List of stereoscopic video games - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A stereoscopic video game, is a game which uses technology to create the illusion of depth in an image, often by using special glasses worn by the viewer. Not to be confused with video games that use 3D computer graphics

3D computer graphics

3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...

, which are featured only on a screen, and do not actually give the illusion of depth beyond the screen.

Stereographic games

The following is the list of notable 3D games and related productions and the platforms they can run on. Additionally, many PC games support 3D graphics with Nvidia 3D Vision

Nvidia 3D Vision

3D Vision is a stereoscopic gaming kit from Nvidia which consists of LC shutter glasses and driver software which enables stereoscopic vision for any Direct3D game, with various degrees of compatibility...

Stereographic games	Platforms	First release date	Description
SubRoc-3D Subroc-3D SubRoc-3D is an arcade game released in 1982 by Sega, and the first such game to provide a three-dimensional image to the player, using a display that delivers individual images to each eye...	Arcade Arcade game An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...	1982	Uses a special eyepiece, a viewer with spinning discs to alternate left and right images to the player's eye from a single monitor.
Vectrex Vectrex The Vectrex is a vector display-based video game console that was developed by Western Technologies/Smith Engineering. It was licensed and distributed first by General Consumer Electric , and then by Milton Bradley Company after their purchase of GCE... 3D Imager peripheral	Vectrex Vectrex The Vectrex is a vector display-based video game console that was developed by Western Technologies/Smith Engineering. It was licensed and distributed first by General Consumer Electric , and then by Milton Bradley Company after their purchase of GCE...	1982–1984	A proprietary disk-rotating glasses system
The various SegaScope 3D games	SMS Sega Master System The is a third-generation video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1985 in Japan , 1986 in North America and 1987 in Europe....	1987–1989	A proprietary LCD Shutter Glasses system, not compatible with Modern 3D TV systems.
3-D Worldrunner 3-D WorldRunner is a third-person rail shooter platform video game developed by Square in . In Japan, the game was released on the Famicom Disk System as Tobidase Daisakusen, and was published by DOG, a now-defunct label of Square...	NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... , FDS Famicom Disk System The was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral for the Family Computer console in Japan. It was a unit that used proprietary floppy disks for data storage. It was announced, but never released, for the North American Nintendo Entertainment System...	1987	LCD Shutter Glasses (Famicom 3D System Famicom 3D System is an accessory for the Family Computer that was only released in Japan in 1987. The 3D system consisted of a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses that received video signals through dual 3.5mm jacks on a special adapter. It gave compatible games the illusion of 3D depth, like the Sega Master... ), Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect... (USA)
Rad Racer Rad Racer Rad Racer, known in Japan as , is a racing game developed and published by Square for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. It was programmed by Nasir Gebelli, designed and supervised by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and featured music by Nobuo Uematsu, all of whom later contributed to Final Fantasy in... (Highway Star Rad Racer Rad Racer, known in Japan as , is a racing game developed and published by Square for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. It was programmed by Nasir Gebelli, designed and supervised by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and featured music by Nobuo Uematsu, all of whom later contributed to Final Fantasy in... in Japan)	NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...	1987	LCD Shutter Glasses (Famicom 3D System Famicom 3D System is an accessory for the Family Computer that was only released in Japan in 1987. The 3D system consisted of a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses that received video signals through dual 3.5mm jacks on a special adapter. It gave compatible games the illusion of 3D depth, like the Sega Master... ), Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect... (USA)
JJ JJ (video game) is a video game developed and published by Square for the Nintendo Family Computer in 1987. In English, it is sometimes referred to by its long form, Jumpin' Jack, or by its subtitle, Tobidase Daisakusen Part II...	NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... Japan	1987	LCD Shutter Glasses (Famicom 3D System Famicom 3D System is an accessory for the Family Computer that was only released in Japan in 1987. The 3D system consisted of a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses that received video signals through dual 3.5mm jacks on a special adapter. It gave compatible games the illusion of 3D depth, like the Sega Master... )
Falsion	NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... FDS Famicom Disk System The was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral for the Family Computer console in Japan. It was a unit that used proprietary floppy disks for data storage. It was announced, but never released, for the North American Nintendo Entertainment System... Japan	1987	LCD Shutter Glasses (Famicom 3D System Famicom 3D System is an accessory for the Family Computer that was only released in Japan in 1987. The 3D system consisted of a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses that received video signals through dual 3.5mm jacks on a special adapter. It gave compatible games the illusion of 3D depth, like the Sega Master... )
