Re: [stella] Doom for the Atari 2600

[Greg Miller <gmiller@xxxxxxxx>]

> >It doesn't predate Castle Wolfenstein, right? Wolf came out in 78? 79?
> 
> The 2D version, maybe.
> 
> But in 1978/79, there were probably a few Labyrinth-style games for the
> Apple II or PET machines.  Nothing texture'mapped, or even involving
> full 360-degree rotation, could have been possible in thise days.

Certainly, but does that matter? It seems unlikely that any game that was not
a direct influence on Castle Wolfenstein had any real influence on Wolf-3D.
It's not like the idea of 3D graphics never would have occurred to Carmack and
crew ;)

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