killak posted...From: velvet_hammer | #046
doom lead to other games that lead to others etc etc etc... It starts here, dont really care what fantasy land you wanna believe.. and shooters where very popular before this gen
The ability to aim up and down, is more thanks to games like Heretic and Hexen.
You don't just look at the roots of something, when referring to the current state of it.
We don't thank nintendo for the dual analogue controller, despite pretty much everything done by sony being inspired by Nintendo.
And wolfenstein is where FPS's got recognised.
it was both
"Doom was played by an estimated 10 million people within two years of its release, popularizing the mode of gameplay " from Doom wiki
Wolfenstien helped inspire Doom though..
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