Attack Animal Gakuen	NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... Japan	1987	LCD Shutter Glasses (Famicom 3D System Famicom 3D System is an accessory for the Family Computer that was only released in Japan in 1987. The 3D system consisted of a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses that received video signals through dual 3.5mm jacks on a special adapter. It gave compatible games the illusion of 3D depth, like the Sega Master... )
Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally	NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... FDS Famicom Disk System The was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral for the Family Computer console in Japan. It was a unit that used proprietary floppy disks for data storage. It was announced, but never released, for the North American Nintendo Entertainment System... Japan	1988	LCD Shutter Glasses (Famicom 3D System Famicom 3D System is an accessory for the Family Computer that was only released in Japan in 1987. The 3D system consisted of a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses that received video signals through dual 3.5mm jacks on a special adapter. It gave compatible games the illusion of 3D depth, like the Sega Master... )
Wanderer 3D	Amiga Amiga The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities... , Atari ST Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...	1988	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
Cosmic Epsilon	NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... Japan	1989	LCD Shutter Glasses (Famicom 3D System Famicom 3D System is an accessory for the Family Computer that was only released in Japan in 1987. The 3D system consisted of a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses that received video signals through dual 3.5mm jacks on a special adapter. It gave compatible games the illusion of 3D depth, like the Sega Master... )
Orb-3D Orb-3D Orb-3D is an action/puzzle game for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System.-Story:You are an Explorer First Class, on assignment in a remote corner of the universe. Space stations, Colonial Cruisers and whole solar systems have mysteriously disappeared in this region. A nearby planet is buzzing...	NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...	1991	Pulfrich effect Pulfrich effect The Pulfrich effect is a psychophysical percept wherein lateral motion of an object in the field of view is interpreted by the visual cortex as having a depth component, due to a relative difference in signal timings between the two eyes.-Overview:...
The various Virtuality Virtuality (gaming) Virtuality is a line of virtual reality gaming machines produced by Virtuality Group, and found in video arcades in the late 1990s. The machines deliver real time gaming via a stereoscopic visor, joysticks, and networked units for multi-player gaming.Initially introduced in 1991, the systems were... games	Arcade Arcade game An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...	1991-1996	Head-mounted display Head-mounted display A head-mounted display or helmet mounted display, both abbreviated HMD, is a display device, worn on the head or as part of a helmet, that has a small display optic in front of one or each eye .- Overview :...
Magic Carpet Magic Carpet (video game) Magic Carpet is a video game released by Bullfrog Productions in 1994. A revised edition, Magic Carpet Plus, included the Hidden Worlds expansion pack which added 25 levels and a winter-themed tileset...	MS-DOS MS-DOS MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...	1994	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect... , Autostereogram mode Autostereogram An autostereogram is a single-image stereogram , designed to create the visual illusion of a three-dimensional scene from a two-dimensional image in the human brain...
Nintendo Virtual Boy Virtual Boy The was a video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was the first video game console that was supposed to be capable of displaying "true 3D graphics" out of the box. Whereas most video games use monocular cues to achieve the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional...	Nintendo Virtual Boy Virtual Boy The was a video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was the first video game console that was supposed to be capable of displaying "true 3D graphics" out of the box. Whereas most video games use monocular cues to achieve the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional...	1995	The first home game system designed around 3-D, which was produced from dual images inside a viewer that displayed red monochrome images.
Descent Descent (video game) Descent is a 3D first-person shooter video game developed by Parallax Software and released by Interplay Entertainment Corp. in 1995. The game features six degrees of freedom gameplay and garnered several expansion packs...	MS-DOS MS-DOS MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...	1995	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect... , Head-mounted display Head-mounted display A head-mounted display or helmet mounted display, both abbreviated HMD, is a display device, worn on the head or as part of a helmet, that has a small display optic in front of one or each eye .- Overview :... (support for VFX-1 Head Mounted Display and CyberMaxx HMD)
