The first person shooter genre has become an indispensable part of the games industry today. It is one of the most sold, played and recognizable genres. Just look at Call of Duty, which every year, whether it is a good edition or not, leads the charts when it comes to sales figures. And when a film uses video games, you almost always see a gun and a pair of hands from the first person perspective. So FPS is big. When this genre emerged, people usually think of the American developer Id Software and the genius John Carmack. Doom and Wolfenstein 3D are seen as the founders of the genre. But is that really so? Was one of those games the first FPS on the market in 1992? Or were other games ahead of them? Nice job for JJ to find out.
Was Wolfenstein 3D really the first first person shooter?
Wolfenstein 3D is cited by many as the founder of the genre. The iD Software game was released in 1992. It is certain that this game gave the genre a huge boost and quickly became popular. But was the game really the first game to use this perspective or were there privateers on the coast? JJ delved into the archives of the web and eventually emerged all the way back in the ’70s when a study project called Maze War was born. Could you see this game as the starting point or does history lead JJ back even further? You will get the answer in this paper.
A study project called Maze War from the 1970s surfaces
At a time when we play a lot of shooters and they often dominate the charts, it is interesting to know where the starting point is. Of course iD Software made the genre great, but are they the founding fathers or does that honor belong to another studio?
2023-11-17 07:01:13
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