'Wolfenstein 3D Classic' Available for $4.99
posted March 25th, 2009 11:25 AM EDT by arn in $4.99, Shooter, iPhone games, iPod touch games
Id software's Wolfenstein 3D Classic appeared in the App Store last night.
Achtung! Play the legendary original game that launched the First Person Shooter genre. You are OSA super agent B.J. Blazkowicz and you must escape from Castle Wolfenstein and defeat the twisted Nazi regime!
The game offers all six original episodes with 60 levels for $4.99.
Wolfenstein 3D was first released in 1992 for the PC and was a massive success and has been rightfully described as the grandfather of first person shooters.
Game controls have been adapted to the iPhone and four different layouts of touch screen controls and the option to use tilt controls for either movement or turning. In practice the controls work reasonably well. Touch controls are demonstrated in this gameplay video:
[ Full HD version | Low Bandwidth version ]
App Store Link: Wolfenstein 3D Classic, $4.99
blurred sprites = FAIL
Works pretty good! The default controls are just like iDracula which I think is a good thing and you can go into the options to use tilting to strafe – not the best but at least it's there. The UI could really use some polishing though – very rough around the edges. Hopefully that'll come in an update. I'd say it's well worth $5 if hey polish it up a bit.
So it looks as though turning and shooting at the same time is not going to happen. That seems like a poor interface design choice to me.
you can turn and shoot with either tilt controls or the combined touch controls.
arn
the iphone return in the stone age !!
adapt wolffenstein for the iphone is just for take your money !!
Your english are fail and your insults poorly conveyed. You lose at internet.
How's your second or third language then?
Ah, thought so.
It's basically nostalgia, as many geeks try to confirm with each other "oh i've played this before games are cool, and now i'm playing it on my iphone".
Ok, the game. It sucks by today's standards.
No, no it doesn't. This is the first FPS on the iPhone that actually plays well.
Back to the basics kiddies. Your ignorance is bliss.
Game is fantastic
how about "Journeyman Project for iPhone" brad?
(if im not wrong abt ur identity)
Bought it but how do you change weapons?
Tell me if i'm wrong but its more emulation game than anything right ?
Could have been cool for 2 euros but at this price i prefer to buy any fresh game
I don't mind seeing this in the store, but I'll admit I was hoping their first iPhone project would be an idTech 3 title.
And my own experiments with FPS controls lead me away from this kind of control scheme–it works, but it lacks the immediate intuitive precision of a desktop shooter.
But you have to start somewhere. If I had played W3D I'm sure I'd buy this!
Now… how about bringing us just a few interior battles from Quake Wars, re-done in low-detail idTech 3 with simplified classes
Several maps have an ending that could easily be adapted to be interior-only mini-missions. (Area 22, Sewer, Canyon, Volcano, Slipgate, Salvage and Ark come to mind. Or with just a very limited outdoor area, the end of Outskirts would be awesome.)
Carmack's notes on the development of this is pretty interesting. Took one of the existing ports (http://wolf3dredux.sourceforge.net/) and modified it to be the official iPhone port.
After reading about it, my interest in this version increased… I think I'll buy it now
He also includes the code on the site, but the link to get it is currently down
I can't believe people are knocking this! I was thrilled to see this released and I'm completely impressed with it. If I hadn't played this years ago so much, I wouldn't care, you guys have goat least respect this game for what it was.
I might go into overload when Doom comes out.
Um, $4.99? No.
$0.99, possibly…but not $4.99, they've got to be kidding.
I'm certainly getting $5 worth of enjoyment out of it.
To each his own, I suppose…
Carmack's notes on the game are indeed interesting. I'm really looking forward to some of the other projects he touches on.
http://www.idsoftware.com/wolfenstein3dclassic/wolfdevelopment.htm
What I REALLY want to see is "World of Super Turbo Turkey Puncher"–an MMO based on Id's Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3. That would be so sweet!
@Chris Knight
If they priced @ $0.99 initially, they'd lose out on that $4 for each sale made on those who have the highest interest in the title. Again, it doesn't make sense for the bigger developers and publishers, those with longer term strategies and "brand" name companies and, more importantly, "brand name" IPs, to price at $0.99. Hell, tbqh, it doesn't make sense for a lot of the mid sized developers and publishers to price that low. It's short term grab the money quick, and that's the game played by the very small indie teams that need returns quickly. id can stomach going long term with this.
And, besides, they could've gone with $7.99 or even $9.99.
BTW, arn…when you post vids, could you post the "low bandwidth" version in "high quality" as well as "normal quality". I know there's the HD version of the vid…but that plays at a lower framerate on youtube for me. Looks great, runs like a slideshow. Not good for getting an impression on how a game runs. So, y'know…HQ in addition to HD would be nice. You don't have to do it, of course…but it'd be nice.
For the record, I would have bought this for $9.99.
surprise, it's not avaible on the german itunes store! and may never be. i suspect no id title to make it's way on german iphones tbh.
LOL, not gonna buy! I used to play W3D but this is not interesting for me anymore, unfortunately :-/
Controls are excellent. Actually they are BETTER than the original wolf controls because you can side-step.
too much for too few…
Too much blur effect, but it's Wolfenstein 3D!!!
