>>8004542There's many ways to do these kinds of things. If you want something more modern and compatible with modern software, Bryce 7 or POV-Ray are some options that still provide somewhat retro-looking results. POV-Ray isn't a true 3D program, but rather a Scene Description Language
where you "code" the scene, but POV-Ray is special because Blender actually has a POV-Ray addon, though I don't know if it's compatible with the current version of Blender.
If you want something more Authentic, you can learn how to set up virtual machines of old operating systems and use an ISO file (digital CD-ROM) to install old programs to it. Bryce 3 provides a nice retro experience, but I find it's the first version of Bryce to look "modern", so if you want to go even more retro, you can use Bryce 1 or 2 which are only available on macOS. If you want something that looks even less polished, you could use 3DS Max, Softimage, or Blender which were fully-fledged programs back
in the day unlike Bryce which feels baby-proofed and limited.
A few of my personal tips:
- Internet Archive is a good place to find a lot of old stuff.
- Be sure to download the documentation when you use an old program, as you will have a hard time finding tutorials for these.
- If a version of an old program has a copy protection crack that doesn't work easily, it will probably not work at all and you should find a different version or download.
- If you want to put a file on a VM with an old operating system which can't use shared folders with its host, you can use ImgBurn to create an ISO file which can be inserted into the VM
- If you want to get a file from your old VM and access it on your host, you can use 7Zip to extract the VDI file which is where everything on the VM is stored.
