The Third Dimension - PC Gameplay [Part 2, 1+ Hr, 480p30fps]
18This is the complete unedited PC gameplay of The Third Dimension (T3RD). Recorded on 4/27/2021.
Gameplay Part 1: https://youtu.be/UCvS_09C4n0
Note: Game resolution is 640x480 by default. Bandicam says the game runs at 30fps. I had Bandicam record at 60fps with VFR settings (Variable Frame Rate). I played this game when I was a kid, and it was a fun game. Good times. I did a previous gameplay video of this game back in 2018 with my old laptop, and it wasn't that good. Now with my more powerful PC, I could do better. I was trying to figure out how to run this game using Windows 10. I got VirtualBox, but it sucked and I encountered so many bugs. Then I tried felixrieseberg's Windows 95 portable and that didn't work because the game required a, "intel pentium processor with MMX Technology". Finally, I switched over to VMware Player. My experience with it was so much better than the previous two. I got VMware Tools installed on Windows 98 and it was awesome. Windows 98 2nd Edition became so much better. Then there was the sound issue, seems like no sound driver was installed. With a little help from the internet, I got Creative Technology's Sound Blaster installed. You just drag and drop it onto the virtual machine like that, and it was so easy. Installed the game, ran it, and it worked perfectly, well almost. Then the game bugged out because the virtual machine's resolution wasn't 640x480. After setting the resolution, finally the game worked. Well... I had some mouse clicking registration issues, and hopefully it wasn't my mouse. My mouse clicking is fine right now. In this gameplay, I try every stage and use every object. At 0:56, I had to do swirling motions with my mouse to avoid a bug of the game not showing up after the intro. Well enjoy. Music has been copyright claimed by claimant. Update (5/28/2021): Well, it seems like VMware Player's Windows 98 emulation with VMware Tools can't play some games like Pod... Oh well.
Intro Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBWQNNJ_8w8
Released Date: 1996
Developer by: Davidson & Associates, Inc.
Virtual Machine: VMware Player
Host: Windows 10 Home
Guest: Windows 98 2nd Edition
Guest Display Setting: True Color (32 bit)
Sound Driver: Sound Blaster PCI (WDM) Drivers V 5.12.01.5017 [for Sound Blaster PCI 128]
Video Recorder: Bandicam (.avi output, PCM)
Download ISO Here if you Want: https://archive.org/details/the-third-dimension-v1.2c_MMX
Download Sound Blaster PCI 128 Driver Here if you Want: https://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=1&prodID=1864&prodName=Sound%20Blaster%20PCI%20128&CatName=Sound+Blaster
All programs used latest as of recording unless specified.