What Was the First 3D Platformer?
173Super Mario 64? Crash Bandcioot? Busby 3D? Or Jumping Flash according to the Guinness Book of World Records. All of these answers are wrong, however. In today's video, we're taking a look at the first true 3D platformer, Alpha Waves, how it was made, the reception to it at the time, and the weird ways famous game developers have intersected with one another. We also delve into retro gaming, look at one of the first truly 3D games ever made, and a now famous/infamous publisher. And, of course, Bubsy comes up.
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Christophe de Dinechin's blog post:
https://grenouillebouillie.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/the-dawn-of-3d-games/
00:00 What is the First?
1:13 Alpha Waves
1:47 The Inspiration
2:23 How it Was Made
3:46 The Smurfs?
4:07 A Naughty Publisher
6:00 A Legendary Developer Enters
7:14 The Reaction Back Then
10:38 My Impressions
14:00 Alpha Wave's Influence
15:28 Where Are They Now?
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