![]() ![]() But in June 1990, Carmack witnessed a demo of the first person RPG Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss at the Computer Electronics Show. ![]() The first two releases were top-down action-adventure games featuring the wizard Petton Everhail as he made his way through numerous levels blasting massive monsters with magic, acquiring scrolls for powerful offensive abilities or healing potions to save the player in a pinch, and seeking out secrets to advance to the end. Its roots trace back to the days before Id Software existed to the year 1989, when John Carmack was employed at Softdisk to develop games for the Apple IIGS. Catacombsīefore Quake, before Doom, before even Wolfenstein 3D, there was Catacomb. Feel free to debate our choices with us on the forums. Keep in mind that these titles are just a small subset of GOGs large collection of first person shooters. They are often used to both showcase new technology and push existing hardware to their extremes. FPS games come in all shapes and sizes and cover every story genre you can imagine. ![]() Sadly most gamers did not know of the genre until 1992s ground breaking release of Wolfenstein 3d. FPS games have been an industry staple since the late 80s, but reach all the way back 1974s Midi Maze/Maze War (sadly not on GOG). While our previous article highlighted a few FPS games, we decided to take those titles off the table and choose five different games. In Part 2 of our Hidden Gems of GOG series, we are focusing on the First Person Shooter (FPS) genre. Hidden Gems of PC FPS Games (GOG Edition) ![]()
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