Underplayed Gems

3-D Skramble (1984)

3-D Skramble cover
Platforms
C64
Where to get it
My Abandonware
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Playing 3-D Skramble feels like stepping into a primitive digital world where early 3D effects are novel but clunky, with simple controls and a straightforward pace.

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About

Released in 1984 for the Commodore 64, *3-D Skramble* is an original title featuring three-dimensional graphics on that platform. As one of the early attempts to bring perspective visuals home computing, it represents a notable entry from the mid-1980s era of personal gaming.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.