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Tech Tales: The rise and fall of 3dfx

Damn, this video really brings me back. I remember in my late high school and early college days wanting to buy a 3dfx Voodoo card so bad just so I could play some stupid racing games on my computer. These video cards with 3dfx chips and technology were everywhere but just like that, poof, they were gone! The result of cocky business dealings and exuberant spending.

The video above has tons of images of different 3dfx video card boxes, many of which I remember very fondly in my research for a new video card. What a colossal bust.

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