Take THAT, Nazis!

Once upon a time, having a game that renders in 3D was a novelty.  Among the best of this first generation of 3D shooters is the Nazi blasting classic, Wolfenstein 3D.  Wolfenstein 3D is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and Bethesda Software has a unique celebration for that event.  Bethesda has published a free browser-based version of Wolfenstein 3D to honor the game’s legacy!   That’s right, kids, it’s free and it’s fun!  Wolfenstein 3D was a remake of Return To Castle Wolfenstein for the Apple II; originally published by iD Software, iD was acquired by Bethesda in 2009.

“The core essence of taking an experience that used to be done in top-down – we were all familiar at the time with top-down shooters like Gauntlet and things where you would run around and shoot at the enemies there – taking really similar gameplay and projecting it into the 3D environment, adding perspective and the fact that that changed the game experience so much was the real triumph of what we did then,” said John Carmack, founder of iD Software and a game developer.

The game will play in any modern browser:  Google Chrome 16, Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 11, and Apple Safari 5.  It works as keyboard only, or with keyboard and mouse.  You can play Wolfenstein 3D at Bethesda’s homepage.

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