Recreating Voodoo Graphics and a Late-1990s Gaming PC on an FPGA

A developer has successfully recreated the Voodoo Graphics chip on an FPGA, allowing for a late-1990s gaming PC to be simulated. The Voodoo Graphics chip was a high-performance graphics processing unit (GPU) used in the 3dfx Voodoo Graphics card. The chip was known for its 2D and 3D acceleration capabilities and was popular in the late 1990s. The developer used an Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA to recreate the Voodoo Graphics chip, demonstrating the potential of FPGAs in emulating and preserving vintage hardware. The project shows that it is possible to recreate complex hardware on an FPGA, which can be useful for nostalgic purposes, education, and even research.