r/retrocgi is a subreddit with 43k members. The community frequently discusses cgi, retro, render, 3d, and blender, and the most common flair used is blender, bryce, 3d studio max, not oc, and softimage 3.7.
r/RetroCGI is for creating and sharing new art inspired by vintage CGI from the 1970s to the early 2000s, using 3d rendering software like Bryce
Popular Topics in r/retrocgi
#1
Cgi
50 posts
#2
Retro
48 posts
#3
Render
47 posts
#4
3d
36 posts
#5
Blender
28 posts
#6
Bryce
26 posts
#7
Oc
22 posts
#8
Art
22 posts
#9
Animation
13 posts
#10
Game
12 posts
Flair Used in r/retrocgi
#1
Blender
: "bad art but not AI!"
35 posts
#2
Bryce
: "Using Bryce 3D to make backgrounds for my Gameboy Color Homebrew "Debriz""
18 posts
#3
3D Studio MAX
: "My Retro Style Raytraced Work"
2 posts
#4
Not OC
: "The works Jean-Luz Bozzoli (1988-94)"
1 post
#5
Softimage 3.7
: "The World Trade Center"
1 post
#6
POV-Ray
: "Hello! I am a young artist and quite new in this type of Medium. Here’s 3 Renders ive made today on Pov-Ray! hope you enjoy them :)"
1 post
#7
Valve's GoldSrc engine
: "Some screenshots from our game's WIP Mars mine (high-fidelity hand-pixelled graphics)"
1 post
#8
Discussion
: "How i do DNA-like animations (early-mid - 2000s style CGI )"
1 post
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Last updated: October 1, 2026