Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter (FPS) developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software. Originally released on May 5, 1992, for DOS, the game was inspired by the 1980s Muse. Destroy the Nazis in Wolfenstein 3d for your computer. A classic game bought back to life this time as a browser based, first person shooter is Wolfenstein 3d.In this game, you must escape from prison and stop the Nazis from going on with their plans of using mutants and robots.
Ages ago, an overhead view Apple II computer game called Castle Wolfenstein wiped out a mess of Nazis and became a huge hit in the process. Last year, Id Software updated the Nazi-nuking legend as a PC game with a first-person, over-the-barrel perspective called Wolfenstein 3D. It too became a huge hit.
Now Id has teamed with Imagineer to bring Wolfenstein 3D to the SNES. Prediction: though it's changed somewhat from its predecessors, it will be a huge hit, too.
Guns, But No Roses
It's World War II, and you're the world-famous soldier, B.J. Blazkowicz. Your accomplishments are legendary, so much so that President Roosevelt has your phone number in his Rolodex -- and he uses it. The vile Staatmeister and his Master State are up to their dirty tricks again. It's your job to break into their fortresses and take them down.
You set off on 30 missions as a one-man wrecking crew. You're initially armed only with a pistol and a handful of bullets. Luckily, machine guns, flamethrowers, rocket launchers, and a ton of ammunition are spread in abundance throughout the game.
Wolfenstein's challenge will make you howl. Of course, the Master State is expecting you, so there are Guards, Elite Guards, Officers, and Mutant Attack Rats lurking everywhere. In later levels, you meet up with Frankenstein-like mutant soldiers that have guns mounted in their chests, chain guns for arms, and knives for hands.
It's obvious what comes next: You blast your way through the ranks to find the level exit as quickly as you can. If you take out all the enemies and snatch all the treasures in each level, you earn bonus points toward extra lives. You also earn bonus points for beating the level within a certain time limit and more points for finding secret rooms.
All Shot Up and Nowhere to Go
The controls in Wolfenstein are as simple to use as A-B-Start, but they take time to master. B shoots and A opens doors. Start displays a map of what you've seen so far. Even with this simplicity, the controls are a bit skittish, especially during intense firefights. Until you nail the directionals down, it's tough to swing your gun around quickly or stop on a dime to take a precise shot.
You can constantly monitor your health with a percentage display on-screen. Anything less than 100 percent means you've been hit. If you aren't into percentages, you can 'face' your health. A visual display of Blazkowicz's face starts to look downright nasty, with puffy eyes and bloodied lips when he's hurt.
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The Sights and Sounds of War
Outside of the wild action, Wolfenstein 3D has incredible audio accompaniment. Sure, the music is funky and upbeat for a war battle, but this is one of the few games where the sound can really help you -- particularly if you're hooked to a stereo system. For example, Guards shout 'Stop' and 'Halt.' Depending on how far the enemies are from you, the volume of their shouts varies. Similarly, if something's happening to the left of your character, you'll hear it more in your left speaker. The game's filled with other effects as well, like the snarls of the rats and the reverberating door slams.
It all builds intense realism.
Overall, there's great attention to graphic detail. You get a big window on the action, and the screen updates are fast. Also, if you pick up a weapon, Blazkowicz's face puts on this greedy, 'look what I found' sneer. Cool. If you get killed, the screen freezes, then spins to show you who did the final deed.
The dramatic graphic drawbacks are the overly pixelated surroundings and character sprites -- it looks like you're fighting giant Lego people in a Lego castle. Even though the graphics are generally very blocky, the scaling of objects is good.
Cry 'Wolfenstein!'
Wolfenstein 3D is a major blast! It's one of those rare games that are simple in design, easy to control, and a heck of a lot of fun to play. You get all that and world war, too.
Overall rating: 7.5
Castle Wolfenstein
DOS - 1984
Also available on: Commodore 64 - Atari 8-bit
4.41 / 5 - 84 votes
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Undoubtedly one of the best action games ever made, Muse Software's Castle Wolfenstein is a revolutionary action game that spawned a whole new genre.
