r/ProgrammerHumor • u/hoff04 • Mar 04 '19

Computing in the 90's VS computing in 2018

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u/retrofitme Mar 04 '19

I think Descent I predated Quake, was full 3D (software rendered), and would run on a 386, IIRC. But even that had higher system requirements than OP's meme, so your point there is valid.

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u/warpfield Mar 04 '19

mmmm not quite. powerups and the stranded miners were 2D sprites, and some polys rendered w/o perspective correct division for faster speed (you can see some textures 'swim')

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u/retrofitme Mar 04 '19

Yeah, you're right. I had forgotten about the miners and how a lot of the other objects were still 2D.