[NY00123]

I guess it's my turn! (Also a good chance to post here again for a little.)

After going over just a few lists of titles, and only thanks to a reminder I've had not long ago (6 months?), chances are the first Apogee/3DR title I got to see and try out is Commander Keen 5. I did get to try 4 and the (non-Apogee) 6 as well, possibly in this order: 5,4,6. Originally I played these with no sound card in use, so just the beeps. At some later point, though, a card was added and I practically got used to the AdLib sounds and music as the "natural" way up to this day.

I think I also got to try Word Rescue with no music and just the beeps, although I'm quite sure I saw any of Keen 4-6 first. I believe this also applies to the related (non-Apogee) title of Pickle Wars. On the other hand, again thanks to a totally random reminder, I'm sure that I got to play Pickle Wars (and Keen 4-6) before ever trying any of Keen 1-3. I also know I tried the latter three in this order: 3,1,2.

If anybody's wondering about Keen Dreams, I don't exactly remember when I originally saw that, but it should be later than 4-6 for me. For some reason I had problems getting it to run back in the day, but I'm quite sure I had a sound card back then.

Also after having a sound card ready, I got to try out Wolfenstein 3D. Weirdly enough, my first look at Wolfenstein 3D was actually a mod of the Shareware release (I later learnt the first two maps weren't modified). Only at the beginning of the 2000s I accidentally found out the mod, titled Barneystein. It does consist of the original maps and modified graphics and sounds.