Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
▶ On August 24th, 1994, the legendary Voodoo brand 3Dfx Interactive was founded. To celebrate this day, we have teamed up with our friends at Stay Forever (stayforever.de/2024/07/3dfx-voodoo-sft-15/) to present you a ton of information. In this video, we let two of the 3dfx founders - Scott Sellers and Ross Smith - speak for themselves. They answer our questions about founding the company, their huge success, challenges, the battle with Nvidia and many more. The confirmation of the "Specter" specifications should be particularly exciting for every nerd out there. The interview took place in July 2024. Many thanks to Ross, Scott and Henner for their time!
More info: 3dfx History and Voodoo 5: Retro special with brand-new benchmarks and insights
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0:00 Intro
0:28 Scott Sellers on founding 3dfx
6:03 Focus on arcade games
8:55 Original Voodoo chipset
14:12 Outsourcing Geometry-Processing onto the CPU
21:10 3dfx vs. Nvidia
25:32 Voodoo Improvements over Time
28:00 Rampage - too late for a Gamechanger?
29:32 Rampage - rumoured Specifications
31:58 Deferred Rendering
35:05 Rampage Fabrication Process
35:28 Glide API
40:58 What was the Killer-App for Voodoo? (Scott)
48:50 Are you (still) a Gamer? (Scott)
50:03 Ross Smith on the Names '3dfx' and 'Voodoo'
54:20 Business Plan and Game Recruitment
58:30 Entering the PC Gaming Market
1:02:05 Quake on Glide
1:04:30 Game Knowledge is important!
1:05:45 What was the Killer-App? (Ross)
1:07:30 Bad Decisions
1:11:30 Voodoo Rush
1:16:09 Success of Voodoo 2
1:17:15 Entering the Board-Market
1:20:10 Canceled Deal with Sega
1:24:21 Voodoo Impact on the Gaming World?
1:28:40 Are you (still) a Gamer? (Ross)
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▶ On August 24th, 1994, the legendary Voodoo brand 3Dfx Interactive was founded. To celebrate this day, we have teamed up with our friends at Stay Forever (stayforever.de/2024/07/3dfx-voodoo-sft-15/) to present you a ton of information. In this video, we let two of the 3dfx founders - Scott Sellers and Ross Smith - speak for themselves. They answer our questions about founding the company, their huge success, challenges, the battle with Nvidia and many more. The confirmation of the "Specter" specifications should be particularly exciting for every nerd out there. The interview took place in July 2024. Many thanks to Ross, Scott and Henner for their time!
More info: 3dfx History and Voodoo 5: Retro special with brand-new benchmarks and insights
pcgameshardware.de/3dfx-Voodoo-Hardware-255488/Specials/3dfx-Voodoo-Retro-Special-1246582
0:00 Intro
0:28 Scott Sellers on founding 3dfx
6:03 Focus on arcade games
8:55 Original Voodoo chipset
14:12 Outsourcing Geometry-Processing onto the CPU
21:10 3dfx vs. Nvidia
25:32 Voodoo Improvements over Time
28:00 Rampage - too late for a Gamechanger?
29:32 Rampage - rumoured Specifications
31:58 Deferred Rendering
35:05 Rampage Fabrication Process
35:28 Glide API
40:58 What was the Killer-App for Voodoo? (Scott)
48:50 Are you (still) a Gamer? (Scott)
50:03 Ross Smith on the Names '3dfx' and 'Voodoo'
54:20 Business Plan and Game Recruitment
58:30 Entering the PC Gaming Market
1:02:05 Quake on Glide
1:04:30 Game Knowledge is important!
1:05:45 What was the Killer-App? (Ross)
1:07:30 Bad Decisions
1:11:30 Voodoo Rush
1:16:09 Success of Voodoo 2
1:17:15 Entering the Board-Market
1:20:10 Canceled Deal with Sega
1:24:21 Voodoo Impact on the Gaming World?
1:28:40 Are you (still) a Gamer? (Ross)
The best deals
▶ Jump straight to Amazon*: amzn.to/3zjW9Z9
▶ Gaming chairs at Backforce*: backforce.gg/de/shop?affiliate=pcgh
▶ Gaming monitors*: amzn.to/2ttcJiW
▶ Gaming keyboards*: amzn.to/2sPD9d6
▶ Gaming mice*: amzn.to/2tPCgVJ
More news and information
▶ PCGH Website: pcgh.de
▶ PCGH @ Discord: discord.gg/pcgh
▶ PCGH @ Facebook: facebook.com/pcgameshardware
▶ PCGH @ Twitter: twitter.com/PCGH_Redaktion
▶ PCGH @ Instagram: instagram.com/pcgh.de
(*) Affiliate links are marked with an asterisk. We receive a small commission for a purchase via our link and can thus partially finance the free videos with this income. There are no costs for the user.
