No PLATO, no web, no 3D games.
Released in February 1982, it was the first 3D game available on a home computer.
Escaping the maze led you into another maze, which led into another maze.
Not long after3D Monster Maze,DynaMicro releasedDungeons Of Daggorath.
Daggorathcontinued the maze-based gameplay, but introduced a raft of different swords, enemies and strategies into the mix.
You fought monsters in a dungeon with a sword, and had to eventually kill an evil wizard.
One thingDaggorathdid introduce was a new sort of health system.
Instead of the abstract concept of hit points, your heartbeat increased when danger was around.
It would be another ten years untilWolfensteinwas released, but things were already falling into place.
There were a few things missing though.
Chief amongst them, shooting.
Shooting
Videogames have always been about shooting things.
If youre playing a videogame right now, youre probably shooting something.
Stop it and pay attention.
Your best bet for first person slaughter in the 80s though, was the light gun game.
Of the two,Operation Wolfwas the most successful, spawning three sequels and a cult following.
Its massive machine gun arcade controllers are still easily recognisable today.
Rageis due out on the 7th October for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
