Ever the versatile games, the first twoDoomentries are staples of the dedicated mod community. With the original beingcrossed over withDoctor Who, it seems mixing franchises is not off the table for the plucky FPS. That also includes other titles from id Software.
Coming from ModDB userDASniperIC, their recentDoom 2mod is a recreation of 1992’sWolfenstein 3D. Using the former’s engine, they’ve been able to do a faithful reconstruction of the latter. While it doesn’t look much different given that they’re both retro shooters from a bygone era, you can tell it’sDoombecause of the UI at the bottom.
It doesn’t appear as though this is a full remake ofWolfenstein, though. In the description, DASniperIC says the following:
The maps[sic]layout is basically exactly the same as inWolfenstein 3D, there is a working chaingun and treasure, 3 bosses and some DEHACKED sillies to better mirrorWolf3D. And a surprise for MAP33 🙂
Guten Tag, Doomguy
Given that it says there are three bosses, it’s likely that this isn’t a full recreation ofWolfenstein 3D. The original game has six bosses, so it’s possible that this mod represents maybe half the game. The mention of something special on level 33 also suggests this. I haven’t had a chance to play it yet, so I can’t confirm that.
It never gets tiring seeing all the interesting modifications that are coming out for these absolute classic FPS games. While there could be aWolfenstein 3currently in development, there are evidently more than enough people keeping the old-school games alive and well, decades after their original release dates.
