works, click here	1280x1024 (1280x512 p.e.)	preliminary 3D-support, partly buggy, non-3D- accelerated, ghosting is a problem due to the dark environments with spots of light here and there indexed in Germany due to excessive violence
	H3D-QUAKE (1997) by id 3D-accelerated	retail + H3D-GL-,V-, DOS-, Win-Patch works for mission packs and TC's, but not for Quakeworld	Get patch from: Stereovision.net	none	On all graphics-cards, including Voodoo 1&2: H3D, SD On V-Rush, Rendition and maybe a few others: H3D, HMD, LB, SD, VGA, (DIN3 ?) The H3D WinQuake patch works for all windows compliant systems, but has no full-screen mode and no 3D-acceleration	H3D-DOS: 1024*768 (1024x384 p.e.) minus offset for sync doubler H3D-GL: 640x480	the real thing, almost bug free, ghosting is a problem due to the dark environments with spots of light here and there indexed in Germany due to excessive violence
	H3D-QUAKE II (1997) by id (OpenGL only)	retail + H3D-GL patch	Get patch from: Stereovision.net	none	On Voodoo Graphics 1&2: H3D, SD On V-Rush, Rendition and maybe a few others: H3D, HMD, LB, SD, VGA, (DIN3 ?)		That's the State-of-the-Art I guess. indexed in Germany due to excessive violence (adults only)
	Rise of the Triad (1994) by Apogee	special bundle version		LCD-BIOS	PAR, SER, WLC, (VGA), (LB), (HMD), (MAX), (SD) only available as bundled version	low?	indexed in Germany due to excessive violence
	Sento (1995) (fighting) by 47 Tek	3D-Max bundle and retail (?) version		3D-BIOS	MAX, (LB), (PAR), (SD), (SER), (VGA), (HMD), (CMX)	low	Looks like an alpha version to me. Pretty useless.
	Shattered Steel (1996) (robot warfare) by Interplay	all versions (native LCD-BIOS from version 1.14 on)	There's a big patch (15 MB) to version 1.14 which adds missions and native LCD-BIOS support. Look for the patch at download.com I isolated the 1.14 patch without extra missions and put it here (1 MB)	LCD-BIOS, 3D-BIOS, VR-BIOS	HMD, CMX, LB, MAX, PAR, (SD), SER, WLC, (VGA), VRS Important: no 3D-effect? press ENTER during mission & type DEFAULTPARALLAX; for more commands click	320*200	Not bad.
	SIN (1998) (OpenGL only) by Ritual / Activision	all versions	Get patch from: Stereovision.net	none	On Voodoo Graphics 1&2: H3D, SD On V-Rush, Rendition and maybe a few others: H3D, HMD, LB, SD, VGA, (DIN3 ?)
	Slipstream 5000 (1995) (futuristic racing) by Gremlin	special bundle version		LCD-BIOS, (3D-BIOS -buggy), (VR-BIOS -buggy)	PAR, SER, VGA, LB, (HMD), (MAX-half-res), (SD) only available as pack-in with certain glasses read hints	320x200 (LCD-B: 320x200 p.e.; 3D-Max: 320x100 p.e.)
screenshot available as soon as the programmers can dig up their own work - it's oh so long ago	SpaceSpuds (for Amiga) (late 1980's) from the wizards who later formed Brightland				Amiga Shutterglasses required	low	it's history
	Speed Challenge: Jacques Villeneuve's Racing Vision (2002) by Ubi-Soft official site	demo and full version	get demo here (contains 4 tracks!)		ANAGLYPH (red-blue)
	Starfield (1995 ?) (space shooter with lots of cut-scenes in stereo) by Kasan Electronics Co., Ltd.	all versions, resides on the 3D-Gallery CD		3D-BIOS	MAX, Bundled with newer 3D-Max packages	512*700 (512x350 p.e.)	file was available for some time on the Kasan homepage, ZIP was over 25 MB and was broken (DAAAMMMMNNNN)
	Starship Titanic (1997) Adventure (3D segment only) www.starshiptitanic.com				ANA
	System Shock Enhanced CD (1995 ?) by Origin	retail			VFX-1 only??? Is there anyone who got it running WITHOUT a VFX-1 controller card installed ??? Please mail.	low	Stereo or not, one of the best games ever
	Tek War by Capcom	all versions			ANA Choose stereo in the video setup, press F9 during game, there are some bugs though	320*200
	Terminal Velocity (1995) by 3D Realms	retail + patch	Patch (max3d-util for MAX and S3 cards av. at VMS)	3D-BIOS, VR-BIOS, (NuvFrag -buggy)	CMX, HMD, LB, MAX, SD, VRS, (VGA), (PAR), causes split screen error on some (all?) chipsets when used with Nuvfrag	320*400 (320x200 p.e.)???	My stereo-favorite, great effects, great depth, very dynamic, almost no ghosting
	Think-3D (strategy, bomb difusion) (1992) by Microtech AG	all versions			ANA	640x480
	VR Slingshot (1994 ??) by Ixion	all versions Amiga & PC		3D-BIOS, VR-BIOS, LCD-BIOS, NuvFrag	HMD, CMX, LB, MAX, PAR, SD, SER, VGA, (VRS)
	Whiplash (aka Fatal Racing) (1995) by Interplay (US, Whiplash) Gremlin (UK, Fatal Racing)	special bundle version	read comment	LCD-BIOS, (3D-BIOS (buggy)), (VR-BIOS (buggy))	PAR, SER, WLC, VGA, SD, LB, (HMD), (MAX-half-res), only available as bundle with certain glasses, there's also an accelerated stereo version for Rendition (Total3D) NEW: MAX native version coming soon	320x200, (LCD-B: 320x200 p.e.; 3D-Max: 320x100 p.e.)	This could be a great stereo thing, but it's slow and it's almost impossible to get the refresh rate up, but I guess the Rendition stereo version rocks!
	Wolf 3D (1992/93 ?) by Apogee/ id	special bundle version		LCD-BIOS	PAR, SER, SD, VGA, LB, WLC, (HMD), (MAX) only available as pack-in with certain glasses	low	indexed and prohibited in Germany due to the use of Nazi symbols
	Word Rescue (early stone age) (Jump n' run with educational intensions) by Redwood Games/ Apogee	special bundle version		LCD-BIOS	PAR, SER, VGA, SD, LB, (HMD), (WLC)	low (EGA)
	X-Men (Quake Total Conversion)	Quake retail + TC + H3D-patch	Get patch from: Stereovision.net	none	see H3D-Quake	800x600 ?
	Z.A.R. (1997) (robot warfare) by Auric Vision reviewed	all versions	Woobo for SER, VGA	(3D-BIOS), (VR-BIOS), (LCD-BIOS)	retail version: HMD, CMX, LB, MAX, SD, VGA, (VRS), WLC network-demo: HMD, VGA, WLC 1- and 3-level demo: VGA, WLC (SER patch available at Woobo)	320*200	There are now OpenGL and D3D versions of Z.A.R. which most likely have no Stereo3D support. Would be a candidate for future H3D support, but that's unlikely.