Wolfenstein 3D

A JavaScript rewriting of the original Wolfenstein 3D (1992) engine.

Link to result

Prerequisites

This is a simple HTML/CSS/JavaScript project, so no real installation is required.

Important files and directories are

• game.html: main page
• style.css: basic styling of the index
• data/: original game data (level maps and wall/sprite textures)
• fonts/: “pixel” fonts used on the main page
• images/: image assets used on the main page (buttons, background, episode selection, etc.)
• js/: javascript code (the core of the project)
  • engine.js: main code of graphics engine (render walls, sprites, doors, etc.)
  • files.js: functions for opening, decompressing and extracting data from original game files
  • game.js: game logic (character, level, collectibles, enemies, etc.)
  • interface.js: player interface (HUD, key events, etc.)
  • map.js: code for overlayed level map

Simply copy all these files and directories and open game.html to use.

Authors

• Victor Poupet - Initial work

Acknowledgments

• Lode’s Computer Graphics Tutorial: Good explanations for the raycasting techniques used in the Wolfenstein 3D engine (section on Raycasting)
• Wolf3D Specs by Gaarabis (no longer available): File format specifications for the original game files (MAPHEAD.WL6, GAMEMAPS.WL6 and VSWAP.WL6)

Documentation

• Engine
• Game files