Hellgate
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Hellgate is a Doom clone for the Atari ST released in 1996 by SmartSOFT, with designer David Walters saying it was "inspired by my love of Doom."[1] While the game runs at a lower framerate than rival releases on the platform,[2][3] such as the seminal solid coloured MIDI Maze, Gouraud-shaded Substation and the texture mapped Destruction Imminent, the game has the distinction of being written in the high-level STOS BASIC albeit using the STOS 3D extension.[4]
All of these games are on a fixed height level, as with Wolfenstein 3D, which was also later ported to the platform.[5] The logo, status bar, player face and weapon load-out in Hellgate are clearly derived from those of Doom, but with the game set on Neptune rather than Mars or its moons, and robots as opponents.[6] The game also has Doom style skill levels, intermission screens, secret areas and powerups.[7]
The source code to the game was released in 2022.[8] The game can be run on PCs using emulators like STEEm.[9] A more complete Doom-like is being developed called Grind for the Amiga, with support also being worked on for the Sega Genesis and Atari ST.
References[edit]
- ↑ (10 June 2020). "David Walters Interview." Atari Legend. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ Peter Leigh (16 July 2016). "Doom Clones – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly." Nostalgia Nerd. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ↑ Atari Legend (13 November 2019). "First person shooters on the Atari ST (Wolfenstein 3D, Substation, Hellgate, Destruction Imminent)." YouTube. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ AtariMad. "Hellgate." Atari Times. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ (16 March 2016). "Wolfenstein 3D." Atari Crypt. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ "Hellgate." Atarimania. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ (2 August 2019). "Hellgate." Atari Crypt. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ Guillaume Verdin (9 February 2022). "Le code source d’un clone Atari ST de Doom préservé en ligne." le Mag Association MO5. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ petsasjim1 (5 August 2014). "ATARI ST Hell Gate Hellgate v1.50b DOOM FIRST PERSON SHOOTER CLONE." YouTube. Retrieved 5 July 2024.