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Grid-based first-person movement

Video game concept

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580
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70
platforms

First person games where the movement and other elements are locked to a grid. May or may not have a smooth transition.

Notable people involved: Cyrus G. Harris, Tom Wahl, George MacDonald, Brian Lowe and Fred Butts

Alternate names: First-person grid
Name variations: Grid-based first-person

Ishar III: The Seven Gates of Infinity (MS-DOS)
Ishar III: The Seven Gates of Infinity
DOS 1994
Eye of the Beholder (Atari Lynx)
Eye of the Beholder
LYNX 1993
Pool of Radiance (MS-DOS)
Pool of Radiance
DOS 1988-12
Eye of the Beholder (Super Nintendo)
Eye of the Beholder
SNES 1994-03-18
Bloodwych (ZX Spectrum)
Bloodwych
SPC 1990
MacSokoban (Macintosh OS Classic)
MacSokoban
MAC 1992
Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom (MS-DOS)
Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom
DOS 1993
Alternate Reality: The City (Commodore 64)
Alternate Reality: The City
C64 1986
Meikyu Gakuensai: Kyuu Koushha no Nazo (NEC PC9801)
Meikyu Gakuensai: Kyuu Koushha no Nazo
9801 1994
Ishar III: The Seven Gates of Infinity (Amiga AGA)
Ishar III: The Seven Gates of Infinity
AGA 1994
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (Commodore 64)
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
C64 1990
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress (MS-DOS)
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress
DOS 1992-05
This is a specific variation of 3DoF (three degrees of freedom): forward/back, left/right, and yaw (in 90 degree increments). Many are also only 2DoF with the lack of side stepping.

Better name for this concept is needed, but since there's no agreement on it besides grid based movement or similar elsewhere and that doesn't distinguish from other uses of grids, we're limited to this currently.
Related:
* Grid

Related: (environment rendering)
* Tile-based
* Pre-rendered backgrounds

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Games by year

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The first Grid-based first-person movement video game was released in 1980.

ASCII, SSI, Electronic Arts and Sir-Tech published most of these games.

Platforms

MS-DOS97
Linux50
Amiga40
Windows34
NEC PC980132
C6428
Atari ST22
Apple II E21
Mac OS Classic19
NES17
NEC PC880115
Sharp X111
Amstrad CPC10
MICRO 7 - FM710
GB9
BeOS9
X680008
Mac OS X8
MSX28
ZX Spectrum7
FM Towns7
Amiga AGA7
MSX6
SNES6
GBC6
Saturn5
C1285
PS Vita4
iOS4
Mega-CD4

Most common companies

ASCII33
SSI30
Electronic Arts27
Sir-Tech22
Starcraft18
New World Computing16
Silmarils12
Starbyte11
Pony Canyon8
Interceptor Micros8
Mindscape8
Elf8
Datasoft7
Interplay7
Avalon Hill7