3D Shooters Before Time (Old-Games.RU Podcast #57)
Was there life before idSoftware's first hits, Wolf3D and Doom, or did they invent the genre themselves? We'll find out in this episode. And we'll have Newbilius from the Old-Hard channel to help us out. He often talks about various shooters and old and unusual hardware.
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00:00 The first 3D shooter?
01:30 Did idSoftware invent the FPS genre?
03:18 MazeWar (1974) - Labyrinths
05:23 Battlezone - a shooter on slot machines
06:20 What is a 3D shooter?
07:23 Virtual Shooting Range — Lightgun Shooter
08:56 The Freescape Engine and 3D Games on It
11:10 StarCruiser — A Proto-Shooter from Japan
13:56 How Fair Was Early 3D?
15:20 HoverForce
17:45 Interphase — The Progenitor of Descent?
20:03 Infestation – Action Adventure
20:58 Corporation (1991)
21:21 Sleeping Gods Lie – Fantasy Action RPG
22:55 Terminator 2029 (1992)
23:59 Aliens – Alien Shooter
24:54 Static Shooters – Shooting Ranges and More
27:50 Platoon – Shooter Episodes
28:46 Beverly Hills Cop
29:45 Day of the Viper
31:05 Wibarm – Third-Person Shooter
32:26 The Terminator – Open-World Shooter
34:35 Mechwarrior
35:54 What Were Shooters Missing Before DOOM and Wolf3D?
38:17 The Success of id Games