![]() “The core essence of what’s in a first-person shooter-navigating an environment, picking stuff up, shooting at enemis-really was there from the very beginning,” says Carmack. id Software co-founder, and mastermind behind the revolutionary Wolfenstein 3D Engine, John Carmack actually recorded a director’s commentary to go along with footage of the original DOS version of the game. The free version of the game isn’t the only way Bethesda’s celebrating though. Just imagine: If Wolfenstein 3D had been released in 2012, we could have paid $1 for every extra map ZeniMax decided to release as DLC each week! Oh the joys of modernity. Unfortunately, this version of Wolfenstein 3D doesn’t include the 815 additional maps that came with the 1993 expansion Wolfenstein 3D Super Upgrades. All three original episodes are included, so anyone who feels like shooting Robot Hitler in the face instead of getting work done should have at it. Blazkowicz’s 20 th birthday, Bethesda and id Software have posted a free browser version of the game online. There was only one that mattered: Wolfenstein 3D. Twenty years ago, there weren’t a billion different first-person shooters. Twenty years ago, the biggest shock in the world was Mortal Kombat’s fatalities. Twenty years ago, online multiplayer meant talking to your buddy on the phone while speeding through Sonic the Hedgehog 2. ![]() The world can change so much in a generation! Twenty years ago, playing Final Fantasy didn’t involve paying $5 every few weeks so your character could wear a sparkly dress. ![]()
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