If the name sounds familiar to you, your hunch is correct: this is THE game that inspired id Software's blockbuster Wolfenstein 3D. Apparently they liked the game so much that id negotiated a deal to reuse the name 'Wolfenstein' for their game. And if the 'fragmasters' at id acknowledge the game as their inspiration, then it must be something special, right?
Indeed, Castle Wolfenstein is such a veritable masterpiece that calling it 'special' is a huge understatement. As its spiritual ancestor, the game's premise will be familiar to all Wolfenstein 3D: you are an allied soldier who's been taken prisoner by the Nazis. You must escape from their castle, avoiding or killing Nazi guards along the way.
The action is viewed from an overhead perspective, with 2D graphics for the objects and characters (hence its nickname Wolfenstein 2D by Wolf 3D fans). While not Earth-shattering, the graphics are more than adequate, and never gets in the way of the action. There are even different graphics to depict a dead guard, a dead guard with bullet-proof vest on, and a guard shot dead at his desk.. talk about rigor mortis.
Of course, graphics alone doesn't necessary make a great game, and Castle Wolfenstein has plenty of action and adrenaline rush. You start out with a gun and one 10-bullet clip, given by a fellow prisoner. More bullets can be found by searching guards and breaking into supply boxes.
There is a lot of great ideas in the game, many of which are rarely used even in today's crop of 3D-accelerated games. You can, for example, hold a Nazi guard at gunpoint to search him for supplies (unfortunately, though, you can't hold the guard as hostage to facilitate your escape-- only for a short while). You can also toss grenades at guards and watch the gory effect (or as gory as 2D, 4-color CGA palette can get). The grenades can burst through (concrete) walls, and it's a lot of fun to time it so that the grenade will hit the unsuspecting SS guard on the other side of the wall. Evil fun :)
One thing that makes Castle Wolfenstein very replayable is the fact that the castle is randomly generated each time you play. If you are killed or captured, you can either attempt the same castle again, or play a new random one, which could very well be more impossible than the last. SS guards also tend to surprise you, thus adding to the adrenaline rush of escaping.
There is really nothing I can think of that's bad about the game. Castle Wolfenstein is a true pioneer in the now-crowded field of action games, and is a revolutionary game that remains, almost 20 years after its release, eminently playable (with slowdown program, of course). Two thumbs up, wayyy up!
Review By HOTUD
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Comments and reviews
blammo2019-06-120 point
ctrl+F11 = speed down Ctrl+F12 = speed up
NickTheName2019-03-24-1 point
I have this as a 5 1/4' for my apple //e
EldritchNexus2018-12-053 points DOS version
In order to play this game without having to painstakingly adjust the cycles manually every single time, create a batch file with the following text in the game directory:
---- config -set 'cycles=300' c: cls cw.exe cls exit And then open it with DOSBox or whatever emulator you're using.
Esfratch2018-06-09-2 points
This game is not just for that plataforms original version is for Apple ii you can chack that on Macintosh Reposity if you have a Windows dont worry just download Basilisk ii is a emulator for old mac games :D
FlubberGaming052018-04-300 point DOS version
Hey BACKINBLUE. Castle Wolfenstein is a super old game for DOS! This will not run on modern Windows unless you use a 32-bit DOS emulator called DOSBox. Thank you!
GuyFawkes2017-11-021 point DOS version
Anyone know what a good cycle speed would be? Also which version has best graphics?
EldritchNexus2017-07-270 point
The game that started it all. :)
kin9pin52017-01-130 point
@BACKINBLUE
It's best to download and run the game in DOSBox. DOSBox config file can be configured to run at a certain cycle speed in the DOSBox config file. You can find the config file in the box that pops up when you launch DOSBox, it tells you where its reading the config file from. Go to that file, open it with notepad, find the cycles and set it to 'fixed ###' with ### replaced with the cycles you want to play it at. My i7-4790k needed 99 cycles to play it at the speed that I remember the original being played.
