With the PS3 able to play games in 3D and Nintendo about to launch a 3D handheld, it’s easy to get carried away with the “latest big thing” in gaming. And forget we had 3D games the 1980s.

Yes, long before Sony added 3D capabilities to the PS3 and Nintendo unveiled the 3DS, several companies made pioneering efforts in the field of 3D gaming. And while nearly all of them proved to be failures, the lessons learned from their departure and the technology they employed nevertheless played their part in paving the way towards a future that – whether we like it or not – seems destined to involve 3D technology, at least for the foreseeable future.

Read the full, long story with video inserts here: http://www.today3d.com/2011/01/history-of-3d-gamin.html