BRender
BRender
BRender is the Blazing Render engine created by Argonaut Software.
BRender Development
BRender research
I've been trying to contact people who worked on BRender, to see if they can provide an SDK. Current progress:
- Sam Littlewood (u/samelittlewood) (sam in the BRender strings). Contacted on reddit, he followed up a bit later to say he no longer had any documentation or SDKs.
- Dan Piponi (@sigfpe). Only has the manual, which we already have.
- Jez San: Not yet contacted. I have a possible email address to follow up on.
BRender SDKs
We know of at least THREE existing examples of the SDK, with possibly two more existing but not yet confirmed.
- IBM Developer Connection for OS/2 Volume 12, disc 3 under TOOLKITS\WARPTKV3\TOOLKIT\BETA\BRENDER: Contains an OS/2-only version of the BRender SDK, with docs in an OS/2-only format, and is limited to the floating-point only version. The internal file dates point to March 1995.
- Best Of Internet July 1996. This warez CD includes a copy of the SDK called "BRender x86 1.1.2". Mainly for DOS, but includes a sample file running BRender in a Win32s app. Dates point to September 1995.
- Unknown 3rd source: There's a leaked version of the SDK that has been shown in some places (but kept confidential), and seems to be a later version than the other two.
- Unfound version: Warez CDs from Reality Check Network: RCN #14 and RCN #15 apparently included "BRender SDK v1.2", in a file named "BREND-25.ZIP". These discs are not currently available, but can hopefully be found. They're both from May 1996.
- Unfound version: Another warez CD, this one "CD-147" (I'm not sure of the name) includes "The Brender Development Toolkit V1.4" (WPNBRDT1.ZIP, 1442825 bytes).
Games using the BRender Engine
| Name | Year | Developer | Publisher | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Movie Maker | 1995 | Microsoft | Microsoft | Windows |
| Alien Odyssey | 1995 | Argonaut | Philips Interactive | DOS |
| Arena AD (cancelled) | N/A | Stainless Software | ? | Windows |
| Bondurant High Performance Racing (Unreleased/in-house?) | N/A | Fathom Pictures | ? | ? |
| Bundesliga Manager 97 / Total Football Management | 1996 | Software 2000 | Software 2000 | DOS |
| Bundesliga Manager 98 | 1998 | Software 2000 | Eidos | Windows |
| Carmageddon | 1997 | Stainless Software | Interplay, SCi Games | DOS, Windows, Macintosh |
| Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now | 1998 | Stainless Software | SCi Games | Windows, Macintosh |
| Croc 1: Legend of the Gobbos | 1997 | Argonaut | Fox Interactive | Windows |
| Croc 2 | 1999 | Argonaut | Fox Interactive | Windows |
| Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors | 1997 | Studio Fish | BBC Multimedia | Windows |
| F1 Manager | 1996 | Software 2000 | Software 2000 | DOS |
| F1 Manager Professional | 1997 | Software 2000 | Software 2000 | DOS |
| Freelancer 2120 (cancelled) | N/A | Imagitec | ? | DOS |
| FX Fighter | 1995 | Argonaut | GTE Entertainment | DOS |
| FX Fighter Turbo | 1996 | Argonaut | GTE Entertainment | Windows |
| Hasbro Xscape/Rush/Toaster (cancelled) | N/A | Hasbro | ? | ? |
| Hotwheels project (cancelled) | N/A | Stainless Software | ? | ? |
| Independence War | 1998 | Particle Systems | Infogrames | Windows |
| I-War: Defiance | 1999 | Particle Systems | Infogrames | Windows |
| Motor Mash | 1998 | Eutechnyx Limited | Ocean Software | DOS, Windows |
| Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker | 1996 | Microsoft | Microsoft | Windows |
| Pete Sampras Tennis '97 | 1996 | Codemasters | Codemasters | DOS, Windows |
| Play with the Teletubbies | 1998 | Asylum Entertainment | Knowledge Adventure | Windows |
| Privateer 2: The Darkening | 1996 | EA Manchester | Electronic Arts | DOS, Windows |
| Queen: The eYe | 1998 | Destination Design | Electronic Arts | DOS |
| Search and Rescue (SAR) | 1997 | Interactivision | Intense Entertainment Interactive | Windows |
| Sensible Soccer '98 | 1997 | Sensible Software | GT Interactive | Windows |
| Sensible Soccer '98: European Club Edition | 1998 | Sensible Software | GT Interactive | Windows |
BRender Versions
See BRender versions used by games