Re: DOOM 2: Hell On Earth

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From: John
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:21

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"Chris Odorjan" <codorjan@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On 03/06/07 3:12 AM, count zero wrote:
>
>> THE first FPS was Wolf 3D...
>
> Wolfenstein 3D wasn't even id's first FPS, let alone the world's:
> Catacombs 3D used a similar engine (although for EGA instead of VGA),
> and the even older Hovertank 3D could probably be classified as a
> first-person shooter.
>
> Nor was Doom the first multiplayer FPS. That honour probably goes to
> MIDI Maze.
>
> Although it's probably true that Wolf3D, and to a greater extent Doom,
> ushered in the modern FPS era...

Could you shoot in the C64 game, Scarabeus?

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From: "John" <john@junk.com>
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Subject: Re: DOOM 2: Hell On Earth
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