668 - Neighbor of the Beast

...They just don't make them like they used to, do they?

Remember when this was mindblowing? Some of you might not even have been born yet, and that's a shame. In fact, I know a few of you who come across this weren't born when this came out. While I don't knock the 3D era, stuff like this are why if I want to make a game, 2D is still going to be an option for me. (Actually, that long-simmering Fate/Other Side project of mine is ...

Since one unfortunate person made the mistake of thinking I nicknamed myself after a Pokemon move, I figure I'll clear the air on this.

• "Darples named himself off a move from Pokemon." FALSE.
• "Game Freak is responsible for Darples' nickname." TRUE.

Now, let me explain.

In the early 1990s, there was a little something called "Sega Channel." Some of you may remember it. It was really the precursor to emulation as we know it... except ...

An idle thought.

An idle dream.

An idle promise.

For one who keeps on going, and going.

Always was ticking.

Never saw stopping.

No sense slowing.

Hanging on, one moment at a time.

But never staying.

It's always turning.

Can't stop

...

I know where I was. I was six. I lived in Lackawanna. I'd just gotten an NES no more than a year earlier, and was exploring things like Zelda.

Some of you weren't even born yet.

But 20 years ago (on May 5th), a game that was one of the most revolutionary games of all time was released; a game that, really, without which the gaming landscape would be very different.

That game was Wolfenstein 3D.

I'm sure a good deal of you who are old enough have ...

...Well okay, I lied. In reality, I've taken 425 pictures, but I decided to really only put up ones I found that were interesting.

I'll include some cheeky commentary, but since we've already got a Fate/Extra LP, I won't be doing a full-blown LP of it. Maybe of the Archer of Casko routes, though, if Laith keeps dragging his feet.

Please note that there's likely to be a whole bunch o' spoilers in these pics. I am going to wrap them in a nice little Spoiler tag for the ...