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Wolfenstein 3D

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This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 5, 2017 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:38, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Lead programmer and id co-founder John Carmack

Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software, published by Apogee Software and FormGen, and originally released on May 5, 1992, for MS-DOS. The player assumes the role of Allied spy William "B.J." Blazkowicz during World War II as he escapes from the Nazi German prison Castle Wolfenstein and carries out a series of crucial missions against the Nazis. Wolfenstein 3D was the second major release by id Software, and was released through Apogee in two sets of three episodes under the shareware model, in which the first episode is released for free to drive interest in purchasing the rest. An additional episode, Spear of Destiny, was released as a standalone retail title through FormGen. Wolfenstein 3D was a critical and commercial success, garnering numerous awards and selling over 200,000 copies by the end of 1993. The game popularized the first-person shooter genre, established standards of fast-paced action and technical prowess for many subsequent games in the genre, and showcased the viability of the shareware publishing model at the time. (Full article...)

  • The photo is of lead developer John Carmack. And as far as I'm aware, TFAs frequently include pictures from the article (like this one) that are not explicitly named in the blurb. I'm not opposed to dropping it if that's what the current consensus is. --PresN 23:02, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • I didn't think they were if it wasn't obvious - and this is far from obvious (although I don't know the formal guidelines on the point). The image raises more questions than it provides answers and I don't think it helps explain the topic at all. Aside from that, it's a great article, in good shape and the date would be a good one on which to run it. All the best, The Bounder (talk) 07:42, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]