Wolfenstein enemy territory – From /r/BoomerShooters

The other night I found out that wolfenstein enemy territory was added to steam so I loaded it up and played a few matches on fueldump for ol times sake.

Made me realize how ahead of its time it was. I remember playing that game on my family emachine on dial up. It was also a staple in lan parties because it was free to play so everyone could quickly install it. Severs with 32 people, different classes, fast load times, simple objectives.

Around the same time, you also had day of defeat and and battlefield 1942 which were also amazing leaps forward in the shooter genre, but enemy territory appealed more to my boomer shooter sensibilities because of the movement. The speed felt more like quake and doom. It was fast. It was also the first game I remember where there was a hit indication sound. Spraying across the field with a Thompson just had a certain satisfying feel when you’d land some shots. Clunk clunk clunk “I NEED A MEDIC”

Does anyone else have nostalgia for this game? I know some will claim it’s not a boomer shooter but I feel like it was right on the cusp and was one of the titles that helped transition to the modern age. Makes me happy there’s still a decent amount of people playing this classic.