3D Development Title | Publish./Pr. | System | 3D API's | Examples/ Remarks |
A3D | Aureal | Win9x | A3D, A3D2, DS3D | Incoming, Interstate '82 |
BRender | Argonaut SW | Win9x | BRender (sim. to Glide), native | Scorched Planet |
Delphi 4.0 | Inprise Corp. | Win9x/NT | D3D, OGL, Glide (via freeware) | - |
DirectX SDK | Microsoft | Win9x/NT | D3D, DS3D | Midtown Madness, Daikatana, Experience |
Environmental Audio | Creative Labs | Win9x | EAX, EAX2, DS3D | Unreal, Daikatana |
Glide SDK | 3Dfx | Win9x | Glide | Need For Speed III and much more |
OpenGL | SGI | all* | OGL | GLQuake |
PowerVRSGL SDK | NEC | Win9x | PowerVRSGL | - |
RenderIt 3D for VC++ | Indotek | Win9x | D3D | - |
RenderWare | Criterion | Win9x/Mac | RenderWare (sim. to Glide), native | Fighter Duel 2, Cyber Puck, Cyco |
RRedline SDK | Rendition | Win9x | RRedline | Team Apache |
Speedy3D SDK | Rendition | Win9x | Speedy 3D (sim. to RRedline) | - |
Realtime 3D API's Title | Publish./Pr. | System | 3D API's | Examples/ Remarks |
Architect III | Geometricom | all* | OGL based | - |
EaSIEST / EaSIESTNT | Evans&Sutherland | Solaris/NT | OGL based | - |
EasyScene | Coryphaeus | Irix | OGL based | Princess Interactive |
Fahrenheit | SGI / Microsoft | Irix/Win9x/NT | OGL based | - |
INTegrator | Evans&Sutherland | NT | OGL based | - |
IRISPerformer 2.2 | SGI | Irix | OGL based | AITEC Simulator |
OpenGL.sgi/ OpenGL.org | SGI | all* | OGL based | - |
OpenGlOptimizer 1.1 | SGI | all* | OGL based | - |
OpenGL Volumizer | SGI | all* | OGL based | - |
Open GVS | Quantum 3D | all* | D3D, OGL based | - |
OpenInventor | SGI | all* | OGL based | - |
RapidScene | Evans&Sutherland | Solaris | OGL based | - |
Real 3DPRO-API | Real3D | all* | OGL based | SEGA |
Realimation 4.41 | Datapath | Win9x/NT | OGL based | - |
Vega 3.2 /VegaNT | Paradigm | Irix/NT | OGL based | Krauss Maffei |
VISKIT | VISKIT | all* | OGL based | - |
World Up | Sense8 | Irix/Win9x/NT | OGL based | - |
WorldToolKit | Sense8 | all* | D3D, S3TC, OGL based | - |
3D Architectur Title | Publish./Pr. | System | 3D API's | Examples/ Remarks |
ARCON+ 3.1 / 4.0 | MB Software | Win9x | Glide | Walking trough the rooms |
3D Game Engines Title | Publish./Pr. | System | 3D API's | Examples/ Remarks |
3D Game Machine | Virt. Unlimit. | Win9x/NT/Mac | D3D, Glide | - |
3D Mark 99 Max | Remedy | Win9x | D3D, 3DNow!, ISSE | Benchmark |
3DGE | Twilight 3D | Win9x/NT | D3D, Glide | Ashes Of The Dark Lands |
3DRad | Studio Bitplane | Win9x | D3D, DS3D | - |
Amp Game Dev. System | Slam Software | Win9x | D3D, Glide, DS3D | - |
AnyWorld | Segasoft | Win9x | D3D, Glide | Vigilance |
Crystal Space | Jorrit Tyberghein | Win9x/Linux/Mac/Amiga | D3D, Glide, OGL | - |
Dark Engine | Looking Glass | Win9x | D3D, Glide | Thief: Dark Project, System Shock 2 |
Dark Side | Activision | Win9x | D3D, Glide, RRDL, A3D, EAX | Heavy Gear II, Interstate '82 |
Dream Immersion | DreamStone | Win9x | 3DNow! | Shiken (Takeshi)/Evenstar |
Experience | WXP | Win9x | D3D6.0 | Experience |
Fly3D | ? | Win9x | D3D, OGL, DS3D | - |
FxEngine | ? | Win9x | Glide | - |
Genesis3D | Eclipse Ent. | Win9x | D3D, Glide, 3DNow! | Redemption, Impact, Atlantis, Mavilon |
Geometry Box | Geometry | Win9x | D3D, OGL, Glide, DS3D | Reborn |
GLWOF | Langosch/Will. | Win9x | OGL | - |
Hawk | Hawk Software | Win9x/NT | OGL | - |
