Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026

 (arstechnica.com)

24 points | by Brajeshwar 4 days ago

7 comments

  • raw_anon_1111 2 hours ago
    Two observations:

    > Being able to view a map, like this one pulled from the game’s files, would be really helpful while playing the game

    The Mac version definitely had a map

    And it looked a lot better.

    https://youtu.be/2Helqh-R94w

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    • bluedino 1 hour ago
      Interestingly enough, the Mac version (done by Burger Bill/Becky) was a port of the Super NES version (which was done by iD)

      https://github.com/Blzut3/Wolf3D-Mac

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      • everdrive 44 minutes ago
        Funny enough, my favorite version has been the SNES version. Despite all the limitations, it's got built-in controller support and also has a map! Maybe I'll try to gran the mac-for-pc version.
      • raw_anon_1111 1 hour ago
        That caused me to go down a rabbit hole. The //GS version was released 3 years after the computer was discontinued and you basically had to have a sound card.

        I remember it running OK on my LCII with a 68030/40Mhz accelerator and later on a PowerMac 6100/60.

  • romanhn 12 minutes ago
    I don't understand the intent behind this article. Old game feels dated compared to newer games in the genre it created, news at 11. And calling the design anachronistic would make sense in a new game adopting it, not in the game where it was cutting edge at the time. It all feels rather calorie-free.
  • bluedino 1 hour ago
    Creating a Wolfenstein-style engine is a great programming project if you're learning a new language or graphics library.

    You can smash out a flat shaded version in an afternoon, or go crazy adding all kinds of features and take it as far as you want to go.

    https://youtu.be/gYRrGTC7GtA?si=o6-l7XAPpw3z_36t

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    • glouwbug 1 hour ago
      Ceiling and floor casting is tricky, and pretty expensive at times. Getting vertical panning to work too is tricky but well worth it.
  • ge96 26 minutes ago
    The newer games are so good eg. New Colossus
  • everyone 2 hours ago
    Here's an awesome free wolfenstein game series based on DOOM source port

    https://boa.realm667.com/

    .....

    This is also fun, more arcadey, like an updated version of the original, also using DOOM source port.

    https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-wolfenstein-3d

    .....

    and if u still want more there's this

    https://www.moddb.com/mods/wolfendoom

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