Wolfenstein 3D
Game » consists of 12 releases. Released May 05, 1992
Considered by many to be the progenitor of the first-person shooter genre, Wolfenstein 3D is a 1992 first-person action game that pits the player, as Allied spy William "B.J." Blazkowicz, against the might of Nazi Germany.
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5 (3) 4 (3) 3 (1) 2 (3) 1 (1) 3.4 starsAverage score of 11 user reviews
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This is not how you port a classic first-person shooter. 0
Wolfenstein 3D has become a huge success and it's often called "the grandfather of first-person shooters" due to helping to create the FPS genre. Since its original release, the game has been ported to several platforms, including the Atari Jaguar, the 3DO, the Apple IIGS, the Macintosh and the Game Boy Advance. The game was also ported to the SNES in, which this article will cover. This version is compatible with the SNES Mouse peripheral, which somewhat improves the controls. A romhack also ex...
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Doesn't stand the test of time 3
Wolfenstein 3D is a pioneer that can be credited for inventing the first-person shooter genre. To celebrate the release of the new Wolfenstein game this summer, Id Software and Nerve ported the classic 1992 PC game to PSN and Xbox Live Arcade. The end result gives a great opportunity for console gamers to experience one of the most important games in history, but doesn't necessarily produce a desirable game. While some ported classics like Doom and Duke Nukem provide some bases of entertainm...
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A Reminiscence 0
I still remember scaring the bejeezus out of myself playing this when I was seven. Despite that initial experience, I tried again and got a lot better; today, it's one of my favourite games of all-time, and I still try to go back (when Windows will let me) and relive the magic. I still remember the light blue "Voluntarily Rated PC-13" screen, the diagnostic "lights" screen, the cries of "Mein Leiben!" from the blue-uniformed guards, "Let's See That Again!" with the Kill-Cam, and of course, the a...
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A part of the shooter foundation. 0
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Get Psyched! 0
id gives us B.J. Perhaps not the first first-person shooter, but this is where id Software showed the world how it was done. They promise carnage even before the game has started, and they deliver. Fast, bloody action that defined the future of the genre. Great sounds and graphics makes you grind away at those levels (and Nazis) with a big grin. Who said Nazis were smart? The game is almost 20 years old now, and shows on some aspects. The AI isn't that good, you can fool them all using a simple ...
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A Literal Nightmare 0
Just take a guess. What would you say would turn me off most in a game?If you said mazes, you’re right.Wolfenstein 3D is all mazes. Sometimes the walls of the maze change colors. Sometimes the maze opens into a large room, but the rooms are always nondescript and difficult to tell apart. You wander around, trying to find the key so you can escape to a new level oftorment, killing everything you see. At some point new enemies show up; maybe you kill some kind of Frankenstein G.I. who tries to kar...
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The father of shooters..in YOUR pocket ! 0
I´ve been listening to John Carmacks speeches about his iPhone projects alot and today I finally got around to buying Wolfenstein 3D for my iPod Touch. It was on sale and I got it for a mere dollar or so. That is absolutely nothing for this great shooter classic in my pocket at all times. The game brags in the description about how John Carmack himself thought out the controls for the game carefully. The controls themselves are highly customizable. Theres basicly a small virtual d-pad for turnin...
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The classic that started it all... ruined on the Game Boy Advance. 0
A Game Boy Advance version of Wolfenstein 3D was released in April of 2002. This article will be focusing on the Game Boy Advance port only. It's just a total conversion of the DOS game with all 6 episodes, and no extra content such as the bonus levels.The bad graphics and poor controls are comparable to the infamous SNES version's graphics. But at least the game doesn't have censorship unlike the aforementioned SNES port.The game runs horribly on the Game Boy Advance. To make matters worse, Do...
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Just as much fun as it ever was. 0
id Software’s Wolfenstein 3D is long-hailed the original first person shooter. While it’s not the first FPS ever created, it might as well be, as it is often credited for popularizing the genre. Recently, Wolfenstein 3D was released on XBLA and PSN, with just as much fun as it ever had. In Wolfenstein 3D, the objective is simple. William “B.J.” Blazkowicz must infiltrate the Castle Wolfenstein in order to kill Nazi officers or obtain top secret documents in order to take down the Nazi regime. T...
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The nostalgia factor 0
When I saw Wolfenstein 3D on Xbox Live Marketplace I had bought it before even blinking again. I fondly remember as a child that my brother and I would take 2 hour turns playing the game as we only had one computer. One would sit and wish the time away while the same two hours was a blur of enjoyment for the other. Wolfenstein 3D is known as the grandaddy of FPS games due to its first person perspective and "3D" graphics. However when I loaded up this version what immediately struck me is that i...
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GET PSYCHED...OR GET OUT! 0
As one of the first first-person shooters released, Wolfenstein 3D helped to popularize the FPS genre on the PC and also established the run-and-gun archetype in FPS games. Originally released for the PC, it was then ported to several home consoles and computer systems, including the 3DO, the Game Boy Advance, the Atari Jaguar and the Super Nintendo. The game was also ported more recently to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. There is also an online version of the game on the web. It's also one...
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