Few games capture the magic of ‘90s gaming like Tomb Raider. Released in 1996, it introduced us to Lara Croft and set a benchmark for 3D action-adventure games. For retro gaming enthusiasts, there’s nothing quite like playing the original Tomb Raider on a period-accurate PC, especially with the enhanced visuals of a 3dfx Voodoo card. But it isn’t that easy to get everything right –…
A few years back, I picked up a lot of 10 graphics cards on eBay for around $100. Most of them turned out to be junk—though they might make for interesting test subjects someday. But one card immediately stood out: a silver heatsink with the unmistakable shape of a 3dfx Voodoo 3! Of course, the lot was sold as untested – which, in eBay terms, means NOT WORKING! I really should have seen…