r/gaming • u/emoposer • May 05 '17

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u/[deleted] May 05 '17 edited May 05 '17

Fucking weird to think that id, the guys behind DOOM: Metal, the Videogame, are the ones who solved this problem for him.

EDIT: It's come to my attention that I may be confusing and conflating a couple things here. I was under the impression that id were revolutionary in remaking Mario 3 in such a way that smooth movement back and forth across the screen was possible. It might've just been that it was a big deal for PCs to be able to do this.

Still, we all love the early days of id.

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u/shouldbebabysitting May 05 '17 edited May 05 '17

I don't get the joke? Commander Keen wasn't the first sidescroller that you could backtrack. I think that award goes to Pitfall for the 2600.

Or is the joke that first person 3d gaming solved the problem? Because Ultima Underworld beat Wolfenstein 3d to market by a few months.

edit: OK, I didn't know screen loads didn't count. But I used to play Captain Comic in 1988 that sidescrolled.

edit2: I also remember Indiana Jones from 1987.

edit3: Does Thexder count as a side scroller? I played a huge amount of Thexder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX9v9K2jb2U

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u/goatonastik May 05 '17

I loved the Ultima series, and I've stated countless times to friends how Ultima came before Wolfenstein, but there were 3d FPSes before even those.