3D Groove Games (partially lost online games; 1998-2009)

3D Groove's logo.

Status: Partially found

3D Groove was a 3D game engine in the early 2000s. Many 3D Groove games were lost when 3D Groove's site went down in 2009.

The 3D Groove engine was created by the company The 3D Groove Alliance, Inc. While The 3D Groove Alliance developed their own original games, their main focus was to develop games to advertise various toys, movies, and cartoons. 3D Groove's Advergames would be developed at the request of a brand, such as Radioshack, At&T, Intel, Pringles, and etc. Most of these games are lost although some are still playable, due to copies being found on old hard drives or CD's, or copies backed up by the Wayback Machine from the now defunct website.

3D Groove came in the form of 3D Groove SX and 3D Groove GX. In a similar fashion to Java, 3D Groove games could be built to be played in the desktop or in a browser as a .GRV file using 3D Groove GX, or could be developed with Macromedia/Adobe Director to make a Shockwave Player DCR/DIR/DXR file containing the game, which required the 3D Groove Xtra to be installed, using 3D Groove SX.

The exact reason 3D Groove no longer exists is unknown, although one blog post on A Tree Falling in the Forest about Jules Urbach, who worked on 3D Groove, writes "[Jules Urbach] was kind of screwed by some nefarious folks involved in the [3D Groove Alliance] company." 3D Groove was owned by The 3D Groove Alliance, Inc. which in turn was owned by JulesWorld and later OTOY. They also had a partnership with Shockwave.com . No 3D Groove games are currently available for purchase. Here is a list of 3D Groove's games and whether they are lost or not.

3D Groove Alliance, Inc. Originals

Original 3D Groove Games games developed by The 3D Groove Alliance/OTOY/JulesWorld.

9MM: Beer Bottle Shootout - Found

Alien X - Found

Death From Above - Found

Impulse Skyracer - Found

Nothin' But Net - Found

Piscean - Found

Real Pool - Found

Real Pool 2 - Found

Infogrames also made a PS2 version of Real Pool. Although it shares a logo with Real Pool 2, Real Pool on the PS2 was not made in the 3D Groove engine. The PC version of Real Pool is an entirely different game.

Showdown: The gunfighting game - Found

Tank Wars - Found

3D Groove Alliance, Inc. Advergames

3D Groove Games developed by the creators of the 3D Groove Engine for other companies as an advertisement.

At&T's Unlimited Challenge - Lost

Eight Legged Freaks - Found

Intel's Showdown: The gunfighting game - Unknown

Jack Daniels Real Pool - Lost

Jeep Disk Dodger - Existence Unconfirmed

Mazda: Skyracer Impulse - Unknown

Mountain Dew Skateboarding - Lost

Nesquik: Chocolate Mountain Challenge - Found

Pringles Pony Express - Lost

Pringles: Super Spud Boxing - Found

Radioshack: RC Stunt Machine Showdown - Lost

Cartoon Network

Powerpuff Girls: Showdown in the Sky - Found

Trapped in Hyperspace - Lost

Disney

3D Groove Tarzan Game - Existence Unconfirmed

Ezone

3D Groove games developed by Ezone.com

Farmer Giblet's Turkey Farm (Turkey 3D!) - Found

Lenny Loosejocks Boardin' - Found

Lenny Loosejocks in Snow Worries! - Found

Penguin Racers - Found

Santa Goes Buttboardin' 3D - Found

Super Mega Big Trucks - Arena - Found

Space Wombat - Found

NickArcade

3D Groove Games developed for Nickolodeon or Nick Jr.

All Grown Up Crazy Karts - Found

Adventures of Bleeposaurus - Found

Adventures of Bleeposaurus - Dragonfire - Found

Blues Clues: Joe's 3D Scavenger Hunt - Found

Danny Phantom Ghost Sweep - Found

Dora the Explorer 3-D Backpack Adventure - Found

Dora the Explorer 3D Driving Adventure - Found

Dora The Explorer 3-D Pyramid Adventure - Found

Dora 3D Soccer - Found

Jimmy Neutron Space Blast - Found

Otto's Killer Carvin Snowboard - Found

Rocket Power Big Air Mountain - Found

Spongebob Squarepants 3D Movie Game - Found

Spongebob Squarepants Pinball Panic - Found

"Spongebob Squarepants Saves the Krusty Krab" - Found

Hey Arnold! Runaway Bus - Found

Wild Thornberrys Movie Chopper Chase - Found

Pepworks.com

Animenace: Operation Phantom - Partially Found, Missing Level 4-5

Battle of the Planets: Zoltar's Revenge - Found

Cyobreed - Never Released (Cyobreed was never finished)

Leo's Great Day 2 - Found

Roddenberry.com

Some early 3D Groove demos were created by Roddenberry.com as tech demos to show the capability of the 3D Groove engine.

OTOY Battle Space - Found

Gallery

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  A clean version of the 3D Groove logo.

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  The 3D Groove logo in blue, as seen in Alien X.

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  The Groove Alliance banner.

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  The logo for "Radioshack: RC Stunt Machine Showdown"

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  One of 3D Groove's games, "Spongebob Squarepants Saves the Krusty Krab"

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  A still from Hey Arnold Runaway Bus 3D

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  Title screen for Dora the Explorer Backpack Adventure 3D

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External links

• Link to a MEGA folder containing some found 3D Groove content, including games and Shockwave xtras. All games are for Windows unless otherwise specified.

• This forum thread suggests there was a Tarzan game made for Disney in the 3D Groove engine, but no title is given.

• A blog post on A Tree Falling in the Forest about Jules Urbach who was involved with 3D Groove.