The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002)

Re:The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002) by nhatbui on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @07:43PM (#15353356)

I was fairly young when these games came out but could someone confirm with me that the first collage of game screenshots are mirrored backwards? They say [bottom to top, left] but it looks like they have it flipped. Like Wolfenstein 3D (left), Hovertank (right) and Quake (left), Doom (right).

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Re:The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002) by Nition on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @09:00PM (#15353675)

Lots of mistakes in that caption. The games are:

  Top: Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001)
  Second row, from left: Quake II (1997), Doom (1993)
  Third row: Wolfenstein 3D (1992), Hovertank 3D (1991)
  Bottom: Dangerous Dave In the Haunted Mansion (1991)

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Re:The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002) by rasz on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @09:32PM (#15353830)

Very much this. It doesnt bode well for the credibility of an article posted on IEEE no less, when random 30 something person can spot 2 errors in 5 seconds after loading the page.

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Re:The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002) by Nition on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @10:26PM (#15354095)

I spotted:

  - Bad image order instructions
  - Quake should be Quake II
  - Hovertank should be Hovertank 3D
  - Commander Keen should be Dangerous Dave In the Haunted Mansion

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Re:The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002) by AdeptusAquinas on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @07:52PM (#15353400)

Looks right to me. Right to left, bottom to top is what I read their description as being. One thing wrong is that isn't Quake, but Quake 2 which was released in 1997

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Re:The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002) by bananaboy on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @07:58PM (#15353421)

Also the bottom image isn't Commander Keen, it's Dangerous Dave.

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Re:The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002) by PhasmaFelis on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @09:17PM (#15353762)

They do mention that order, kind of. I guess the problem is that right to left, top to bottom is a fairly maniacal order to put things in without a good reason.

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Re:The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002) by nhatbui on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @07:55PM (#15353414)

Oh that's my mistake. I thought by the description "left", it meant "yes, bottom to top but for each row, read left to right". Thanks!

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Re:The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002) by dpkonofa on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @10:25PM (#15354091)

The entire article has far too many errors. Most of the info is correct but they make several mistakes including lots of typos.

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