The Creation of the First Person Shooter Genre

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The Creation of the First Person Shooter Genre

• By Merle Alix

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Wolfenstein 3D

• This is the first game to set this genre up on
  the PC.
• It was created by id software for windows.
• This game started the whole set up in this genre
  and made the most profound leaps in design.

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Marathon

• This game came out the around the same time as
  Wolfenstein 3D came out.
• The differences between these games is the fact
  that it was then and still today is exclusive to
  Macintosh computers. Also it was created by
  Bungie.
• The best way to find out about this game is to
  visit www.gamespot.com.

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Doom

• This was released a year after Wolfenstein 3D.
• This game took some more leaps in design like
  having stairs.
• It was also created by id software and stream
  lined the genre into a lot of house holds.

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Websites that Have Information About these Three
Games

• Id software has information about Wolfenstein 3D
  and Doom. There website is www.idsoftware.com.
• Marathon was created by Bungie and there is some
  interesting information about it on their website
  www.bungie.com. There is no need to sign in.