Blazing Renderer
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Blazing Renderer (sometimes abbreviated as BRender) is a 3D game engine made by Argonaut Games (formerly known as Argonaut Software) that was first released in 1994. It supported MS-DOS, Mac OS, Windows, FM Towns, OS/2, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn.
On May 2022, the engine's source code was released to the public.
File Formats
(Games may use custom formats instead of the ones found here.)
- ACT - Actor.
- DAT - Mesh.
- MAT - Material.
- PIX - Graphics.
- PAL - Palette.
- TAB - Color Map.
Ripping Tools
- Flummery - Able to view Blazing Renderer's models and export them to FBX. While the models look correct in the program, some models may export incorrectly.
List of games using Blazing Renderer
| Name | Company | System | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Movie Maker | Microsoft Kids | Windows | |
| Alien Odyssey | Argonaut Software | MS-DOS | |
| Bob Bondurant's High Performance Driving | Fathom Pictures | Windows | |
| Bundesliga Manager 97 | Software 2000 | MS-DOS | |
| Bundesliga Manager 98 | Software 2000 | Windows | |
| Carmageddon | Stainless Software | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Carmageddon: Splat Pack | Stainless Software | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Carmageddon II | Stainless Software | Windows | |
| Croc: Legend of the Gobbos | Argonaut Software | Windows | The Saturn version doesn't use BRender |
| Croc 2 | Argonaut Software | Windows, PlayStation | |
| Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge | Argonaut Software | Windows, PlayStation | |
| Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors | Studio Fish | Windows | |
| F1 Manager | Software 2000 | MS-DOS | |
| F1 Manager Professional | Software 2000 | MS-DOS | |
| FX Fighter | Argonaut Software | MS-DOS | |
| FX Fighter Turbo | Argonaut Software | MS-DOS | |
| I-War | Particle Systems | Windows | Also known as Independence War |
| I-War: Defiance | Particle Systems | Windows | |
| Motor Mash | Eutechnyx | MS-DOS | |
| Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker | Microsoft Kids | Windows | |
| Nihilist | Bits Corporation | MS-DOS | |
| Pete Sampras Tennis 97 | Codemasters | Windows | |
| Play with the Teletubbies | Asylum Entertainment | Windows | The PlayStation version doesn't use BRender |
| Privateer 2: The Darkening | Electronic Arts | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Queen: The eYe | Destination Design | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Rubik's Games | Androsoft | Windows | |
| Search And Rescue | Interactivision A/S | Windows | |
| Sensible Soccer '98 | Sensible Software | Windows | |
| Sensible Soccer: European Club Edition | Sensible Software | Windows | |
| The Emperor's New Groove | Argonaut Games | Windows, PlayStation | |
| Uprising X | Cyclone Studios | PlayStation |
