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Article #89180Re: Rumours of a new Descent clone in development !!
From: Paul Angstrom
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:01
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:01
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:50:44 +0200, walter mitty <mitticus@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message <cfvtsl$3t3$03$1@news.t-online.com>: >stePH wrote: >> Paul Angstrom wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 05:43:48 +0200, walter mitty <mitticus@yahoo.co.uk> >>> wrote in message <cfuj9l$10u$05$1@news.t-online.com>: >>> >>>> D1 : the first true 3d game IMO. >>> >>> I'm pretty sure there's a sizable number of 3D flight sim games that >>> preceded Descent by a long shot. >> >> To say nothing of Ultima Underworld, which predated even Doom. > >None of which are in the same action category IMO. Ultima Underworld and flight sims such as Falcon 3.0 may not be in the same action category, but they were "true 3D games" that preceded Descent. Underworld even allowed the player to fly, although it did not allow you to roll. -- A: Because it disturbs the logical flow of a message. Q: Why is top posting a sloppy form of writing?
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