Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold (1993): The Free Spy Shooter Doom Overshadowed
Doom changed everything about first-person shooters the week it launched in December 1993. A few days earlier, a different game […]
Hexen: Beyond Heretic (1995) — When a Shooter Studio Decided Puzzles Mattered Too
What happens when a shooter developer decides that backtracking and puzzle-solving matter as much as ammo counts? Raven Software answered
Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994): Apogee’s Polished Shoot-‘Em-Up
Vertical scrolling shooters were an arcade staple throughout the 80s and early 90s, but DOS never had a huge number
Jazz Jackrabbit (1994): Epic MegaGames Proves DOS Could Do Sonic Speed
Epic MegaGames wanted to prove a PC could out-run a Sega Genesis. Jazz Jackrabbit is the gun-toting green rabbit they
Quake (1996): id Software’s Leap Into True 3D, Free Shareware Episode Included
Three Years After Doom, a Generational Leap When id Software released Quake in June 1996, it did for true 3D
Duke Nukem 3D (1996): The Build Engine’s Loudest, Funniest Showcase
Doom taught players to fear the dark. Duke Nukem 3D, released three years later, taught them to enjoy blowing up
Heretic (1994) Review — Raven Software Reskins DOOM as Dark Fantasy
By late 1994, the DOOM engine had already proven itself as a technical foundation for a whole wave of shooters,
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons (1990): The Free Platformer That Started id Software
Before John Carmack and John Romero invented the first-person shooter as we know it, they proved something almost as important:
Wolfenstein 3D (1992): The Free Episode That Started the FPS Genre
Before Doom, there was Wolfenstein 3D. Released in 1992 by id Software, this first-person shooter is widely credited as the
How to Install and Use DOSBox: A Complete Beginner’s Setup Guide
So you downloaded a classic DOS game and have no idea how to run it. Don’t worry — that’s exactly
Doom (1993): The Free Shareware Episode That Rewired First-Person Shooters
No single DOS game gets cited as an industry turning point as often as Doom, and for once the reputation