3dmm featured in PC PowerPlay magazine

BiznessMan · 06-17-2021, 02:23 AM

Not my pic so I can't get a higher quality picture. Saw it on Twitter. Apparently it's an Australian magazine or something

Plopilpy · 06-17-2021, 02:57 AM

I saw 3DMM in a windows 95 launch promo, 5 years before I joined the community.

Just a few months ago, I saw the same footage of McZee and 3DMM being used on NatGeo's internet history show. It was unrelated, but still used to represent windows 95 and that time period.

French Fry · 06-17-2021, 02:59 AM

Comic Sans first appeared in 3D Movie Maker? That's pretty incredible!

Plopilpy · 06-17-2021, 02:59 AM

Also how weird is it that there's a magazine called Powerplay, which features 3DMM?

Plopilpy · 06-17-2021, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by French Fry

Comic Sans first appeared in 3D Movie Maker? That's pretty incredible!

You DIDN'T know that!?!?!?!?!?

Bown · 06-17-2021, 01:13 PM

Wow fake 3dmm fan found over here

Old Rivers · 06-17-2021, 05:14 PM

Nice find! Is this a recent issue? Can't be too terribly old based on the twitch reference. Also, uh, was whoever took the picture sitting on the toilet at the time? Sure looks like it.

And wtf, McZee isn't blue!!

PizzaLuigi · 06-17-2021, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Rivers

Nice find! Is this a recent issue? Can't be too terribly old based on the twitch reference. Also, uh, was whoever took the picture sitting on the toilet at the time? Sure looks like it.

And wtf, McZee isn't blue!!

The Gman is from Half Life Alyx which came out not too long ago so I’d say this is fairly recent

Plopilpy · 06-17-2021, 06:40 PM

It's so mindblowing hearing 3DMM described as a "brilliant piece of software" by someone who doesn't even know about this entire underground community for it.

Imagine this magazine being like "and one of the greatest places to relive your 3D Movie Maker memories is 3dmm.com - a forum dedicated to the use and movie making community based around this program".

Bobby Swisha · 06-18-2021, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by French Fry

Comic Sans first appeared in 3D Movie Maker? That's pretty incredible!

Um, yeah, what? I've never heard of that.

so is this like a new issue of the magazine? like what's the date on that issue?

It's weird that they mention "our own Coconut Monkey" in the article. Coconut Monkey was the mascot of PC Gamer, who would apear on the game demo CDs.

Unless PC PowerPlay is owned by the same company, or maybe shared rights over the character or something like that, I'm not sure what's going on here, maybe that's actually a PC Gamer magazine?

because "PC Gamer coconut monkey" definitely brings up search results and "PC PowerPlay coconut monkey" doesn't.

Brossy · 06-18-2021, 07:46 AM

PC Power play had it's last issue years ago. Like not long after I finished high school.

Brossy · 06-18-2021, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by PizzaLuigi

The Gman is from Half Life Alyx which came out not too long ago so I’d say this is fairly recent

Half Life is from 1998

PizzaLuigi · 06-18-2021, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Brossy

Half Life is from 1998

Half Life Alyx is from 2020 and that gman is from Half Life Alyx

Brossy · 06-18-2021, 11:32 AM

There's this article from April 6th this year

https://www.pcgamer.com/pretending-t...udio-for-kids/

Every link says it's from Pc Gamer.

The heading is always "Pretending to be Pixar in 3D Movie Maker, Microsoft's weird 1995 animation studio for kids".

I can't find any copies of the article with those pictures tho, or any mentions of it in a magazine... and PC powerplay died in 2005. I used to buy it!

Weird...

Bobby Swisha · 06-18-2021, 04:57 PM

I had no idea PC Gamer still put out new issues somewhere.

BiznessMan · 06-19-2021, 05:00 AM

I believe it was the latest issue

PizzaLuigi · 06-19-2021, 05:47 AM

IT’S A PARADOX

Brossy · 06-19-2021, 07:14 AM

.... what is happening

BiznessMan · 06-19-2021, 06:15 PM

I ended up buying the digital copy of this issue and it looks like its just a section called "Legends" where they dedicate a few pages to classic games. One page is Half-Life 2, another is Lemmings, and then 3dmm

Bobby Swisha · 06-19-2021, 07:48 PM

...... ok that’s gotta be in Canada

Autistic British Jackass · 06-19-2021, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Swisha

...... ok that’s gotta be in Canada

. . . Canada?

