Cover artwork of Volcanoes: Life on the Edge

// Archive entry № 35683

Volcanoes: Life on the Edge

Volcanoes: Life on the Edge is a 1996 entry from the leap into 3D, preserved here as a discovery record for Mac, Win, Win 3.x.

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About the game

Dating from 1996, Volcanoes: Life on the Edge for Mac, Win, Win 3.x is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the leap into 3D.

the leap into 3D was a period of rapid change for the medium: polygons, CD-ROM storage and analogue control were rewriting what games looked and felt like. Placing Volcanoes: Life on the Edge in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

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Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the leap into 3D is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth polygons, CD-ROM storage and analogue control were rewriting what games looked and felt like. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): Mac, Win, Win 3.x (1996). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.