# Microsoft 3D Movie Maker

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Microsoft 3D Movie Maker and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for nostalgia and for the impressive style it reaches within its limits, and some used it for school movie projects.

## Why people recommend it

- Nostalgia for the software (3 comments): "I had forgotten how much time I spent with this software until I saw the screenshot." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48141321)) "There's so much nostalgia around Clippy, but the real ones know McZee." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47226209)) "Brings me back! Well done!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48142016))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Microsoft 3D Movie Maker", https://hackerapproved.com/p/3d-movie-maker/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).