Hey, that reminds me of this!

Plopilpy · 06-19-2021, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Swisha

...... ok that’s gotta be in Canada

Bobby Swisha · 06-20-2021, 04:51 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_PowerPlay

ok I guess it probably is australia

Wookieman · 06-20-2021, 08:18 PM

someone at PC Gamer must be reading Foone's Twitter.

Bobby Swisha · 06-21-2021, 04:13 PM

ngl Foone probably has more readership than PC Gamer at this point.

06-17-2021, 02:23 AM	#1
BiznessMan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 143	3dmm featured in PC PowerPlay magazine Not my pic so I can't get a higher quality picture. Saw it on Twitter. Apparently it's an Australian magazine or something
BiznessMan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 143

06-17-2021, 02:57 AM	#2
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105	I saw 3DMM in a windows 95 launch promo, 5 years before I joined the community. Just a few months ago, I saw the same footage of McZee and 3DMM being used on NatGeo's internet history show. It was unrelated, but still used to represent windows 95 and that time period.
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105

06-17-2021, 02:59 AM	#4
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105	Also how weird is it that there's a magazine called Powerplay, which features 3DMM?
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105

06-17-2021, 01:13 PM	#6
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740	Wow fake 3dmm fan found over here
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740

06-17-2021, 06:40 PM	#9
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105	It's so mindblowing hearing 3DMM described as a "brilliant piece of software" by someone who doesn't even know about this entire underground community for it. Imagine this magazine being like "and one of the greatest places to relive your 3D Movie Maker memories is 3dmm.com - a forum dedicated to the use and movie making community based around this program".
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105

06-17-2021, 02:59 AM	#3
French Fry Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,962	Comic Sans first appeared in 3D Movie Maker? That's pretty incredible!

06-17-2021, 05:14 PM	#7
Old Rivers Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6,985	Nice find! Is this a recent issue? Can't be too terribly old based on the twitch reference. Also, uh, was whoever took the picture sitting on the toilet at the time? Sure looks like it. And wtf, McZee isn't blue!!

06-18-2021, 07:46 AM	#11
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376	PC Power play had it's last issue years ago. Like not long after I finished high school.
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376

06-18-2021, 11:32 AM	#14
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376	There's this article from April 6th this year https://www.pcgamer.com/pretending-t...udio-for-kids/ Every link says it's from Pc Gamer. The heading is always "Pretending to be Pixar in 3D Movie Maker, Microsoft's weird 1995 animation studio for kids". I can't find any copies of the article with those pictures tho, or any mentions of it in a magazine... and PC powerplay died in 2005. I used to buy it! Weird...
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376

06-18-2021, 04:57 PM	#15
Bobby Swisha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 46,012	I had no idea PC Gamer still put out new issues somewhere.

06-19-2021, 05:00 AM	#16
BiznessMan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 143	I believe it was the latest issue
BiznessMan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 143

06-19-2021, 05:47 AM	#17
PizzaLuigi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,144	IT’S A PARADOX

06-19-2021, 07:14 AM	#18
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376	.... what is happening
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376

06-19-2021, 06:15 PM	#19
BiznessMan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 143	I ended up buying the digital copy of this issue and it looks like its just a section called "Legends" where they dedicate a few pages to classic games. One page is Half-Life 2, another is Lemmings, and then 3dmm
BiznessMan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 143

06-19-2021, 07:48 PM	#20
Bobby Swisha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 46,012	...... ok that’s gotta be in Canada

06-20-2021, 04:51 AM	#23
Bobby Swisha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 46,012	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_PowerPlay ok I guess it probably is australia

06-20-2021, 08:18 PM	#24
Wookieman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,494	someone at PC Gamer must be reading Foone's Twitter.
Wookieman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,494

06-21-2021, 04:13 PM	#25
Bobby Swisha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 46,012	ngl Foone probably has more readership than PC Gamer at this point.