alt.hn

3/28/2026 at 1:46:27 PM

Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026

 https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/playing-wolfenstein-3d-with-one-hand-in-2026/

by Brajeshwar

4/1/2026 at 5:52:08 PM

Creating a Wolfenstein-style engine is a great programming project if you're learning a new language or graphics library.

You can smash out a flat shaded version in an afternoon, or go crazy adding all kinds of features and take it as far as you want to go.

https://youtu.be/gYRrGTC7GtA?si=o6-l7XAPpw3z_36t

by bluedino

4/1/2026 at 6:23:36 PM

Ceiling and floor casting is tricky, and pretty expensive at times. Getting vertical panning to work too is tricky but well worth it.

by glouwbug

4/1/2026 at 8:06:51 PM

Love 3DSage’s videos! Wish he’d do a part 3 on his doom-ish engine, though.

by mysterydip

4/1/2026 at 5:42:16 PM

Two observations:

> Being able to view a map, like this one pulled from the game’s files, would be really helpful while playing the game

The Mac version definitely had a map

And it looked a lot better.

https://youtu.be/2Helqh-R94w

by raw_anon_1111

4/1/2026 at 6:01:54 PM

Interestingly enough, the Mac version (done by Burger Bill/Becky) was a port of the Super NES version (which was done by iD)

https://github.com/Blzut3/Wolf3D-Mac

by bluedino

4/1/2026 at 7:04:04 PM

Funny enough, my favorite version has been the SNES version. Despite all the limitations, it's got built-in controller support and also has a map! Maybe I'll try to gran the mac-for-pc version.

by everdrive

4/1/2026 at 6:28:00 PM

That caused me to go down a rabbit hole. The //GS version was released 3 years after the computer was discontinued and you basically had to have a sound card.

I remember it running OK on my LCII with a 68030/40Mhz accelerator and later on a PowerMac 6100/60.

by raw_anon_1111

4/1/2026 at 7:22:06 PM

The newer games are so good eg. New Colossus

by ge96

4/1/2026 at 7:36:06 PM

I don't understand the intent behind this article. Old game feels dated compared to newer games in the genre it created, news at 11. And calling the design anachronistic would make sense in a new game adopting it, not in the game where it was cutting edge at the time. It all feels rather calorie-free.

by romanhn

4/1/2026 at 5:10:21 PM

Here's an awesome free wolfenstein game series based on DOOM source port

https://boa.realm667.com/

.....

This is also fun, more arcadey, like an updated version of the original, also using DOOM source port.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-wolfenstein-3d

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and if u still want more there's this

https://www.moddb.com/mods/wolfendoom

by everyone