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Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software and FormGen.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.
Wolfenstein 3D was the first game in the series to be developed by id Software, and published by Apogee Software. It marked the series transition to the first-person shooter genre, a genre that the game would go on to popularize.
B.J. Blazkowicz was created for the 1992 video game Wolfenstein 3D by John Carmack and Tom Hall. [1] [2] He is a large, muscular man with dark-blonde hair, blue eyes, and a strong jaw. [3]
After its founding, id developed further shareware computer games in the Commander Keen series for Apogee Software, as well as a series of small games for Softdisk, before releasing the "grandfather of first-person shooters", Wolfenstein 3D, in 1992 through both shareware and retail. [2]
Also included are games based on the Raven Engine, which is based on the Wolfenstein 3D engine. Pages in category "Wolfenstein 3D engine games" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
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Duke Nukem was a major franchise created by Apogee to use this model, and Apogee published Commander Keen and Wolfenstein 3D the same way. Apogee began using the brand name 3D Realms for its 3D games in 1994, and in 1996 rebranded the company itself to 3D Realms to focus on traditionally-published 3D titles.
Tom Hall (born September 2, 1964) is an American game designer best known for his work with id Software on titles such as Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Commander Keen.He has also been the co-founder of Ion Storm, together with his friend and colleague John Romero.