32 years ago today on May 5 1992, one of the greatest games of all time (and forever my favorite first person shooter), Wolfenstein 3D, was released. I wrote about it for the list of 20 video games I can't stop thinking about (https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2024/04/06/20-video-games-i-cant-stop-thinking-about). I still play it regularly. Sometimes weekly. Killing digital Nazis is always fun and therapeutic.
New SQH video! We all know Wolfenstein 3D and Doom are classics. But you know what would make them better? If your answer was "4 color cyan/magenta CGA palette," then this video is for you! https://youtu.be/sF9SY2An5j0
It's 2024, and I still play a ton of Wolfenstein 3D every year. It's just a perfect game. My memory's not great though, and it's weird I STILL don't have much memorized even after playing these maps SO MANY times.
Right now I have the Xbox 360 version paused on my Series X in the living room and it's been sitting like that for a day or two, so Wolf 3D music is just quietly playing in the background. I realized I'm cool with this. My brain's always in Castle Wolfenstein killing digital Nazis anyway, why not have it as background music for daily life. 🤣😂🤣
Got a funny screenshot the other day. Not sure I've ever spotted when I've been exactly at 1% life but it happened and I caught it!
Had a pretty rough day (week) mentally but I played some Wolfenstein 3D tonight and killing digital Nazis is incredibly therapeutic for me. I feel MUCH better now. Behold, the magical powers of Wolf 3D 🥰
I had the pleasure of seeing #JohnRomero at a conference in #Berlin a while back - his stories about making and breaking with #Wolfenstein3D and #Doom are basically my dreams of the 90s. For anyone into this stuff, I can't recommend David Kushner's Masters of Doom enough - and the audiobook is available on Audible and narrated by Wil fucking Wheaton! A couple of days ago John's own book #DoomGuy was released: https://romero.com/shop/p/doomguy