Fun fact: Many computer OS of the time couldn't do complex division or multiplication so much the code done for this is using just addition and subtraction. From a programming standpoint that is absolutely fucking insane. Also the DOS and I believe Amiga ports were handled by the guy who made Alone In The Dark, another important 3D milestone.
I used to love playing this during computer lab! Interestingly, with all the casual relaxation games out right now, a game like this could be released now
omg lol I love all of the precautions they took to make it easier to see and understand 3D movement on a screen, 3D being probably barebones at the time.
My favorite game of all time. I own the Atari ST version but I dream of getting a copy of the DOS version with its beautiful music, someday soon too. I hope the modern PC port this game is someday finished. It was started but, was abandoned
Wow, I'm impressed! This game seems really fun, albeit with a weird control scheme, but I'm already used to unconventional control schemes thanks to Bubsy 3D (no joking my absolute favorite game of all time). Speaking of Bubsy 3D, I absolutely adored its surreal minimalistic art-style, it looks so clean! And here there isn't even textures so it looks even cleaner! In other words, Bubsy 3D is actually a great game and I should try this game out.
This one is particular as you said. About Bubsy 3D, we need to get the hands on a copy of the game and we'll play it and put the video here. Stay tuned!
@@Squakenet Some advice for Bubsy 3D: - You can move in any direction while jumping - You can shoot atoms with square - You can stop Bubsy in mid-air for pin-point precision! - you can use a free camera by standing still and holding L1, then using the d-pad - Want more speed? Press R1 to start running instantly - Jumping gives you more height, but gliding gives you more distance - and finally, use L2 and R2 to side-step
Alpha Waves is my favorite game of all time, the music, atmosphere, and non-linear progression are all so memorable to me and I just love playing it in DOSbox. Also I suppose I should check out Bubsy 3d if I like this game so much haha
@@auralunaprettycure Bubsy 3D is actually really good (unlike everyone says). It uses tank controls but they are tight and precise (unlike what the reviews say) and is really creative when it comes to levels and stuff (unlike what the reviews say, notice a pattern?). I'd say it's a must-try for the PS1.
+Carlos Jurschik aaand actually you don't have to change the machine type. You can leave it to svga_s3. It's just the vsync, that by default it's set to 75 when your monitors nowadays are usually stuck with 60
Holy shit, this is one of the most innovative games I’ve ever seen! The soundtrack also rocks 🔥
Fun fact: Many computer OS of the time couldn't do complex division or multiplication so much the code done for this is using just addition and subtraction. From a programming standpoint that is absolutely fucking insane.
Also the DOS and I believe Amiga ports were handled by the guy who made Alone In The Dark, another important 3D milestone.
This game was super ahead of its time. Amazing soundtrack too.
ah yes
Playing Astro Bot and seeing this, come a long way.
Absolutely loved this game, just downloaded it again to put on my old DOS based Toshiba laptop.
I used to love playing this during computer lab!
Interestingly, with all the casual relaxation games out right now, a game like this could be released now
omg lol I love all of the precautions they took to make it easier to see and understand 3D movement on a screen, 3D being probably barebones at the time.
Wow I never saw any early 3D video games like that before in my enitre life. It looks pretty amazing.
Back in time it was. Quite experimental, but likely those experiments that sets the foundation for future development.
This game actually makes how Bubsy 3D ended up even worse.
this looks like bubsy 3d
@@mikeshmit1363 and it is nearly 3/4 of a decade older than Bubsy, haha
First 3d platformer ever released on a home platform.
I used to love playing this in computer lab lol
My favorite game of all time.
I own the Atari ST version but I dream of getting a copy of the DOS version with its beautiful music, someday soon too.
I hope the modern PC port this game is someday finished. It was started but, was abandoned
I found a demo of this on a Shareware compilation CD and had a blast. Would love to see a modern remake of it.
Holy shit it's Jumping flash
I used to play this all the time
Remember the idea of a 3D platformer came way before Mario 64
Wow, I'm impressed! This game seems really fun, albeit with a weird control scheme, but I'm already used to unconventional control schemes thanks to Bubsy 3D (no joking my absolute favorite game of all time). Speaking of Bubsy 3D, I absolutely adored its surreal minimalistic art-style, it looks so clean! And here there isn't even textures so it looks even cleaner!
In other words, Bubsy 3D is actually a great game and I should try this game out.
This one is particular as you said. About Bubsy 3D, we need to get the hands on a copy of the game and we'll play it and put the video here. Stay tuned!
@@Squakenet Some advice for Bubsy 3D:
- You can move in any direction while jumping
- You can shoot atoms with square
- You can stop Bubsy in mid-air for pin-point precision!
- you can use a free camera by standing still and holding L1, then using the d-pad
- Want more speed? Press R1 to start running instantly
- Jumping gives you more height, but gliding gives you more distance
- and finally, use L2 and R2 to side-step
@@roostergamerbubsy3d this guy knows how to promote a game!! =)
Alpha Waves is my favorite game of all time, the music, atmosphere, and non-linear progression are all so memorable to me and I just love playing it in DOSbox. Also I suppose I should check out Bubsy 3d if I like this game so much haha
@@auralunaprettycure Bubsy 3D is actually really good (unlike everyone says). It uses tank controls but they are tight and precise (unlike what the reviews say) and is really creative when it comes to levels and stuff (unlike what the reviews say, notice a pattern?). I'd say it's a must-try for the PS1.
i guess the framerate could be atrocious at XT 4,77mhz ? ;)
This game laid the foundation of mario 64 being 6 years ahead of it's time.
Many 3D games were made through the 80s. Some are way more complex. Carrier Command, Midwinter..
noop9k yeah but this is the first true 3D platformer and is before Mario 64.
And today most games take 6 years to make.
@@noop9k Midwinter is from the 90s.
@Yourself 1989
Cool
You did not change the right settings to have the game run without graphical glitches ...
+Carlos Jurschik which are they? for next time we run the game...
+Squakenet ok, give me some minutes because, ooof course, this was not obvious (as anything to do with the setup in the DOS era...)
+Squakenet ok, got it to work: machine type=vgaony , vsyncmode=on, vsyncrate=60 . I am going to update the Dosbox game page with this information too.
+Carlos Jurschik aaand actually you don't have to change the machine type. You can leave it to svga_s3. It's just the vsync, that by default it's set to 75 when your monitors nowadays are usually stuck with 60
+Carlos Jurschik Thanks, had the same kind of gfx issues, but thought it was game's fault (cause it's old and all). Now I can actually play the thing.
Imagine if someone recreated super mario 64 in the engine of this game
Nintendo was actually going to with the Super FX chip,
but they scrapped that idea.
@@KenMasters. this is a PC game, it has nothing to do with superfx
@@fuc3-
The game *Spectre* is for the Macintosh; with later ports for Microsoft Windows, SNES, iPhone and iPad.
Is this game called a 3d platformer?
Yeah, unfortunately the video blinks a little, but the gameplay is very well realized!
i just heard that this is the first 3d platformer, and
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