Subject: Re: [stella] Doom for the Atari 2600 From: Greg Miller <gmiller@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 15:30:08 -0500 |
> >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 ;) -- Video games and CCGS: http://www.angelfire.com/tn/squirrels Tradewars (online game): http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/1367 CAUCE, anti-spam legislation info: http://www.cauce.org -- Archives updated once/day at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsubscribing and other info at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/stella.html
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