Duke Nukem 3D Duke Nukem 3D Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software. The full version was released for the PC . It is a sequel to the platform games Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II published by Apogee...	MS-DOS MS-DOS MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...	1996	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect... , limited support for LCD shutter glasses LCD shutter glasses Liquid crystal shutter glasses are glasses used in conjunction with a display screen to create the illusion of a three dimensional image, an example of stereoscopy. Each eye's glass contains a liquid crystal layer which has the property of becoming dark when voltage is applied, being otherwise... (only the CrystalEyes VR model from Stereographics is supported)
Heart of Darkness	PlayStation PlayStation The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000... , Windows	1998	Anaglyph Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect... used for a few cut-scenes in the game; main gameplay is normal 2D
Serious Sam Serious Sam Serious Sam is the first game in the Serious Sam series. It is a first-person shooter created by the Croatian development house Croteam...	Windows	2001	Anaglyph Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
Downtown Run Downtown Run Downtown Run, known in North America as City Racer, is 2003 racing game made by Ubisoft and it was released for PlayStation 2, PC, GameCube, and mobile phones. The game features many different cars, game modes and tracks...	PS2, Windows, Gamecube Nintendo GameCube The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...	2003	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
Nanosaur 2: Hatchling Nanosaur 2: Hatchling Nanosaur 2: Hatchling is a continuation of the original Nanosaur storyline. Nanosaur 2 is the first stereoscopic game released for the Mac.-Story:...	Mac Macintosh The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a... (3D), Windows	2004
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves is a platform stealth video game developed by Sucker Punch Productions for the PlayStation 2 in 2005. It is the third game in the Sly Cooper franchise. Sly 3 has optional 3-D stages, and it comes with a pair of specially designed 3-D glasses inside the manual...	PS2 (3D)	2005	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect... (certain sections only)
TrackMania Nations/United Forever	Windows	2006	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect... , game update adds modes for line-interleaved stereoscopic displays and a side-by-side AVI Audio Video Interleave Audio Video Interleave , known by its acronym AVI, is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows technology. AVI files can contain both audio and video data in a file container that allows synchronous audio-with-video playback... video recording mode
CubiCute - The 3D Game	Online mini game (3D)	2008	Anaglyph Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
Skate 2 Skate 2 Skate 2 is a sandbox skateboarding video game developed by EA Black Box and distributed by Electronic Arts as a sequel to the 2007 game, Skate. Skate 2 was released in January 2009 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.-Plot:...	PS3, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2009	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
Minecraft Minecraft Minecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010...	Java platform, Java applet Java applet A Java applet is an applet delivered to users in the form of Java bytecode. Java applets can run in a Web browser using a Java Virtual Machine , or in Sun's AppletViewer, a stand-alone tool for testing applets...	2009	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
G-Force G-Force (video game) -Plot:The game based on the movie, which takes place after the team escapes from the pet store, Juarez and Blaster's new home, and Kip and other FBI agents, gives players the ability to play as Darwin and Mooch to fight against Leonard Saber, the evil billionaire and his robot "household...	PS2, Windows, DS Nintendo DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP... , Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others... , Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... (3D), PS3 (3D)	2009	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao is a hand-to-hand action video game developed by Blitz Arcade and published by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. The game tells the story of Han Tao, aka General of a Thousand Victories, who attempts to rescue the Star of...	Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... , PS3	2009	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect... , some manual modes compatible with 3D via HDMI standard and several types of 3D PC monitors
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (video game) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a video game tie-in based on the film of the same name which is also based upon the 1978 children's book of the same name...	Online mini game (3D)	2009
Toy Story Mania! Toy Story Mania! (video game) Toy Story Mania! is a video game produced by Disney Interactive Studios and developed by Papaya Studio. The game is based on the Toy Story Midway Mania! attraction located at Disney's California Adventure and Disney's Hollywood Studios, which was inspired by the Toy Story movie series produced by...	Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...	2009	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
Zero-K Zero-K Zero-K is a free multi-platform open source real-time strategy computer game. Initially based on content from Total Annihilation on the open source Spring Engine, it was forked and all proprietary content replaced, and evolved into a completely new game with unique features...	Windows, Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...	2009
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game	Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2009	Windows : Nvidia 3D Vision Nvidia 3D Vision 3D Vision is a stereoscopic gaming kit from Nvidia which consists of LC shutter glasses and driver software which enables stereoscopic vision for any Direct3D game, with various degrees of compatibility... , Dual-projectors, iZ3D Monitor, some manual modes compatible with 3D via HDMI standard PS3 and Xbox 360 : Some manual modes compatible with 3D via HDMI standard and several types of 3D PC monitors.
