Meanings
- uncountablecomputer graphicsThe use of 2D sprites with effects such as perspective, parallax and shading to simulate three dimensions.
Sort of like Prince of Persia, but in pseudo-3D with great graphics and tricky puzzles. It gave gamers a chance to play an Indiana Jones-type character-the fact that Lara was a digital hottie wasn't the point; the game itself was remarkable.
2005 12, William Abner, Gamer's Tome of Ultimate Wisdom 2006: An Almanac of Pimps, Orcs, and Lightsabers, Que Publishing, →ISBN - uncountablevideo gamesThe use of 3D graphics with only limited movement options in one or two dimensions.
The perspective is from behind our hero Crash, and the world is rendered in pseudo-3D, even though some portions of the game are throwbacks to old side-scrolling games.
2001, Mark H. Walker, A Parent's Guide to PlayStation Games: A Comprehensive Look at PlayStation 2 and Classic PlayStation Games, Mars Publishing (CA)
- not comparablecomputer graphicsRendered with 2D sprites using effects such as perspective, parallax and shading to simulate three dimensions.
- not comparablevideo gamesRendered with 3D graphics but with only limited movement options in one or two dimensions.
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pseudo-3D. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-3D
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