A little background: When 3D was in its infancy, PlayStation game developers compensated for the hardware's shortcomings by pairing 3D character models with pre-rendered 2D backgrounds.

Fear Effect is a beautifully drawn cel-shaded action game that takes you from the streets of Hong Kong right through to the bowels of hell. With its fixed angles and pre-rendered backgrounds, it ...

Subscribe to Push Square on YouTube 155k Watch on YouTube. Complete with blocky character models and pre-rendered backgrounds, Crow Country is a promising PS1-style survival horror game. It's ...

If you were gaming in the PS1 days, ... Gone are the charming pre-rendered CG backgrounds, the fixed camera angles and signature FMV looping, omissions that I take certain nostalgic issue with.

The visuals have the same vibe as the pre-rendered backgrounds of PS1 games of old, such as Resident Evil, but Crow Country gives you the freedom to fully rotate the camera.

Endless Blue is a survival horror game in the classic Resident Evil sense, with fixed cameras, pre-rendered backgrounds, and proper tank controls.

The PS1's use of CDs put the console ahead of the more powerful Nintendo 64: ... as the flashlight realistically lights up sections of the pre-rendered backgrounds. Koudelka ...

Pre-rendered backgrounds, synthesized music, ... The PlayStation 1 was home to some great JRPGs, and these particular ones featured incredible stories for gamers to enjoy.

Gotta love those pre-rendered backgrounds. As much as I do enjoy the newer Resident Evil games, the fixed camera angles of the old games really gave them a unique, haunting atmosphere. 2 ...

bring on the pre-rendered backgrounds New FPGA-powered retro console re-creates the PlayStation, CD-ROM drive optional Works with original PS1 accessories and supports other MiSTer FPGA cores.

Fans of classic Final Fantasy titles, especially the PS1-era entries that sported pre-rendered backgrounds and turn-based combat, will want to check out Fantasian Neo Dimension, the latest game ...