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385: First Person Shooters: Exploring 40 Years of History - The Retro Hour EP385

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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The Influence of Shareware Games on Popularity

Do you think the fact that those early-aid games were Wolfenstein 3D and DOOM in particular were shareware? Did that model help with their popularity? It definitely did. Even Carmack said that this is where an asterisk comes in. They were both something new that people hadn't experienced before, and they made a strong first impression.

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