Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026 (arstechnica.com)

by Brajeshwar 12 comments 30 points
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[−] bluedino 44d 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

[−] glouwbug 44d ago
Ceiling and floor casting is tricky, and pretty expensive at times. Getting vertical panning to work too is tricky but well worth it.
[−] mysterydip 44d ago
Love 3DSage’s videos! Wish he’d do a part 3 on his doom-ish engine, though.
[−] raw_anon_1111 44d 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

[−] bluedino 44d 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

[−] everdrive 44d 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 44d 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.

[−] everyone 44d 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

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and if u still want more there's this

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

[−] scaglio 44d ago
I just noticed their April's Fools joke, nice!

https://boa.realm667.com/?view=article&id=270:blade-of-agony...

[−] butz 43d ago
Worth to mention that SNES RPG game "Earthbound" ("Mother 2" in Japan) had single hand support. Were there any more games from that era that supported single hand play right out of the box?
[−] ge96 44d ago
The newer games are so good eg. New Colossus
[−] romanhn 44d 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.