This Ridiculous 3D Device Would’ve Destroyed The Wii | Nostalgia Nerd
Thanks to Scopely for sponsoring this video – Download Star Trek Fleet Command on iOS & Android and battle in the Star Trek universe here: https://pixly.go2cloud.org/SH356 ~ It’s been a while! Good to see you again. Today I thought we could take a look at the 3D glasses of the early 00s’. Namely the X-3D Extreme 3D System and eDimensional E-D Glasses, which tried to conquer the PC gaming world with shutter technology, but failed… thankfully without being sold with the Nintendo Wii. That wold have been terrible on so many levels.
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0:00-01:29 Introduction
01:29-02:42 Star Trek Fleet Command
02:42-06:24 Setup
06:24-06:42 Holiday! 😀
06:42-08:18 Bridge Commander Overview
08:18-13:33 3D Setup
13:33-16:45 Absolute State of This 3D
16:45-19:56 It gets Worse
19:56-22:35 Nintendo Dodged a Bullet
22:35-23:24 Credits
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@Nostalgianerd
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
Thanks to Scopely for sponsoring this video – Download Star Trek Fleet Command on iOS & Android and battle in the Star Trek universe here: https://pixly.go2cloud.org/SH356
@owenfitzgerald3219
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
HOLY FAFFING ABOUT BATMAN!!!
Rumour has it, that if you say GI Jane 3 times Will Smith will appear and slap you.
@fauxpaspaw4022
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
Oh, “destroyed” in the literal sense of the world, not the comedic sense. Hehe well played.
@TKs3DPrints
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
strange thing is about 3d glasses with things popping out of the screen. that mostly effect's children and teens.. as you get older the 3d seams to go inwards rather than popping out.. i remember years ago i think it was channel 4 did a 3d night and everything they was showing was old 3d films clips like the house of wax.. and when i watched them the effect came out of the screen.. watching the same film years later made look like i was watching 3d in the tv.. ahh just found some more info on 3d as a child.. will post under
@justanotheryoutubechannel
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
I don’t know enough about what’s going on here but this looks real bad
@SevenDeMagnus
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
So sad 3S with depth is the best. New 3DS XL is the best by far, VR's even better.
God bless.
@hateeternalmaver
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
05:06 I wonder what that guy was doing under his 3D goggles there, given his hands moving the way they do… xD
@OneBiOzZ
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
im watching this on my GD235HZ shutter 3D monitor i got way back in the day and already recapped once and i use as a third monitor
@atrocity3010
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
I got a pair of these glasses recently for use with the Master System 3D games and…well, they just don't work properly. I can see the system detects the glasses and does the shutter effect, but it's not timed right or something.
Surprised the 3DS wasn't mentioned at the end, which is to this day the best 3D effect IMO because it just works seamlessly (especially for New 3DS models) and you don't need to put anything on your face for it to work.
@bazzeil
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
I was using nvidia 3d vision with my 260m and my vuzix 920 and the 6dof sensor, and wiimote/nunchuck combo. It was a hell of a time.
@calumsanderson6741
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
bro came back from holiday pregnant
@Teledabby
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
BC was a great game.. missed some kind of free roam / open world with some events.
@x7heDeviLx
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
14:09 I need to know. Is this true ? Was crusher banged by a ghost ? And if so why and who would write that lol ? I mean was she mad was it consensual ? So many questions.
@capoman1
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
We have VorpX for VR adaptation of old flat screen games on a headset. If full geometry cannot be rendered, we are stuck with z depth to trick us into seeing 3d.. Z depth is not that satisfying… Modern full geometry rendering for each eye is the best.
@moxiesmotel
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
As someone who extensively used shutter glasses with a ridiculously-overpriced 120 Hertz CRT (60 fps for each eye), I loved them. But anything under 120 Hertz was a nightmare
@sutorippuwebmaster8783
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
Didn't have these, but I did pick up a later version of nVidia 3D glasses since my monitor supposedly supported the technology. Which it did, but the effect wasn't fantastic. It was less like looking at a 3D display and more like looking through a few transparent 2D displays; the images did kind of pop out, but they still looked flat. I didn't end up using them that much and, when I upgraded to my current rig, the video card I'm using didn't support them as it requires either a DVI or VGA connection, which are going the way of the dodo these days. Interesting in concept but it doesn't really deliver.
@SharifSourour
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
I’ve got a nice mid-2000s PC I enhanced with a top ATI card and is good enough to meet basic modern standards (3D mobile game) with similar graphics to an OG Xbox but with better resolution and colour.
@orkanisedcrime
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
airxonix is a wonderfull and very addictive game, just saying
@toddwest9115
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
I had one of thee way back in the day. It was awsome.. same glasses.. but mine had good drivers. and that thing was 60 fps but wound up being 30 per R/L worked with every game i had.
@broguns24
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
Did anyones eyes hurt by watching this like wow my eyes keep watering
@JohnSmith-ii3cu
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
That "Wow…" from the X3D presenter. Hillarious! You just know she was well past done and ready to go home.
@NightRogue77
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
Nvidia made their own, of which I own a pair. They still sell lifetime licenses to the software that will allow you to run the set up, but the verification servers have been down for… Oh I don’t know like 10 years or so? They know and have known for the same amount of time.
For a good time, do some Google searches on the subject.
@jonathancurran6851
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
Laughed my ass off during the old school 3D glasses from the 80's style. (Nes Manga)
@saucyduckglobalomnihyperme7510
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
I would've run the moment I saw Wesley hawking it
@3dfxvoodoocards6
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
Like
@Roxor128
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
The biggest problem with shutter glasses is the refresh rate, or rather the lack thereof. I can see CRT flicker at 85Hz (though it is at least tolerable at that point), so I think you'd need to go to at least double that PER EYE before it was too fast to see. To actually make it work, you'd probably need a 500Hz display and glasses that give you 250Hz per eye, and that's neither on the market, nor even the horizon for the foreseeable future.
@themizfaar2160
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
That star trek 3D still looks better then your sponsor one 🥲
@patd1471
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
dude i bought a pair of these glasses at goodwill years ago bc they were cool.. never knew what they were for! hell yeah
@ThePrufessa
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
I can use my Star Trek crew to defeat the Kardashians?! AWESOME!!!!
@SteveMacSticky
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
On the count of three, violence, everyone!
@Autotrope
April 22, 2026 at 7:37 am
Poor Sega! They still have the coolest family friendly video game character 🦔