GameBoy Advance: Wolfenstein 3D
May 7, 2008 - 5:26 am - Posted by Sean R.
First Person Shooters. You gotta love them, but have you ever wondered where it all started? Wolfenstein 3D.
This great PC game was the biggest thing to hit the video game market in the early 1990s.
Most older, retro and classic gamers will remember back to the days when Wolfenstein 3D was king.
The only question that remains is whether an old computer game makes a good Gameboy Advanced game?
I’m hear to tell you that Wolfenstein 3D for the GBA is awesome and totally rad. How’s that for a classic reaction?
Listening to the sounds of Wolfenstein 3D you might think you were back playing on your old 486 computer with your shareware version.
The sound is an exact recreation from the original. From the bark of the German Shepards to the “Halt Stop!” of the guards every detail of sound is recreated perfectly.
As for how the game plays, it’s exactly like the original. You’ll go around killing various types of Nazis while collecting ammo, treasure, and keys to make it to the next floor and do it again.
No matter how great the port is of the game, no matter how well they stick to the original, there is one question that will have to be answered for this to work.
That question of course is “How are the game controls?”
Back in the day we had a full keyboard and mouse to work with, but now just a few tiny buttons.
Well, although it takes a little getting use to at first, the controls are really the best that they can be for a handheld gaming system.
Using the classic Nintendo D-Pad to move and the shoulder buttons to strafe works pretty well.
Also, the one button to fire and the other to activate doors and switches does exactly what it needs to do. A very solid system.
Being a big fan of the original Wolfenstein 3D I think it’s a big treat to get to play it again on the Gameboy Advance.
With 6 Episodes, and having 10 floors per episode you’ll have a ton of time to play.
If you’re into First Person Shooters (FPS) and still own a Game Boy Advance, this is a perfect game to have in your collection.
I picked mine up for $10.00 USD at a garage sale and I’ve seen it on eBay for under $15.00 USD including shipping.
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…You used a mouse to play the original Wolfenstein 3D? I only had the keyboard. I don’t remember being able to strafe in that game - if I could have, it would have been some weird claw hand-inducing keyboard combo. It would have made it a lot easier though.
The enemies look like they are made of play-dough!