Re: DOOM 2: Hell On Earth

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From: ephedralover
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:50

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On Mar 7, 8:24 am, Chris Odorjan <codor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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...
>
> --
> Chris Odorjan - codor...@gmail.com -http://www.execulink.com/~bobnet/

http://www.classic-pc-games.com/pc/arcade_action/castle_wolfenstein.html

The real Wolfenstein!! I recall my brother playing this til all hours
of the night and how glued to the screen I was as a 10 year old. Cool
game.

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