Game: StarBlade
Publisher: Namco
The first-person arcade shooter StarBlade (1991) featured quadraphonic sound and a vibrating cockpit seat. It was also the first sit-down arcade cabinet to use a fresnel lens to reflect the image from a standard 26-in monitor onto the interior of the “pod”, giving a unique 3D wraparound “space” effect. A fresnel lens (named after its inventor, Augustin-Jean Fresnel) is a thin, lightweight lens composed of concentric rings, such as that used in lighthouses.