<PAGE>   1
        AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 30, 1997
                                                           REGISTRATION NO. 333-

================================================================================


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                             3DFX INTERACTIVE, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


       CALIFORNIA                                      77-0390421
------------------------                   ------------------------------------
(STATE OF INCORPORATION)                   (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

                               4435 FORTRAN DRIVE
                           SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134
   (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)


                            1995 EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN
                        1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                            1997 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
                      1997 SUPPLEMENTARY STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)


                                 GARY P. MARTIN
                      CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY
                             3DFX INTERACTIVE, INC.
                               4435 FORTRAN DRIVE
                           SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134
                                 (408) 935-4400
                      (NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,
                   INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)


                                   COPIES TO:
                             CHRIS F. FENNELL, ESQ.
                        WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
                            PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
                               650 PAGE MILL ROAD
                               PALO ALTO, CA 94304
                                 (650) 493-9300


                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

=============================================================================================
                                             PROPOSED           PROPOSED
                                             MAXIMUM             MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS        AMOUNT            OFFERING           AGGREGATE          AMOUNT OF
 OF SECURITIES TO          TO BE              PRICE             OFFERING         REGISTRATION
   BE REGISTERED         REGISTERED         PER SHARE             PRICE               FEE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                   <C>                  <C>                <C>                 <C>    
Common Stock,         3,499,768 shares     $15.71875(1)       $55,011,978.25      $16,670
no par value 
=============================================================================================

</TABLE>

(1) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of
    calculating the registration fee based upon the average of the high and low
    prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
    October 27, 1997.

================================================================================
<PAGE>   2



                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

       There are hereby incorporated by reference the following documents and
information heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

       ITEM 3(a).

       The Registrant's Final Prospectus dated and filed with the Commission on
June 25, 1997 pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act").

       ITEM 3(b).

       The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 1997, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

       ITEM 3(c).

       The description of the Registrant's Common Stock which is contained in
items 1 and 2 of its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on June 4, 1997, and any further amendment or
report filed hereafter for the purpose of updating such description.

       All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing such documents.


ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

        Not applicable.


ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

        Not applicable.


<PAGE>   3


ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

        As permitted by Section 204(a) of the California General Corporation
Law, the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation eliminate a director's personal
liability for monetary damages to the Registrant and its shareholders arising
from a breach or alleged breach of the director's fiduciary duty, except for
liability arising under Sections 310 and 316 of the California General
Corporation Law or liability for (i) acts or omissions that involve intentional
misconduct or knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) acts or omissions that
a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the Registrant or
its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the
director, (iii) any transaction from which a director derived an improper
personal benefit, (iv) acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the
director's duty to the Registrant or its shareholders in circumstances in which
the director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of
performing a director's duties, of a risk of serious injury to the Registrant or
its shareholders and (v) acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern
of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director's duty to the
Registrant or its shareholders. This provision does not eliminate the directors'
duty of care, and in appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as an
injunction or other forms of non-monetary relief would remain available under
California law.

        Sections 204(a) and 317 of the California General Corporation Law
authorize a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and
other agents in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification (including
reimbursement for expenses) under certain circumstances for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The
Registrant's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions covering
indemnification of corporate directors, officers and other agents against
certain liabilities and expenses incurred as a result of proceedings involving
such persons in their capacities as directors, officers, employees or agents,
including proceedings under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. The Registrant has entered into Indemnification Agreements
with its directors and executive officers.

        At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a
directors, officer, employee or other agent of the Registrant in which
indemnification is being sought, nor is the Registrant aware of any threatened
litigation that may result in a claim for indemnification by any director,
officer, employee or other agent of the Registrant.

ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

        Not applicable.


                                      II-2
<PAGE>   4



ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Exhibit 
    Number     Document
    ------     --------
    <S>           <C>                                                          
       4.1*       1995 Employee Stock  Plan, as amended, and forms of agreement
                  thereunder.

       4.2*       1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of agreement
                  thereunder.

       4.3*       1997 Director Option Plan and form of agreement thereunder.

       4.4        1997 Supplementary Stock Option Plan

       5.1        Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a Professional
                  Corporation.

      23.1        Consent of Independent Accountants.

      23.2        Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

      24.1        Power of Attorney (see page II-5).

</TABLE>

----------
* Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Company's
  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-25365) as declared
  effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 1997.


ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.

        The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

        (1)     To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
                made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement
                to include any material information with respect to the plan of
                distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
                statement or any material change to such information in the
                registration statement.

        (2)     That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
                Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
                deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
                securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
                at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
                offering thereof.


                                      II-3

<PAGE>   5



        (3)     To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment
                any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
                the termination of the offering.