Trine Trine (video game) Trine is a side-scrolling action platform and puzzle video game, available for the Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and PlayStation Network. It was developed by the Finnish company Frozenbyte, who previously developed the Shadowgrounds series...	Windows	2009	Nvidia 3D Vision Nvidia 3D Vision 3D Vision is a stereoscopic gaming kit from Nvidia which consists of LC shutter glasses and driver software which enables stereoscopic vision for any Direct3D game, with various degrees of compatibility... , iZ3D driver IZ3D -History:iZ3D, Inc is a USA company that develops and sells software which enables the usage of many different 3d techniques on NVidia and ATI graphic cards, and used to sell stereoscopic monitors based on polarization technology. The company was founded in 1997 as a company called NeurOK LLC. In...
MotorStorm: 3D Rift	PS3	2010	3D via HDMI standard
Wipeout HD Wipeout HD Wipeout HD, trademarked and stylised as WipEout HD, is the eighth title in the Wipeout racing video game series, developed by Sony Liverpool for the PlayStation 3 console...	PS3	2010	3D via HDMI standard
Super Stardust HD Super Stardust HD Super Stardust HD is a downloadable game for the PlayStation 3 video game console developed by the Finnish company Housemarque. It is also known as Star Strike HD in Japan....	PS3	2010	3D via HDMI standard
Pain Pain (video game) Pain is a 2007 video game for the PlayStation 3, developed by games studio Idol Minds. It was originally released as a downloadable title available from the PlayStation Store and was first released in North America on November 29, 2007 and in Europe on March 20, 2008 and became the most popular...	PS3	2010	3D via HDMI standard
Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,...	PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2010	Windows : Nvidia 3D Vision Nvidia 3D Vision 3D Vision is a stereoscopic gaming kit from Nvidia which consists of LC shutter glasses and driver software which enables stereoscopic vision for any Direct3D game, with various degrees of compatibility... PS3 and Xbox 360 : 3D via HDMI standard
The Sly Collection	PS3	2010	3D via HDMI standard
Prince of Persia Trilogy	PS3	2010	3D via HDMI standard
Gran Turismo 5 Gran Turismo 5 is the fifth edition of the Gran Turismo racing video game series. Developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, it was released for PlayStation 3 on November 24, 2010...	PS3	2010	3D via HDMI standard
Attack Of The Movies 3D Attack of the Movies 3D Attack of the Movies 3D is a rail shooter for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii video game consoles The Wii version of the game is the first 3D shooter designed for the console...	Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others... , Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2010	Anaglyph mode Anaglyph image Anaglyph images are used to provide a stereoscopic 3D effect, when viewed with glasses where the two lenses are different colors, such as red and cyan. Images are made up of two color layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each other to produce a depth effect...
Batman Arkham Asylum: Game Of The Year: 3D Edition	PS3, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2010	TriOviz INFICOLOR 3D glasses for 2D HDTV. 3D delivered by TriOviz for Games Technology.
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West DLC Pigsy's Perfect 10	PS3, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2010	3D via HDMI standard for 3D HDTV, TriOviz INFICOLOR 3D glasses for 2D HDTV. 3D delivered by TriOviz for Games Technology.
Thor: God of Thunder Thor: God of Thunder Thor: God of Thunder is a 2011 third person single-player video game based on the film Thor developed by Liquid Entertainment and co-written by Matt Fraction, the Eisner Award-winning writer of the comic book series...	PS3, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2011	3D via HDMI standard for 3D HDTV, TriOviz INFICOLOR 3D glasses for 2D HDTV. 3D delivered by TriOviz for Games Technology
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is the first video game based on DC Comics' Green Lantern. The game is also a tie-in to the film Green Lantern, which opened in theaters on June 17, 2011. The game features 3D visuals, not just on the Nintendo 3DS but also on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...	PS3, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2011	3D via HDMI standard for 3D HDTV, TriOviz INFICOLOR 3D glasses for 2D HDTV. 3D delivered by TriOviz for Games Technology
Captain America: Super Soldier Captain America: Super Soldier Captain America: Super Soldier is a third person single player video game loosely based on the film Captain America: The First Avenger...	PS3, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2011	3D via HDMI standard for 3D HDTV, TriOviz INFICOLOR 3D glasses for 2D HDTV. 3D delivered by TriOviz for Games Technology
Gears of War 3 Gears of War 3 Gears of War 3 is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Studios exclusively for the Xbox 360. Originally due for release in April 2011, the game was delayed and eventually released on September 20, 2011....	Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2011	3D via HDMI standard for 3D HDTV. 3D delivered by TriOviz for Games Technology.
Batman: Arkham City	PS3, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	2011	3D via HDMI standard for 3D HDTV, TriOviz INFICOLOR 3D glasses for 2D HDTV, 3D delivered by TriOviz for Games Technology.
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Historical timeline

