Re: DOOM 2: Hell On Earth

On Wed, 07 Mar 2007, Chris Odorjan wrote:

> 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.

Hovertank is not a First Person Shooter cause you are driving a tank.
Its like calling any Driving game a First Person Shooter, yes the view
is First Person but nobody calls Driving games FPS and Hovertank is a
driving tank Action game.

Catacomb 3D is different cause its an Action game played in First
Person view but I do prefer to name Wolfenstein 3D the first cause, in
Catacomb 3D you don't have a weapon... ok probably it sounds strange
but try playing Catacomb 3D... it feels like a FPS, it even plays like
a FPS but at the end you feel Wolfenstein 3D is the first and Catacomb
3D was more of an "experience"
Ok I admit Catacomb 3D can be consider the first one, but I will
probably always name Wolfenstein 3D the one
Don't forget both are from id so id will always be credited as the
creators... now if its Catacomb 3D or Wolfenstein 3D I feel its a
secondary issue