

In mid-1991, programmer John Carmack experimented with making a fast 3D game engine by restricting the gameplay and viewpoint to a single plane, producing Hovertank 3D and Catacomb 3-D as prototypes. Wolfenstein 3D was the second major independent release by id Software, after the Commander Keen series of episodes. The player traverses each of the game's levels to find an elevator to the next level or kill a final boss, fighting Nazi soldiers, dogs, and other enemies with knives and a variety of guns. In Wolfenstein 3D, the player assumes the role of Allied spy William "B.J." Blazkowicz during World War II as he escapes from the Nazi German prison Castle Wolfenstein and carries out a series of crucial missions against the Nazis. Originally released on May 5, 1992, for DOS, it was inspired by the 1981 Muse Software video game Castle Wolfenstein, and is the third installment in the Wolfenstein series. Randomly replaces the gatling gun.Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software and FormGen. This weapon throws flames against enemies, using gas ammo. It randomly replaces the bullet box.Ī very powerful weapon, shoots rockets at its enemies. This is an ammo type that gives the player 14 ammo points upon pickup. This randomly replaces the bullet box, but can still be obtained in Wolf3d via the aforementioned backpack. Randomly replacing the extra life, this item can not only provide you with ammo, but can also double (Or, in some cases, triple) your maximum amount of ammo. without interfering with the levels.ĮCMac boasts compatibility for Spear of Destiny and a bit of some extra content so that nothing "sticks out". NOTE: I'm not too sure as to whether I should put this topic here or in the "others" section, but, this one seems to fit most.ĮCMac is a mod for ECWolf (A Wolfenstein 3D source port) that attempts to imitate the look and feel of the Mac OS Classic version of Wolfenstein 3D.
