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I was a beta tester on the VFX-1. A 17 year old boy's dream come true. I got a choppy 20 fps playing Descent on my Compaq 486 66Mhz with 16MB RAM. I dont rem
by binarymax 13y ago
I was a beta tester on the VFX-1. A 17 year old boy's dream come true. I got a choppy 20 fps playing Descent on my Compaq 486 66Mhz with 16MB RAM. I dont remember what video card I had, but in order for it to work I had to remove the cover of my PC and plug it in directly, as it wasnt yet working with VGA cables. Good times.
The article states it retailed for $200-$300, which is inaccurate - I remember it costing about $1000. Sadly I was not allowed to keep the beta unit.
- arethuza 13y agoDescent is the only game that has made me feel slightly nauseous playing on a normal screen (OK what was for the time a super high definition 21" screen)...
- ygra 13y agoDescent was quite immersive even without VR, actually. I remember that I frequently tried looking around corners by bending my neck only to notice that, no, it doesn't work that way. Although that could also be due to Descent being the first actual 3D game I saw.
- adamkittelson 13y agoConversely I could play Descent all day long and feel fine, but Doom would make me feel motion sick after a few hours.
- kinleyd 13y agoDescent was one of my favorites, though I didn't have any VR gear to play it on. Never got nauseous playing it, though I did with Castle Wolfenstein, Doom and Quake. Good times.