Katharsis | Digital Infinity | Win9x/NT | D3D, OGL, Glide, PowerSGL, 3DNow! | - |
KICK | KICK Design | Win9x | D3D6.0, OGL, 3DNow! | (supports Bumpmapping) |
Lithtech | Monolith | Win9x | D3D6.0, 3DNow! | Blood 2, Shogo, Abducted, EXFOR Omega,
Mystic Isle: The Darkening, KISS Psycho Circus |
MAX FX | Remedy | Win9x | D3D6.0, S3TC, DS3D | Max Payne, Final Reality Bench, 3D Mark 99 |
Mesa | Brian Paul | all* | Glide | - |
Messiah | Shiny Entertainment | Win9x | D3D6.0, OGL, Glide, PSGL,
3DNow!, DS3D, A3D, EAX, KNI |
Messiah, VR Baseball 2000 |
NeMo Dev. | VirTools | Win9x | 3DNow! | - |
Photex 2 | Terminal Reality | Win9x | D3D, Glide | Monster Truck Madness 2 |
Power Render | Egerter SW | Win9x | D3D6.0, OGL,Glide | (supports Bumpmapping) |
Quake II | id Software | Win9x/NT/Unix | D3D, OGL, Glide, PSGL, RRDL, S3TC | Quake II, Daikatana, Half Life, SiN,
Soldiers Of Fortune, Kingpin, Anachronox |
Quake III | id Software | Win9x/NT/Unix/Mac | OGL, 3DNow!, ISSE, S3TC | Quake III Arena, F.A.K.K.2 |
SurRender 3D | Hybrit Ltd. | all* | D3D, OGL, Glide, PSGL, RDL, S3TC, 3DNow! | Fighter Duel II, Extreme Warware |
TerraForm | GameForge | Win9x | 3DNow! | - |
Torch | Newfire | Win9x | D3D, OGL, Glide | - |
Trespasser | DreamWorks | Win9x/NT | D3D, 3DNow!, DS3D, A3D, EAX | Trespasser |
True 3D | Sierra | Win9x | D3D | Everquest, Return To Krondor, Tanarus |
Turok | Acclaim | Win9x/PSX | D3D, Glide, PSX | Turok, Turok II, South Park |
Unreal | Epic | Win9x | Glide, PSGL, OGL, D3D, S3TC, 3DNow!, ISSE, A3D, EAX | Unreal, Wheel Of Time, Duke Nukem 4 Ever, Werewolf: The Apocalypse,
Deus Ex,
X-Com Alliance, Klingon Honour Guard, Hired Guns, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Aeon Flux, RUNE, Project V1 |
VD/Eclipse | Vulpine Design | Win9x | OGL | Out Of The Shadow |
VERGE | VERGE | Win9x | Glide | enhanced effects for RPG's (like Diablo II) |
VISTa | Iguana UK | Win9x | D3D, Glide | Shadowman, Bloodshot |
Simulators Title | Manufacturer | System | 3D API's | Examples/ Remarks |
CompuTrainer | Racermate | Simul. | Glide | Go to the fitness rooms ! |
Parachute Target Competition Attraction | Illusion | Simul. | Glide | - |
to be continued | - |
3D Model./Anim./VRML Title | Publish./Pr. | System | 3D API's | Use | Examples/ Remarks |
3D Studio Max 2.5 | Kinetix | Win9x/NT | OGL, D3D, HEIDI | Mod./Anim. | Dancing Baby |
Beyond the Third Dimension | Davidson | Win9x | D3D6.0 | Mod./Anim. | - |
Caligari Truespace | Caligari | Win9x | D3D, S3TC | Mod./Anim. | - |
Cosmo | SGI | Win9x | D3D | VRML | - |
DesignersWorkbench | Coryphaeus | Irix | OGL | Realtime VR | Princess Interactive |
EasyTerrain | Coryphaeus | Irix | OGL | RT Terrain | - |
formZ | auto*des*sys | NT/Mac | OGL | Mod./Anim. | - |
Lightwave 3D | Newtek | Irix/NT | OGL | Mod./Anim. | The new blue M&M's |
Maya | SGI | Irix/NT | OGL | Mod./Anim. | Go to the movies ! |
MultiGen Pro Series II / MultiGen Creator | MultiGen | Irix/NT | OGL | Realtime VR | Krauss Maffei Sim. |
PolyTrans | Okino | all* | OGL | 3D Converter | The best ! |
RX Series | Realax | Irix/Win9x/NT | OGL | Realtime VR | - |
Softimage 3D | Avid/Microsoft | Irix/NT | OGL | Mod./Anim. | Go to the movies ! |
Strata Studio Pro | Strata | Win9x/NT/Mac | OGL | Mod./Anim. | - |
Terra Vista | Terrex | NT | OGL | RT Terrain | - |
WIRL | VREAM | Win9x | D3D | VRML | - |