In theory, the animated cartoon should be the ideal medium for the 3-D process; since drawn images are far more distinct than photographed ones, the fuzziness and occasional double vision that has blighted almost all stereoscopic effects should be eliminated. During the first 3-D craze, in the 50s, most cartoon studios put out a short or two in the process, but no one was terribly enthusiastic about the results. Starchaser, the first feature cartoon in 3-D, although over-long, is above average of its type. The plotting is the stereotypical mix of magic and super-science in the Star Wars tradition, with the Arthurian hero overthrowing robot tyrants and freeing his people from a life of servitude.

Kim Newman, in «Monthly Film Bulletin», n. 628, May 1986