1983

Release of TomyTronic

Tomytronic

The Tomytronic 3D was a series of portable, handheld gaming devices released in the 1980s by Takara Tomy Co., Ltd. The device featured a strap so the player would be able to wear it our his or her neck in between playing. The Tomytronic simulated 3D by having two LCD panels that were lit by...

a series gaming laptop LCD Game & Watch-type stereoscopic 3D (Takara Tomy

Takara Tomy

is a Japanese toy, children's merchandise and entertainment company created from the March 2006 merger of two companies: Tomy and long-time rival, Takara...

- Japan)

1984

Release of 3D Imager for the console Vectrex

Vectrex

The Vectrex is a vector display-based video game console that was developed by Western Technologies/Smith Engineering. It was licensed and distributed first by General Consumer Electric , and then by Milton Bradley Company after their purchase of GCE...

vector, a pair of 3D glasses using a rotating color wheel synchronized with the display (Smith Engineering

Smith Engineering

Smith Engineering/Western Technologies was a videogame company started by Jay Smith, an engineer who was previously an employee at Mattel. The company proposed and developed the Vectrex gaming system for GCE, which was subsequently purchased by Milton Bradley...

- USA)

1987

Launch of the Famicom 3D System for NES LC shutter which met with limited success and only released in Japan (Nintendo

Nintendo

is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

- Japan)

1988

Release the shutter SegaScope 3D Glasses to LC for the Master System (Sega

Sega

, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...

- Japan)

Release of X-Specs 3D glasses including 3D game Space Spuds Amiga (Haitex - USA)

1991

Announcement and demonstration of the Sega VR

Sega VR

Sega, flush with funds from the Sega Mega Drive , announced the Sega VR add-on in 1991. It was based on an IDEO virtual reality headset with LCD screens in the visor and stereo headphones...

, a virtual reality helmet that will never be distributed (Sega

Sega

- Japan)

1995

Launch of the Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy

The was a video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was the first video game console that was supposed to be capable of displaying "true 3D graphics" out of the box. Whereas most video games use monocular cues to achieve the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional...

, a console equipped with a virtual reality helmet that provided a stereoscopic rendering of 384x224 pixels per eye in monochrome (black and red) and for which 12 games were available in late 1995. Marketing was a dismal failure and production was halted in late 1996 (Nintendo

Nintendo

- Japan)

Release of VR goggles SimulEyes PC (consumer version of CrystalEyes) with a game Descent: Destination Saturn MS-DOS (StereoGraphics

StereoGraphics

Lenny Lipton founded StereoGraphics Corporation in 1980 to market 3D Computer Display technology. Based in San Rafael, CA1982 patent "Stereoscopic television system" the first flicker-free electronic stereoscopic display...

- USA)

1998

Wicked Vision output, producing the first driver made a half-resolution stereo (sync doubling) of more than fifty gaming PC (Glide, Direct3D and miniOpenGL) 3Dfx

3dfx

3dfx Interactive was a company that specialized in the manufacturing of 3D graphics processing units and, later, graphics cards. It was a pioneer in the field for several years in the late 1990s until 2000 when it underwent one of the most high-profile demises in the history of the PC industry...