But, how to change weapons???
You can compile it yourself for free (legally, it's GPL'd).
Carmack made it sound like manual weapon-switching was removed for simplicity. So I suppose you always have the "best" of your weapons, until it runs out.
Hmm, why not have the turning arrows on the left and moving arrows on the right? That way, you can much more easily aim while shooting. You could also have the fire button on the left and that would solve it too. Good game though…
You can get it free compiled by Zod on cydia if your jailbroken. Best fps controls i have seen yet. They work really well if there is no vertical aiming.
I have been playing this game all morning. Very fun. Games with these graphics always run great and have simple easy to use controls unlike so of the newer games.
"mein leben"
2 things.
1. No real reason to use a lesser weapon. The ammo is shared between all of them anyway.
2. The map packs themselves were never released under GPL if I recall correctly. Only the shareware maps are completely free.
This won't appeal to everyone sure, but I find the controls work brilliantly, the frame rate is silky like nothing else on the iPhone, it loads pretty much instantly and as for the $4.99, it has SIXTY big levels, well worth it IMO.
Considering the utter lack of big games that can't be completed/get the full experience of which in less than a half hour, its a real treat to get Wolf 3D for $5. My last two purchases, ZombieVille and Monster Trucks Nitro (each $2) hasn't entertained me as much as first two levels of Wolfenstein. It'll be great to see more id on the iPhone.
How do u compile if ura member just pm me or if ur not just post it back
Hey "untraceable" – how is babby formed?
Seriously – don't drink n' type. Or get some attention for that head wound of yours.
Signed: Someone who cares for your health.
To the people who say the game looks crap, the sprites=fail etc, that is your opinion but are you all teens or people in your 20's? Seriously…this game is a BIG DEAL to sooo many people! It is THE granddaddy of FPS games!!! You should be thankful such a classic game is on your iphone! Sounds like a bunch of spoiled kids who are used to super graphics..c'mon, it's the gameplay that counts!
Read up on the history of Wolfenstein and watch some gameplay video.
Check the Wolfenstein thread for Codes to input into the game like the infamous God code!
Ok, Wolf 3-D came around my freshman year in college. I don't care about the graphical this and that complaints. ALL OF US in the dorm played this game. I have fond memories of this and I knew it wouldn't be long before this was ported over. I blame this game for hooking me to fps type games over the years. 5 bucks isn't bad by any stretch so suck it up and get it!
I would buy it, if it support multi player mode like the 3.0 iphone API and voice chat.
I can't believe this game is just as fun it was on my 386 back in the early nineties. Best controls for an FPS yet on the iphone , hands down. Though I can't wait to see IDs later releases for the iphone, Carmack did an awesome port for this one.
i wanna see people take that source code and make mods of different eras or warfare!
While this game is cool, I'd even enjoy seeing Wolfentstein pre-3D! That one I played on a friend's Apple II (pre-Mac even). And I'm talking about the first monochrome version. Still remember that digitized "Achtung!"
I don't know anything about coding, but it seems like ancient games like that would be even more of a snap to put together than Wolf 3D. Whoever owns the rights to games like that are probably missing out on some easy, easy cash! Granted, maybe not a LOT of cash, but surely easy.
You guys realise that is open source?
Jonh Carmack released the source code for anyone to compile and play the game on their iPhone – for nothing.
Someone has done this and put it on Cydia so if you want to pay $0 for this get it from Cydia. This is not a pirate version, it's open source.
guys i'm gonna polish the textures and the sounds.
i just need to know how to compile this game. i've got a windows pc!
please help me!
I have a problem with the level 1 boss. When I died, my ammo went from about 50 to 16 when the level started again. Also I went back to the original gun. I'm not sure it will be easy with 16 bullets. Seems like this is a design flaw. Needs to be fixed in update. Till then been enjoying it.
@John
Tap with four fingers at the same time to bring up to console, then type "give".
Thankyou. That gave me 99 bullets and the machine gun. It was a cheat but
it allowed me to get to the next level. I think other people are going to have the same problem. At least they will have a solution too
@John
Don't cheat, search the level for secrets where more ammo and a larger gun may be
The best way to play this is on the hardest difficulty( I am death incarnate!), makes you conserve ammo and really think about the level layout, played this for a few days now and have completed the first 6 levels with all the awards(kills, treasure, time and secrets)
Getting all the secrets does take time but worth it, makes the level a lot easier when you have to beat the time award
The only bug I have found is if you exit the game and come back in, the treasure re-appears which can affect the treasure award, if you collect 81 instead of say 80 you don't get the award
It can mean you have to complete the level in 1 go, hard!
I would like to see a proper save game option
This is an awesome game which will take me a very long time to complete getting all awards with this difficulty.
Roll on SPEAR OF DESTINY AND DOOM…
Awesome game if you have any nostalgia for the original, and still the best FPS on itouch if you don't. Needs a way to cycle the weapons though, it's hard to conserve ammo when you can't change away from the chain gun.
Pretty close to the original
To change between weapons, just tap on the weapon icon.