Catacomb 3-D, a groundbreaking title from 1991, is set to receive an exclusive PC release. This highly anticipated re-release features three physical versions available at various price points: The Shallow Grave Edition, The Stone Tomb Edition, and the Ancient Vault Edition.
The Shallow Grave Edition includes a USB stick with the game, a Making Of video, and a History of Catacomb 3-D PDF written by David L. Craddock. Additionally, you’ll receive Catacomb-themed pins, stickers, a poster, and a cinch bag for a total cost of €69.95.
The Stone Tomb Edition ups the ante with a genuine floppy disk alongside all the items from the Shallow Grave Edition. The Ancient Vault Edition, priced at €154.95, adds to the collection by including everything mentioned and a Catacomb 3-D t-shirt and an additional 5.25” floppy disk.
This release is significant as Catacomb 3-D contributed foundational elements that later influenced games like Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, setting standards in the first-person-shooter genre with innovative features such as the on-screen character face changing when taking damage.
What other classic games do you think have significantly impacted modern gaming franchises?
I like that Romero is bypassing LRG, but - the game kinda sucks. Cool idea but a very niche market.
If he made a Wolfenstein map pack like he did with the Sigils, that would seem much more promising.
I like that Romero is bypassing LRG
Is there something wrong with LRG that we should know?
yeah, weird phrasing. I mean, they have horrifying shipping times, but I never thought of them as gatekeepers.
Yeah, it’s definitely an early attempt before they got the formula down with wolfenstein 3D and later perfected it with Doom
Pathways into Darkness also came out the same year as Doom but few seem to remember it.
Some of us never forget. And the path it paved for the greatest trilogy in gaming (for Mac users anyhow).
Somewhere in the heavens they are waiting…