Voodoo2

The Voodoo2 was a set of three graphics processing units on a single chipset, made by 3dfx. It was released in February 1998 as a replacement for the original Voodoo Graphics chipset. The card ran at a chipset clock rate of 90 MHz and used 100 MHz EDO DRAM, and was available for the PCI interface...

graphics card with infrared glasses H3D (Metabyte - United States)

1999

Elsa Revelator driver output to Direct3D

Direct3D

Direct3D is part of Microsoft's DirectX application programming interface . Direct3D is available for Microsoft Windows operating systems , and for other platforms through the open source software Wine. It is the base for the graphics API on the Xbox and Xbox 360 console systems...

operating in a manner similar to Wicked Vision and provides full resolution (page flipping) for stereo 3D on different graphics cards (Elsa - Germany)

2001

NVIDIA stereo driver output based on the technology Elsa supporting different types of glasses and screens, but only with their own graphics cards (NVIDIA

NVIDIA

Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...

- USA)

2002

Release of PUD-J5A for the PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

, which incorporated the technology of virtual helmet Glasstron

Glasstron

The Sony Glasstron was a portable head-mounted display. The products included two LCD screens and two earphones for video and audio respectively.The Glasstron was released to the U.S. market in 1997....

and was sold exclusively on the internet in Japan. It weighed 320 grams, using two screens 108 000 pixels each (probably 450x240 pixels) and had a single game (Energy Air Force Combat Fighters). Marketing was also a failure (Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

- Japan)

2005

Release of the game Metal Gear Acid 2

Metal Gear Acid 2

is a turn-based collectible card video game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami for the PlayStation Portable. It is the sequel to the original Metal Gear Acid, with the story set sometime after the events of the previous game...

on the PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...

from Sony with a stereoscopic rendering with the accessory "Solid Eye" included a stereoscope lens cardboard that will never be reused (Konami

Konami

is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...

- Japan)

2006

Release of 3D shutter glasses EyeFX for the PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

that plugs into a joystick port of the console and adds support stereoscopic 3D ten existing games (SplitFish Gameware - USA)

2008

Release of 3D Vision

Nvidia 3D Vision

kit for the latest generation of NVIDIA graphics cards combine a pair of LC shutter glasses wireless infrared transmitter connected to a USB driver for Windows Vista (NVIDIA

NVIDIA

- USA)

2010

Added support HDMI 1.4 on the PlayStation 3-D via an automatic update of firmware and output of the first games in stereoscopic 3D with WipEout HD

Wipeout HD

Wipeout HD, trademarked and stylised as WipEout HD, is the eighth title in the Wipeout racing video game series, developed by Sony Liverpool for the PlayStation 3 console...

and Super Stardust HD

Super Stardust HD

Super Stardust HD is a downloadable game for the PlayStation 3 video game console developed by the Finnish company Housemarque. It is also known as Star Strike HD in Japan....

, coinciding with the release of 3D TV BRAVIA

BRAVIA

BRAVIA is a Sony brand used to market its high-definition LCD televisions, projection TVs and front projectors and for the PlayStation 3 , along with its home cinema range under the sub-brand BRAVIA Theatre. The BRAVIA name is an acronym of "Best Resolution Audio Visual Integrated Architecture"...

brand (Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

- Japan )

Release of 3D Surround kit works with the 3D Vision

Nvidia 3D Vision

and at least two NVIDIA graphics cards and allows you to play stereoscopic 3D on three screens (NVIDIA

NVIDIA

- USA)

Release of the AMD HD3D adding support HDMI 1.4 on ATI graphics cards for the game in stereoscopic 3D using the drivers provided by iZ3D

IZ3D

-History:iZ3D, Inc is a USA company that develops and sells software which enables the usage of many different 3d techniques on NVidia and ATI graphic cards, and used to sell stereoscopic monitors based on polarization technology. The company was founded in 1997 as a company called NeurOK LLC. In...

3D stereo and DDD (AMD - USA)

2011

Release of the Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo 3DS

The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...

, the first handheld with an autostereoscopic display using a parallax barrier and a resolution of 400x240 pixels per eye for stereoscopic 3D (Nintendo

Nintendo

- Japan)

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