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Tue 24/07/01 at 16:52
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Wipeout Fusuin is a sequel to wipeout, but it was done before with F-Zero.

What were the original games that started new Genres?

Take the list and fill it in (go on!)

Platform -
Driving -
Shooting -
FPS -
Strategy -
Football -
Extreme sports -
Strategy -
management -

add any more, ta.
Tue 24/07/01 at 19:10
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by the way their making a sequel to Wolfenstein called back to Wolfenstein on the PC.


Alone in the dark may have had the original idea and had an inventory system where you could throw anything as a weapon but Resident Evil is and always will remain the king of the survival horror's.
Tue 24/07/01 at 18:18
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I thought it was something like 3d monster maze actually, but... meh.

School simulator: Skool Daze.
Tue 24/07/01 at 17:47
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"Eric The Half A Bee"
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Your Honour wrote:
> Quake didn't start FPS. Wolfenstein did, a LONG time before Quake
> was out.

Catacoombs 3D came out long before Wolfenstein...

But there were first person shooters by companies other tyhan ID before then...
Tue 24/07/01 at 17:34
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"I like cheese"
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Your Honour wrote:
> Quake didn't start FPS. Wolfenstein did, a LONG time before Quake
> was out.

Yep. I completed 5 of the 6 episodes.

I should do Episode 6-my gran and grandad have it on their PC.

I was only 6 when I did the others. {:)
Tue 24/07/01 at 17:32
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Quake didn't start FPS. Wolfenstein did, a LONG time before Quake was out.
Tue 24/07/01 at 17:27
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"I like cheese"
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Someone said Quake started off FPS-surely that was Wolfenstein 3D??
Tue 24/07/01 at 17:01
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Platform - Wasn't it some Nintendo Arcade Donkey Kong game?
Driving - Probably Outrun (Segas arcade game??)
FPS - Wolfenstein 3D
Strategy - Dune (back in about '90 i think?)
Tue 24/07/01 at 16:58
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"Rendering Women."
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Operation Wolf was the first ever Arcade 1st person shooter.... so that should go down.. as for the others..

I canna be bothered at the moment, but if you need to work one or two out later on I will fill them in for you!
Tue 24/07/01 at 16:56
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Here's some of them


Platform - Sonic
FPS - Quake
Football - Fifa
Strategy - (Real Time)- Shogun Total War (Turn Based)- Civilisation
management - Theme Park
First Person adventure- Myst

seeyas
Tue 24/07/01 at 16:52
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"Back from the dead!"
Posts: 4,615
Wipeout Fusuin is a sequel to wipeout, but it was done before with F-Zero.

What were the original games that started new Genres?

Take the list and fill it in (go on!)

Platform -
Driving -
Shooting -
FPS -
Strategy -
Football -
Extreme sports -
Strategy -
management -

add any more, ta.

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