BackInBlue2016-11-16-9 points
Hey I'm running on a windows 10 pc but i REALLY want to play this it says 'This app can't run on your pc
SLOW DOWN CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN2015-07-041 point DOS version
To everyone playing on DosBox, if it is going to fast you just need to slow down the CPU cycles. Press Ctrl+F12 until it enters a reasonable game speed.
Acr5152015-06-200 point DOS version
Yeeah, anyone figure something out about the speed? archive.org seemed to nail it on that
Priv2015-06-060 point DOS version
I tried to play this game on an old 8086..and it was too fast!
Insane!
Miyos 2.02015-06-051 point DOS version
Pretty much only downloaded this game 'cause i love MGS. Didn't regret it.
Monstertomete2015-05-282 points DOS version
I know it can be run in DOSBox and that I may get problems with the speed.
But is there a way to fix them?
Anonymous2015-04-291 point DOS version
You may play it by using DOSBox. But you may get problems with the speed.
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Capt Blazkowicz2015-04-26-4 points DOS version
when i try to play the game, it tells me that the version of the game isn't compatable with my computer. i need a 32 bit or a 64 bit version it tells me. Please Help
Monstertomete2015-03-10-4 points DOS version
I try playing this awesome game in DOSBox, but somehow it is much too fast. Any idea how to configure DOSBox to make the game run as I want to?
Baldy Old Fart2014-09-01-1 point DOS version
READ THE HOW TO PLAY ABANDONWARES just below the 'Send Comment' Button - It will send you to:
http://www.myabandonware.com/howto/ Where you will discover that DOS Games DO NOT RUN IN WINDOWS! - You MUST have a DOS Emulator such as DOSBOX - which is linked to from the page above.
whegger2014-08-18-1 point DOS version
i could not get it to work
Billy2014-05-191 point DOS version
Ah, I remember MEETING Silas A. Warner when I was a kid and he was writing more levels for a friend of mine for this game! This game will live forever as one of the best as Muse really did a great job of advertising this one!
Thanks2014-05-120 point DOS version
Thank you
Harbinger2014-04-090 point DOS version
wait an see
Moran2013-10-08-2 points DOS version
Where can I download the Mac version of this game?
I tried playing this game but I am not able to slow down the processor speed on a MacBook. How do I do this? Anyone know? Please help!
eragon2013-04-070 point DOS version
friggin awesome!
Orctooth2013-02-131 point DOS version
The number of times I had to clean the computer room when the principal caught me and my comrades playing this. A must for the old school players. :)
DC2012-11-271 point DOS version
CTRL + F11 - decrease procesor speed
CTRL + F12 - increase procesor speed
Austen2012-10-030 point DOS version
Hi,
Downloaded the game for my 7 year old. I loved this when I was a kid. The only thing is now when I am playing it, eveyrthing is moving extremely fast. Like 10 times the speed it should. It is very hard (almost impossible) to control. Any idea how to sort this out? Thanks, Trevor
Slatyex2012-01-010 point DOS version
Yes..you had to run into the wall to put away the gun! And that zingazh(*&(*ing! was so annoying when you touched the walls..why did they do that too? So you touched a wall! Big deal! Great game..one of my utmost favorites!
Federer2011-12-280 point DOS version
Veri good
Toshiro2011-12-040 point DOS version
cant wait
Lerxst2011-05-290 point DOS version
Loved this game back then
Gibsaw2011-03-060 point DOS version
Not quite the beginning, but a re-release of 'the beginning' on the IBM PC.
I suppose it seems obvious that it would be re-released for CGA IBM PC, but given the popularity of the original Apple II version, I never even realised this version existed. nice to see they added in the most obvious omission from the original, which was a key to put away your gun. Why that was never fixed in the original Apple II version, I don't know. MUSE waited until 'Beyond Castle Wolfenstein' to fix that on the Apple II.
fredlord2008-08-201 point DOS version
The beginning!!
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