@mcmartin@mastodon.gamedev.place
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2026-05-03 19:58 UTC
@TomF@mastodon.gamedev.place I'd say even Quake doesn't quite have it at the start. Default controls used mouse buttons for motion! WASD had to be invented and IIRC it emerged from Quake's competitive scene.
I played Descent back then and thought mouselook was obviously busted since it gave infinite turning speed so clearly this would just be a passing fad, etc.
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@mirth@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-05-03 20:11
@mcmartin@mastodon.gamedev.place @TomF@mastodon.gamedev.place Yes Quake defaults were arrow keys and I switched to WASD after reading I think an actual paper magazine article that mentioned it.