15 years ago, a star named Wolfenstein 3D was born
By Alexandru Stanescu, Editor, Gaming Reviews (Consoles)
15th of May 2007, 10:38 GMT
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Wolfenstein 3D (originally Wolfenstein 3-D, commonly abbreviated to Wolf 3D) is a video game that is generally regarded as having popularized the first person shooter genre on the PC. It was created by id Software and published by Apogee Software on May 5, 1992 for DOS. The game was inspired by the 1980s Muse Software computer games Castle Wolfenstein and Beyond Castle Wolfenstein. It has been ported to a wide variety of systems, including 3DO, Super NES, Game Boy Advance, Acorn Archimedes, Atari Jaguar and the Apple IIGS.
Unlike the other ports, the Game Boy Advance port closely resembled the PC version of the game.
Differences to the PC version included the removal of music and a change in the save system: the players have to complete a floor before they can save, but they can have up to 4 save games on one cartridge. It also used strong mipmapping which made objects and walls in the distance very pixellated.
Codes
Cheat Codes All codes below are done when the game is paused:
Hold L R, press A, B, B, A (5x) - All Weapons, Keys, Refill Ammo, and Health
Hold L R, press A, B, A, A, B, B, A, A - Boss Warp
Hold L R, press A, A, B, A (5x) - God Mode
Hold L R, press A, B, A, A, B, B, B, A - Level Skip (if done on Level 1, you go to a secret level)
Secrets
Pac-enstein Enter the following code on the seventh floor of "Die, Fuhrer, Die" and you will be sent to a hidden floor set up just like the original Pac-Man board with treasure as pellets and even the ghosts following you around.
Pause the game and hold the triggers down, press A, B, A(x2), B(x3), A then un-pause the game.
Check out the video below to see the game that rocked our childhood, gone portable, on the GameBoy Advance:
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