Subj : Anyone home?
To   : Neil Walker
From : Joe Siegler
Date : Tue Jan 28 2003 01:42 am

 NW> Hello Joe!

 NW> Saturday January 18 2003 01:52, you wrote to me:

 NW>>> Castle Wolfenstein was an Atari game that iD Software used as
 NW>>> the basis for Wolfenstein 3D. This was iD's first-generation 3D
 NW>>> software that led to the ground-breaking Doom. The rest is
 NW>>> history. ;-)

 JS>> *COUGH*.

 JS>> It was an Apple // game originally.  ;)

 NW> If you want to be pedantic, yes, it was released for the Apple II
 NW> in 1981 whereas the Atari version was released in 1982 (and CBM
 NW> 64 in 1983, PC in 1984). ;-)

 NW> BUT, the Apple II was very expensive and not a great success
 NW> outside the US and the Atari version of the game is better known.
 NW> ;-)

I disagree with that last statement.  I think the game is an Apple // game, and 
I don't think I'm being pedantic about it.

Joe

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