I suppose this is what getting older feels like.
this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
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Yes, the original is lines and crude unlike some of the other examples of "old 3D games", but this is (maybe) the first actual 3D space game, so it has to start somewhere.
Guess I should have been more specific on first home system 3D space game. Yes, there were arcade and mainframe things before. But their game world wasn't as big. :P
Mode 7 enabled some pseudo-3D effects on the SNES too.
Atari Star Wars arcade game came out in 1983. One year prior to Elite in 1984:
Vectrex Starhawk was 1979
Spasim is a 3d space simulator from 1974, first person and multiplayer.
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