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    Retro 3D renderer needed tight assembly to run on a 386●[2/2] using affine texture mapping alone wasn't enough to hit acceptable framerates on a 386. the person who wrote the oMmastodonTechnologySoftware124 d ago

    A developer writing about retro PC graphics says affine texture mapping alone was not enough to reach acceptable framerates on an Intel 386. The original affine renderer had to be written in very tight x86 assembly because it ran thousands of times per second just to render a single frame, highlighting how limited early 90s hardware was for 3D games.

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    Retro PC-98 game Steam-Heart's gets English release footage▼NEC PC-98 - Steam-Heart's スチーム・ハーツ (english) https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=7KNbB-mZq78 # rgamingmoments # gaming # viMmastodonCultureGaming15 d ago

    Steam-Heart's, a shoot 'em up originally released for NEC's PC-98 computer in Japan, is drawing attention with English-language playthrough footage now circulating online. The title is one of the cult classics associated with the PC-98 era, and the shared footage is prompting gamers to reminisce about Japanese retro computer games and the nostalgia of mid-1990s shoot 'em up titles.

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    Moorhen 3: The Chicken Chase marks its anniversary●Tal dia com avui de 2001 ens arribava "Moorhen 3: The Chicken Chase!" per "Windows" 🕹🎮. # Moorhen3TheChickenChase # CrazMmastodonCultureGaming36 d ago

    On this day in 2001, the PC game Moorhen 3: The Chicken Chase was released for Windows. The title, part of the Crazy Chicken shooter series, is being remembered by retro gaming fans recalling the wave of budget arcade shooters of the era. Nostalgic players are swapping memories of the quirky hunting games that became a familiar sight on home computers in the early 2000s.