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Oh god...

Posted By: Boomer Date: 5/29/04 3:42 p.m.

Check out this unbelievable review of Marathon "the Doom clone." It's old and it might have been mentioned before, but I can't remember it.
http://www.erasmatazz.com/library/JCGD_Volume_8/Design_by_Cloning.html
"What really astounded me was their mapping of mouse functions. In Doom, left-right motions of the mouse rotate the player, while forward-backward motions move the player forwards or backwards. All absolutely intuitive. But for some unfathomable reason, the designers of Marathon chose to make the forward-backward motions of the mouse move the player's aim up and down! The result is one of the most insanely counterintuitive interfaces I have seen on any piece of commercial software. You swing right or left with the mouse, but move forward or backward with the keyboard. Thus, any kind of maneuvering requires your hand to jump frenetically from mouse to keyboard and back." (...)
BTW: In what manner did Doom inspire Bungie to make an FPS? Bungie had already released their first FPS (Pathways), several months BEFORE Doom was released!

Doom < All, apparantly

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Oh god... Boomer 5/29/04 3:42 p.m.

Re: Oh god... Todd 5/29/04 5:21 p.m.

Re: Oh god... Simon of team Sigma 5/29/04 5:33 p.m.

Re: Oh god... Todd 5/29/04 5:35 p.m.

Hijacked! *NM* Boomer 5/29/04 7:54 p.m.

u terrist *NM* Todd 5/30/04 1:55 a.m.

Re: Oh god... Bob-B-Q 5/29/04 5:22 p.m.

Re: Oh god... Simon of team Sigma 5/29/04 5:29 p.m.

Hmm... an email... Admiral Quezacotl 5/30/04 4:46 a.m.

Re: Hmm... an email... Andrew Nagy 5/30/04 3:06 p.m.

Re: Hmm... an email... Todd 5/30/04 10:30 p.m.

haha, good point :-) *NM* Johannes Gunnar 5/31/04 5:35 a.m.

Re: Hmm... an email... Simon of team Sigma 5/31/04 2:27 p.m.

Re: Hmm... an email... Ori 6/2/04 12:00 p.m.

He's an inspiration for birth control. *NM* A Chinese Austin Powers 5/29/04 11:19 p.m.

The Anne Coulter of Computer games Alfred Mordeir 5/30/04 8:20 a.m.

Re: Oh god... the Battle Cat 5/30/04 9:00 a.m.

oh god goran 5/30/04 1:14 p.m.

Unless you're a pfhor *NM* Alfred Mordeir 5/30/04 4:54 p.m.

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: Check out this unbelievable review of Marathon "the Doom clone." : It's old and it might have been mentioned before, but I can't remember it. : http://www.erasmatazz.com/library/JCGD_Volume_8/Design_by_Cloning.html : "What really astounded me was their mapping of mouse functions. In Doom, : left-right motions of the mouse rotate the player, while forward-backward : motions move the player forwards or backwards. All absolutely intuitive. : But for some unfathomable reason, the designers of Marathon chose to make : the forward-backward motions of the mouse move the player's aim up and : down! The result is one of the most insanely counterintuitive interfaces I : have seen on any piece of commercial software. You swing right or left : with the mouse, but move forward or backward with the keyboard. Thus, any : kind of maneuvering requires your hand to jump frenetically from mouse to : keyboard and back." (...) : BTW: In what manner did Doom inspire Bungie to make an FPS? Bungie had : already released their first FPS (Pathways), several months BEFORE Doom : was released!

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Oh god...	Boomer	5/29/04 3:42 p.m.
Re: Oh god...	Todd	5/29/04 5:21 p.m.
Re: Oh god...	Simon of team Sigma	5/29/04 5:33 p.m.
Re: Oh god...	Todd	5/29/04 5:35 p.m.
Hijacked! NM	Boomer	5/29/04 7:54 p.m.
u terrist NM	Todd	5/30/04 1:55 a.m.
Re: Oh god...	Bob-B-Q	5/29/04 5:22 p.m.
Re: Oh god...	Simon of team Sigma	5/29/04 5:29 p.m.
Hmm... an email...	Admiral Quezacotl	5/30/04 4:46 a.m.
Re: Hmm... an email...	Andrew Nagy	5/30/04 3:06 p.m.
Re: Hmm... an email...	Todd	5/30/04 10:30 p.m.
haha, good point :-) NM	Johannes Gunnar	5/31/04 5:35 a.m.
Re: Hmm... an email...	Simon of team Sigma	5/31/04 2:27 p.m.
Re: Hmm... an email...	Ori	6/2/04 12:00 p.m.
He's an inspiration for birth control. NM	A Chinese Austin Powers	5/29/04 11:19 p.m.
The Anne Coulter of Computer games	Alfred Mordeir	5/30/04 8:20 a.m.
Re: Oh god...	the Battle Cat	5/30/04 9:00 a.m.
oh god	goran	5/30/04 1:14 p.m.
Unless you're a pfhor NM	Alfred Mordeir	5/30/04 4:54 p.m.



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