Rise of the Triad DS released - port of 3D Realms classic shooter!

[Zeus]

A new port of 3D Realms' classic shooter called Rise of the Triad has been released for the DS. This new build now supports the registered version, customize keyboard screen displays names for DS controls and a minor change has been made to the default control mapping.

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Changelog

- The registered version is now supported. You must supply your own DARKWAR.WAD, DARKWAR.RTL, and DARKWAR.RTC files.
- Customize Keyboard screen now displays names of DS controls, for easier remapping.
- Note: I made a minor change to the default control mapping; delete your CONFIG.ROT file and the game will auto-generate a new one.

Download Packages/Official Website: <A href="http://vespenegas.com/rott.html" target="_blank">Vespenegas.com</a>

[dbn045]

Wow looks pretty sweet. Does anyone know if this game is like doom.

[CZroe]

Wow looks pretty sweet. Does anyone know if this game is like doom.

I own the original. Though very much like Doom technologically, it was considered far more graphic (in violence) and caused quite a stir. "Gibbing" an enemy would sometimes cause an eyeball to splat on your "camera" just to add an extra gruesome touch. Though corny by today's standards, this was considered "crossing the line" by many back in those days. The reaction is probably what pushed 3Drealms to go all the way in Duke Nukem 3D with lines like "I'm gonna rip off your head and piss down your throat!"

[evlspcmk]

use to be my favrite game when i was 7 though i cant remember what the story line was or very much about it all i remember is for some reason you could turn enemies into dogs or they could turn you into a dog or something like that and i still remember watching the enemies burn when you killed them with a fire propelling weapon

[Isamu_Dyson]

for some reason you could turn enemies into dogs or they could turn you into a dog or something like that
Nah, there were those bone shaped powerups that, once collected, gave you DOG mode. You would be turned into a dog for some seconds, walked much faster and you could bite your enemies to death. So much fun w00t! I even remember that you could see the guy lick his nose from time to time. :D

[Happsai]

I just remember picking up all these triad symbols, every weapon was ridiculously powerful, those pink plates that make you jump super high in the air, a "god" powerup that made you moan wierdly, and a cool boss that kept saying "they'll bury you in a lunch box!".
It was also the first FPS that you could look up and down (although to a VERY limited degree). This is how it was different from Doom. It was also the first FPS that pretty much required a 486 for a playable framerate.

[matriculated]

The maps in ROTT are more similar to Wolf3D: walls are 90 degrees in rotation (kind of lego-like) where as Doom walls can be at any angle and shape. But it has some neat things that Doom doesn't like jump pads and such. ROTT is like a hybrid of Wolf3D and Doom - it's worth hunting down if you can find it.