Konami's FIRST 3D Arcade Game! PolyNet Warriors! A First Person Shooter Retro Gaming Oddity

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Published on May 22, 2023 12:30:15 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZqx-wBbWeA

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Every video game company had to get their start in 3D and Konami was no different! Sega started with Virtua Racing and Virtua Fighter...and Konami started with Poly-Net Warriors! Retro gaming history lesson incoming! Oh and don't forget Namco's arcade racing game Winning Run!

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So we decided to extend this playlist from 10 games to does it even matter what the count is anymore? lol it's a lot! But doesn't retro gaming deserve it?

Hello and welcome to "The Unported Playlist"

On this episode of Unported Playlist we are taking a look Poly Net Warriors from Konami! It's a first person shooter on an arcade PCB and it's the first 3D game Konami ever made (as far as my research tells me. Maybe Polygonet Commander hit arcade floors first...retrogaming release dates for arcade games are NOT easy to pin down) and it's a legit colorful and cute video game that feels like it's related to Tobe! Polystars on the 3DO M2!

Sure the 3D is primitive and doesn't hold a candle to what something like the PSX / PS1 could do...but this came MUCH earlier! Plus it ticks both the rare video game AND obscure video game boxes! A little bit of video game history with a mixer of video game preservation!

Its like a cute first person Contra!

I played this via MAME emulation and its a new addition to MAME. Emulator for the gaming preservation win!

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