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''Battlezone'', released in 1980, the first popular video game to feature 3D graphics, was a technological breakthrough [[The Golden Age of Video Games|at a time]] when simple 2D games like ''[[Space Invaders]]'' were the norm. The player controls a tank, in first-person perspective, on a mechanized battlefield against enemy forces equipped with tanks and guided missiles. It is the direct ancestor of every [[First-Person Shooter]], and the US Army even commissioned a customized variant to train its tank troops. Surviving consoles of the game are still very popular with collectors today. |
''Battlezone'', released in 1980, the first popular video game to feature 3D graphics, was a technological breakthrough [[The Golden Age of Video Games|at a time]] when simple 2D games like ''[[Space Invaders]]'' were the norm. The player controls a tank, in first-person perspective, on a mechanized battlefield against enemy forces equipped with tanks and guided missiles. It is the direct ancestor of every [[First-Person Shooter]], and the US Army even commissioned a customized variant to train its tank troops. Surviving consoles of the game are still very popular with collectors today. |
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For the 1998 game and its sequel loosely based on this, click [[Battlezone 1998 |
For the 1998 game and its sequel loosely based on this, click [[Battlezone (1998 video game)|here]]. |
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