id Releases Open Source Wolfenstein 3D for the iPhone

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday March 25, 2009 @09:58AM from the ach-mein-leben dept.

An anonymous reader writes "id Software has released a port of the classic Wolfenstein FPS to the iPhone. Some of the coding was done by John Carmack himself, who also used original code combined with new code from Wolf3D Redux. The original code was open sourced years ago, and enthusiasts have been updating it, which made the port considerably easier for id. It's available in the iTunes App Store, but the source is available for free at id's website." Carmack also posted a detailed writeup about the decision to bring Wolf3D to the iPhone, including design notes and a few snippets of code. At the end, he says, "I'm going back to Rage for a while, but I do expect Classic Doom to come fairly soon for the iPhone." Kotaku got a chance to try the game at GDC: "It's not just a good reproduction of the original, it seems better."

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Carmack by Saija · 2009-03-25 10:03 · Score: 0, Redundant

Another great contribution by John Carmack, this time bringing and ol' classic game

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Re:I think the Wolf3D Redux guy made a big mistake by Cheapy · 2009-03-25 12:58 · Score: 0, Redundant

Wow, that is quite unfortunate!

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Re:So when... by mcgrew · 2009-03-26 02:36 · Score: 0, Redundant

When a PETA member sneaks up on you... You can then strangle [him]
I don't get the negativity about this organization. What's wrong with People Eating Tasty Animals? Are you some kind of animal rights nut or something?

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