Microsoft 3D Movie Maker
Shares rank 5 of 7 3D modeling software by recommenders
People recommend it for nostalgia and for the impressive style it reaches within its limits, and some used it for school movie projects.
People recommend it for nostalgia and for the impressive style it reaches within its limits, and some used it for school movie projects.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Nostalgia for the software
“I had forgotten how much time I spent with this software until I saw the screenshot.”
Comment from 14 May 2026 in “Porting 3D Movie Maker to Linux” “There's so much nostalgia around Clippy, but the real ones know McZee.”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “Microsoft Creative Writer (1993)” “Brings me back! Well done!”
Comment from 14 May 2026 in “Porting 3D Movie Maker to Linux”
Other 3D modeling software people recommend
The four most recommended other 3D modeling software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blender | 298 | 81 | 79% | 12 | 15 yrs10 owners | Approved |
| Autodesk Maya | 18 | 8 | 69% | 7 | — | Approved |
| SketchUp | 16 | 6 | 73% | 8 | — | Approved |
| SideFX Houdini | 14 | 3 | 82% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Microsoft 3D Movie MakerThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Are you suggesting there are games that are not 3D movie maker that are worth playing?”
“A very impressive use of the tool to achieve a pretty impressive amount of style within the limitations.”
“It actually works reasonably well from what I can tell”
“Brings me back! Well done!”
“I used 3dmm throughout my high school making movies for school projects”
“I had forgotten how much time I spent with this software until I saw the screenshot.”
“There's so much nostalgia around Clippy, but the real ones know McZee.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.