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DirectX 8

Hardware theme

Supports or requires DX8 compliant hardware. Possibly only the run-time in case no hardware acceleration is used.

258
games
2
platforms

Alternate name: DX8

Turupetakyou no Yabou (Windows)
Turupetakyou no Yabou
WIN 2006
Eets (Windows)
Eets
WIN 2006-03-29
PlanetSide (Windows)
PlanetSide
WIN 2003-05-19
Polygon Love 2 (Windows)
Polygon Love 2
WIN 2005
Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix (Windows)
Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix
WIN 2002-05-21
Command & Conquer: Generals: Zero Hour (Windows)
Command & Conquer: Generals: Zero Hour
WIN 2003-09-22
Netsuma (Windows)
Netsuma
WIN 2004
Unreal Tournament 2003 (Windows)
Unreal Tournament 2003
WIN 2002-10
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (Windows)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
WIN 2001-11
Alien Shooter (Windows)
Alien Shooter
WIN 2002
Sword of the Stars (Windows)
Sword of the Stars
WIN 2006-08-22
Only One 2 ～Naomi Ai no Inori ga Todokutoki～ (Windows)
Only One 2 ～Naomi Ai no Inori ga Todokutoki～
WIN 2004-12
<b>New features:</b>
* Pixel and vertex shaders

<b>Deprecated:</b>
* DirectDraw API

DX 8.1 version also included many usability fixes for programmers, especially in the following areas:
* Texture mapping
* Multitexturing
* Bump mapping
* Shaders
* Fog

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Parent group

DirectX

Games by year

9798990001020304050607080910111213 481224360 ABC
A2000 - DirectX 8 released
B2001 - DX 8.1 released
C2002 - OpenGL 1.4 (GLSL introduced)
2002 - DirectX 9 released

The first DirectX 8 video game was released in 1997.

Electronic Arts, THQ and Activision published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 257
Linux 1

Most common companies

Electronic Arts8
THQ6
Activision5
Atari5
Interplay4
cdv Software Entertainment4
Telenet Japan4
Infogrames4
Sigma Team4
Awem Studio3
Valve3
MumboJumbo3
JoWooD Productions3
DreamCatcher Interactive3
Dreamcatcher2