        The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
Registrant pursuant to the California General Corporations Code, the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of Registrant, Indemnification
Agreements entered into between Registrant and its officers and directors, or
otherwise, Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered hereunder, Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


                                      II-4

<PAGE>   6



                                   SIGNATURES


           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, Pete's Brewing Company, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of
California, on this 27th day of October, 1997.


                                   3Dfx INTERACTIVE, INC.



                                   By: /s/ L. GREGORY BALLARD
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       L. Gregory Ballard
                                       President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                       Director


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

           KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each such person whose
signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, L.
Gregory Ballard and Gary P. Martin his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of
substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or
substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



                                      II-5

<PAGE>   7



           PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE
CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.

          SIGNATURE                        TITLE                     DATE
-----------------------------    --------------------------    -----------------
                                                                      
/s/ L. Gregory Ballard           President, Chief Executive     October 27, 1997
-----------------------------    Officer and Director
(L. Gregory Ballard)             (Principal Executive
                                 Officer)            
                                         
/s/ Gary P. Martin               Chief Financial Officer and    October 27, 1997
-----------------------------    Secretary (Principal
(Gary P. Martin)                 Financial and Accounting
                                 Officer)                
                                           
/s/ Gordon A. Campbell           Chairman of the Board of       October 27, 1997
-----------------------------    Directors
(Gordon A. Campbell )            

/s/ Scott D. Sellers             Director                       October 27, 1997
-----------------------------
(Scott D. Sellers)

/s/ George J. Still, Jr.         Director                       October 27, 1997
-----------------------------
(George J. Still, Jr.)

-----------------------------    Director
(Anthony Sun)

/s/ Philip M. Young              Director                       October 27, 1997
-----------------------------
(Philip M. Young)

                                 Director
-----------------------------
(James Whims)




                                            II-6

<PAGE>   8



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                       -----------------------------------

                                    EXHIBITS

                       -----------------------------------


                       Registration Statement on Form S-8

                             3Dfx Interactive, Inc.

                                October 30, 1997



<PAGE>   9
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



                                                                    SEQUENTIALLY
EXHIBIT                                                               NUMBERED
NUMBER                                 EXHIBIT                          PAGE
------                                 -------                          ----

 4.1*  1995 Employee Stock  Plan, and forms of agreement thereunder......

 4.2*  1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of agreement
        thereunder.......................................................

 4.3*  1997 Director Option Plan and form of agreement thereunder........

 4.4   1997 Supplementary Stock Option Plan and form of agreement........

 5.1   Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a Professional
       Corporation.......................................................

23.1   Consent of Independent Accountants................................

23.2   Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)......................

24.1   Power of Attorney (see page II-4).................................



----------
*     Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Company's
      Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-25365) as
      declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24,
      1997.
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1
        AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 30, 1997
                                                           REGISTRATION NO. 333-

================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                             3DFX INTERACTIVE, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

       CALIFORNIA                                      77-0390421
------------------------                   ------------------------------------
(STATE OF INCORPORATION)                   (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

                               4435 FORTRAN DRIVE
                           SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134
   (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

                            1995 EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN
                        1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                            1997 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
                      1997 SUPPLEMENTARY STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)

                                 GARY P. MARTIN
                      CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY
                             3DFX INTERACTIVE, INC.
                               4435 FORTRAN DRIVE
                           SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134
                                 (408) 935-4400
                      (NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,
                   INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

                                   COPIES TO:
                             CHRIS F. FENNELL, ESQ.
                        WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
                            PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
                               650 PAGE MILL ROAD
                               PALO ALTO, CA 94304
                                 (650) 493-9300

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
=============================================================================================
                                             PROPOSED           PROPOSED
                                             MAXIMUM             MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS        AMOUNT            OFFERING           AGGREGATE          AMOUNT OF
 OF SECURITIES TO          TO BE              PRICE             OFFERING         REGISTRATION
   BE REGISTERED         REGISTERED         PER SHARE             PRICE               FEE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock,         3,499,768 shares     $15.71875(1)       $55,011,978.25      $16,670
no par value 
=============================================================================================
(1) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of
    calculating the registration fee based upon the average of the high and low
    prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
    October 27, 1997.

================================================================================
2

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

       There are hereby incorporated by reference the following documents and
information heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

       ITEM 3(a).

       The Registrant's Final Prospectus dated and filed with the Commission on
June 25, 1997 pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act").

       ITEM 3(b).

       The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 1997, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

       ITEM 3(c).

       The description of the Registrant's Common Stock which is contained in
items 1 and 2 of its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on June 4, 1997, and any further amendment or
report filed hereafter for the purpose of updating such description.

       All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing such documents.

ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

        Not applicable.

ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

        Not applicable.
3

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

        As permitted by Section 204(a) of the California General Corporation
Law, the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation eliminate a director's personal
liability for monetary damages to the Registrant and its shareholders arising
from a breach or alleged breach of the director's fiduciary duty, except for
liability arising under Sections 310 and 316 of the California General
Corporation Law or liability for (i) acts or omissions that involve intentional
misconduct or knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) acts or omissions that
a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the Registrant or
its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the
director, (iii) any transaction from which a director derived an improper
personal benefit, (iv) acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the
director's duty to the Registrant or its shareholders in circumstances in which
the director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of
performing a director's duties, of a risk of serious injury to the Registrant or
its shareholders and (v) acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern
of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director's duty to the
Registrant or its shareholders. This provision does not eliminate the directors'
duty of care, and in appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as an
injunction or other forms of non-monetary relief would remain available under
California law.

        Sections 204(a) and 317 of the California General Corporation Law
authorize a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and
other agents in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification (including
reimbursement for expenses) under certain circumstances for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The
Registrant's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions covering
indemnification of corporate directors, officers and other agents against
certain liabilities and expenses incurred as a result of proceedings involving
such persons in their capacities as directors, officers, employees or agents,
including proceedings under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. The Registrant has entered into Indemnification Agreements
with its directors and executive officers.

        At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a
directors, officer, employee or other agent of the Registrant in which
indemnification is being sought, nor is the Registrant aware of any threatened
litigation that may result in a claim for indemnification by any director,
officer, employee or other agent of the Registrant.

ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

        Not applicable.

                                      II-2
4

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 
    Number     Document
    ------     --------
4.1*       1995 Employee Stock  Plan, as amended, and forms of agreement
                  thereunder.

       4.2*       1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of agreement
                  thereunder.

       4.3*       1997 Director Option Plan and form of agreement thereunder.

       4.4        1997 Supplementary Stock Option Plan

       5.1        Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a Professional
                  Corporation.

      23.1        Consent of Independent Accountants.

      23.2        Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

      24.1        Power of Attorney (see page II-5).
----------
* Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Company's
  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-25365) as declared
  effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 1997.

ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.

        The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

        (1)     To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
                made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement
                to include any material information with respect to the plan of
                distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
                statement or any material change to such information in the
                registration statement.

        (2)     That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
                Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
                deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
                securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
                at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
                offering thereof.

                                      II-3
5

        (3)     To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment
                any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
                the termination of the offering.

        The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
Registrant pursuant to the California General Corporations Code, the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of Registrant, Indemnification
Agreements entered into between Registrant and its officers and directors, or
otherwise, Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered hereunder, Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                      II-4
6

                                   SIGNATURES

           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, Pete's Brewing Company, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of
California, on this 27th day of October, 1997.

                                   3Dfx INTERACTIVE, INC.

                                   By: /s/ L. GREGORY BALLARD
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       L. Gregory Ballard
                                       President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                       Director

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

           KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each such person whose
signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, L.
Gregory Ballard and Gary P. Martin his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of
substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or
substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                                      II-5
7

           PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE
CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.

          SIGNATURE                        TITLE                     DATE
-----------------------------    --------------------------    -----------------
                                                                      
/s/ L. Gregory Ballard           President, Chief Executive     October 27, 1997
-----------------------------    Officer and Director
(L. Gregory Ballard)             (Principal Executive
                                 Officer)            
                                         
/s/ Gary P. Martin               Chief Financial Officer and    October 27, 1997
-----------------------------    Secretary (Principal
(Gary P. Martin)                 Financial and Accounting
                                 Officer)                
                                           
/s/ Gordon A. Campbell           Chairman of the Board of       October 27, 1997
-----------------------------    Directors
(Gordon A. Campbell )            

/s/ Scott D. Sellers             Director                       October 27, 1997
-----------------------------
(Scott D. Sellers)

/s/ George J. Still, Jr.         Director                       October 27, 1997
-----------------------------
(George J. Still, Jr.)

-----------------------------    Director
(Anthony Sun)

/s/ Philip M. Young              Director                       October 27, 1997
-----------------------------
(Philip M. Young)

                                 Director
-----------------------------
(James Whims)

                                            II-6
8

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                       -----------------------------------

                                    EXHIBITS

                       -----------------------------------

                       Registration Statement on Form S-8

                             3Dfx Interactive, Inc.

                                October 30, 1997
9
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                                                                    SEQUENTIALLY
EXHIBIT                                                               NUMBERED
NUMBER                                 EXHIBIT                          PAGE
------                                 -------                          ----

 4.1*  1995 Employee Stock  Plan, and forms of agreement thereunder......

 4.2*  1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of agreement
        thereunder.......................................................

 4.3*  1997 Director Option Plan and form of agreement thereunder........

 4.4   1997 Supplementary Stock Option Plan and form of agreement........

 5.1   Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a Professional
       Corporation.......................................................

23.1   Consent of Independent Accountants................................

23.2   Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)......................

24.1   Power of Attorney (see page II-4).................................

----------
*     Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits filed with the Company's
      Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-25365) as
      declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24,
      1997.