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.. But Doom sure felt like next gen tech to the end user. What was impressive and inspiring about id was how they raised the bar on every major release. I remem
by snorkel 13y ago
.. But Doom sure felt like next gen tech to the end user. What was impressive and inspiring about id was how they raised the bar on every major release. I remember how many of my friends had to pony up for 4MB of RAM and a new sound card just play DOOM, and how they reacted the first time they played just the trial demo. It was mind blowing. That's what I like about Carmack as an example of an amazing hacker, he pushes the envelope and delivers the goods, and then shares how he did it with everyone else, even competitors. That's what really made the entire gaming industry leap forward.
- bstar77 13y agoI dunno, when I fired up wolf3d for the first time my jaw dropped. I never saw anything like it before. I think a lot of people got exposed to wolf3d after it had been out a while, but with Doom they got to experience the hype leading up to the release. I played wolf3d the week it was released to shareware and it was groundbreaking in every way imaginable back then. Doom took it to a whole new level graphically, but the gameplay was no different. I do agree that Carmack's attitude in general was awesome, he never seems to get intimidated by competition.