20 years ago my PC was a Cyrix 6x86, and I was happy until I got into early 3D games. Adjusting to life up north, I got NHL 97, the first 3D game in the series. It was strictly software rendered.
With a Cyrix.
It wasn't that bad really, but it wasn't very good either.
This week, while setting up a super socket 7 system it got me thinking. Maybe I can upgrade.
The eBay seller called it "the most realistic and fun hockey game ever made."
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Oh.
Everybody on the internet reveres NHL 98, so I think I should play it. Nobody remembers 97 except me.
Cyrix sucks at floating point 3D games, but I'm ready to rise to the occasion here.
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The best part is that 98 is hip with the times and supports Glide! Now, even more than ever, I want a working Voodoo card. I have a dead Voodoo, a dead Voodoo2, and two dead Voodoo 3s. But there's still a chance - I'm crossing my fingers on a stored 3500 that I've never been able to hook up to a monitor. I'm going to laugh if it works because I got that thing long before all the others, back when they were cheap.
Requirements: Pentium 90, 16MB RAM. Supported 3D cards: 3dfx Voodoo, Voodoo Rush
The box is still in shrinkwrap, so it's like 1998 all over again.