Who invented WSAD + Mouselook in FPS?

[imthebadguy]

i think, adn correct me if im wrong, wasd was an option for wolf3d

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: zbalat
I use arrows because my keyboard has arrows on both sides see.

That has got to be even worse than regular arrows, since you really have no keys on one side of the arrows.

 

[cmdrmoocow]

Originally posted by: Triumph
I believe Descent had true 3D, but it may have operated differently than today's engines. The ship had 6 degrees of freedom and the levels/opponents could be "above" you so to speak. Although you had differing levels in Doom, one level couldn't be below another level; you couldn't walk underneath a set of steps. And the map in Descent was a wire diagram that could be rotated freely in any direction.

But the game didn't have mouselook, making it pretty damn hard to navigate with the keyboard when you're rolling and pitching and yawing in every direction while another ship is attacking you. I hated that game.

Should have played the Mac version of Descent, which did have mouse control. During that era (1995ish), Mac hardware was more powerful for games (PPC vs 486), and so they released a prettier and more complete version for the Mac.

The mac version also had redbook audio for the game, whereas the PC version didn't. I definitely say it's worth it to go buy the mac version of it from the bargain shelf or such just for the music.