pic PC gamers vs console gamers explained by 3dfx in the 1990s

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

[Pupik]

http://en.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1cgfv0/smug_pc_gamers_are_nothing_new_an_old_3dfx_ad/c9g9s8x

[shakey]

There are 2 types of gamers - Those who play what they like, and those who limit their enjoyment based on superficial stereotypes.

[McKay]

This is what some PC gamers actually believe,

[The Laughing Man]

Only the peasants will be upset about this.

[Jan Veteran]

This is what some PC gamers actually believe,

[fusi0n]

damn i miss 3dfx!!! To bad Nvidia couldn't work well with them when they bought them.. (FX Series where the first cards released with the two teams combined)

[Luc2k]

Going by this thread, looks like we can separate gamers into another two categories: those that can take a joke and those that can't.

[sagum]

There are 2 types of gamers - Those who play what they like, and those who limit their enjoyment based on superficial stereotypes.

hehe. It's a bit of a weird advert if we had the same these days. I think you're assuming 3DFX were trying to say PC gamers have seen real boobies, have a life etc.

Back then, it was more a tongue in check about the higher polly-count on PCs vs the limits of the consoles. Where breasts on a character, such as tomb raider would actually look round, where Quake 3 was able to make use of curved tunnels, cars had nice round wheels rather then hexagons etc

3dFX were really something special back in the day, they really did a great job pushing forward with 3d graphics on the PC and as a result on consoles too.

[shakey]

hehe. It's a bit of a weird advert if we had the same these days. I think you're assuming 3DFX were trying to say PC gamers have seen real boobies, have a life etc.

Back then, it was more a tongue in check about the higher polly-count on PCs vs the limits of the consoles. Where breasts on a character, such as tomb raider would actually look round, where Quake 3 was able to make use of curved tunnels, cars had nice round wheels rather then hexagons etc

3dFX were really something special back in the day, they really did a great job pushing forward with 3d graphics on the PC and as a result on consoles too.

I know what they meant.

But it's these types of "jokes" that only help further separate an already divided community. There are TONS of people who believe that playing on 1 type of system is the best option, and look down on all those who do differently. I think it's time us gamers stopped the hate, and instead, started to enjoy it all ( to the best that we can ) and stop such petty bickering about PC vs Console or whatnot. After 20+ years, it's no longer a joke, it's just annoying.

[kjordan2001]

damn i miss 3dfx!!! To bad Nvidia couldn't work well with them when they bought them.. (FX Series where the first cards released with the two teams combined)

I loved my Voodoo cards back in the day :D

[fusi0n]

I loved my Voodoo cards back in the day :D

I know right? My 550Mhz K6-2\128MB RAM\Voodoo 3.. WATCH OUT! :)