Best "Fake 3-D" games?

[fishsandwich]

What are the best "Fake 3-D" games?

I'm talking games (usually 16-bit) that use scaling sprites and rotation effects to achieve a pseudo 3-D world. Technology that fools the human eye. Racing games are a prime example.

I think that that the Sega CD and the SNES had the best "fake 3-D" due to their specialized graphics chips that handled hardware scaling and rotation.

There must be many more than these I have here, but I am drawing a blank. I'm NOT counting simple polygon games like Starfox or Doom... those are true (if simple) 3-D.

<new> Let me add that this does NOT include games composed of polygons that operate on a 2-D plain like Pandemonium! or Contra: Shattered Soldier. Sprites ONLY. NO POLYGONS.

I nominate...




Battlecorps for Sega CD



Batman Returns for Sega CD (The Adventures of Batman & Robin has some seriously cool graphics, but I couldn't find a picture. It's also for Sega CD.)



Thunderstrike for Sega CD



F-Zero for SNES



Pilotwings for SNES



Street Racer for SNES



Panorma Cotton for MegaDrive (Genesis)

[robotriot]

You're missing Axelay =)

[Gamereviewgod]

Totally missed Soul Star, probably the best use of scaling and color I've ever seen

[Daft Punk]

Pilotwings would get my vote.

[GobopopRevisited]

Catacombs 3D and Super Mario Kart (if they qualify...)

[suckerpunch5]

I'm gonna say, "Star Wars Arcade," even though it isn't 16-bit. I still think it has very fun game play.

[KJN]

Outrun is my favourite.

[fishsandwich]

I'm gonna say, "Star Wars Arcade," even though it isn't 16-bit. I still think it has very fun game play.

Are you talking about the 32x game? It's pure polygons. Great-looking game, though. Too bad about the difficulty!

[suckerpunch5]

no, I'm talking about the arcade game from 1983. I guess it was actually called "Star Wars: The Arcade Game." There was also an Atari 2600 cart for it too. It is really fun.

I think it is also on the GameCube Rouge Squadron III preview disk.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

How about 2.5D games like Nights or the Klonoa series? Would you consider those "fake 3-D"?

You're missing Axelay =)

Oh, good choice.

[Cauterize]

Outrun is my favourite.

Same or Super Hang On or Space Harrier!

[Ed Oscuro]

Well, I take it to mean we're talking about games with sprite scenery and a tilted field of pixels for the ground - I can think of lots of those!

GI Joe (Devestators isn't nearly as good) by Konami and Namco's Burning Force, arcade versions, head up my list of psuedo-3D games. Great stuff. One of the Robocop games has a fake 3D driving sequence, but I don't recall being thrilled by it.

Catacombs 3D is "fake 3D," but so are Wolfenstein 3D and DOOM That's a whole different kind of faked 3D, though.

I can think of a few psuedo-3D After Burner type games on the Famicom and PC-Engine (whose names I can't remember at the moment), but Jimmu Densho Yaksa is an interesting Space Harrier/3D Worldrunner type game that's psuedo-3D.

Of course, gotta mention 3D Worldrunner.

Alligator Hunt is another great, often overlooked arcade title, this time from Spain.

[goats]

it may only be 8-bit but how about 3-d World Runner for the NES, that was kinda faked 3-d right?

[Ed Oscuro]

no, I'm talking about the arcade game from 1983. I guess it was actually called "Star Wars: The Arcade Game." There was also an Atari 2600 cart for it too. It is really fun.

That's real, wireframe 3D. Not polygons or Mode 7 (F-Zero style). A good choice in any case.

[Ed Oscuro]

it may only be 8-bit but how about 3-d World Runner for the NES, that was kinda faked 3-d right?

Just mentioned it, yup, that's an impressive title. I like the NES version (Tengen I guess, like Shinobi) of Space Harrier, but 3D Worldrunner is better in every regard.

[demen999]

I'm gong to go with F-zero SNES.
Axelay had awesome 3d too. So did mario kart.

[NeoZeedeater]

it may only be 8-bit but how about 3-d World Runner for the NES, that was kinda faked 3-d right?

Just mentioned it, yup, that's an impressive title. I like the NES version (Tengen I guess, like Shinobi) of Space Harrier, but 3D Worldrunner is better in every regard.

NES Space Harrier is an import by Takara. I would say the best NES ones effect-wise are the imports Cosmic Epsilon and Tetrastar.

Speaking of Space Harrier, Space Harrier 3-D on SMS was really cool because of the 3d glasses.

My favourite sprite scaler is probably the arcade game Apache 3 by Tatsumi. Taito's Aqua Jack and Sega's AB Cop are other cool ones that rarely gets mentioned.

[pragmatic insanester]

ballz. i still can't understand why everyone trashes it.

[XxMe2NiKxX]

Afterburner.

[le geek]

The Lotus Racing games on the Amiga (very similar to Outrun)...

Cheers,
Ben