• restingboredface@sh.itjust.works
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    10 days ago

    If you like video game history you might enjoy this video from Vox. Quake’s custom keyboard mapping settings (unique for the time) was a big development in gaming. One gamer’s personal settings config became popular and ultimately established the WASD control scheme that has been basically the standard since.

    https://youtu.be/TPCpXXBHFSA

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      10 days ago

      I still prefer EDSF, but I remember skating in deathmatch using the arrow keys and ctrl, alt to fire, on my 36k modem