Early video game CGI

[_oBSOLEte_]

God what was that fkn game....you were a dude trying to save your kidnapped girlfriend or something, and there were elephants...? Mobster elephants? Why can't I remember the title.

The CG for that was wildly cursed.

Little Big Adventure?

 

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

Little Big Adventure?

THAT'S IT

thank you

 

[Kremiso]

The first Blood Omen LoK has an introduction that is still fabulous in its clumsiness:

fantastic narrative
i also like a lot some further ones, like the vampire Vorador encounter, or the King one

 

[longestseason]

I really like every cutscene in Ancient Roman but the intro takes the cake.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

I found these cute CG renders of the Hebereke cast from a Neo-Geo Protos website. Seems they’re for a lost MVS puzzle game.

They’re cute and toy-like, with that bizarrely dark lighting that makes them look slightly ominous. They kind of remind me of the Gachapón Sonic The Fighters line you can get in Shenmue.

 

[diet_orange]

Sonic 3D Blast Intro, need I say more?

Friggin' blew my mind at six years old that my console could even render it this competently. Also, that Sega scream? *chef's kiss*

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I love the one that doesn't even try to look realistic, like the spaceship (and the alien creatures) on RAMA:

 

[RebelofDaNeonGod]

Y'know, a lot of people look at early CGI in videogames or even in general, they look at it and say "Oh, it looks so bad/funny". Maybe they'll even be a little generous and give it a "it was pretty good/innovative for its time". I genuinely think early CGI looks awesome to this day, without a single bit of irony, it still looks good.