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From: pburke@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Peter Burke, MIC, 263-7744)
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Subject: Re: Good graphics programs to show off SVGA
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Date: 28 May 91 23:29:38 GMT
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In article <nbeck.675370253@weber>, nbeck@weber.ucsd.edu (Nathaniel Beck) writes...

>Have just gotten a Diamond Speedstar/Sony HG1304 combination I am
>looking for applications that show off the capabilities of this
>combination. I am not looking for serious applications such as
>autocad but fun applications (is this just an excuse to buy a game).
>What great graphics programs (games?) do people like. I already have
>After Dark. Will take things that run or do not run under Windows.
>
For the best graphics a 1024x768x256 card can display, I recommend 
Fractint for Windows (a shareware/free ? product). There is also a 
non-windows version, which I don't know.

In terms of great looking games there isn't really anything that goes 
into SVGA.  To me the best looking games (especially on fast CPU's) are 
some of the latest flight simulators, although they only run in 
320x200x256. Red Baron is probably the best one in terms of utilizing 
color palette changes.  Wing Commander is simply THE best in animated 
graphics, although it can easily become too fast on machines above a 
33Mhz 386.