I remember using wsad on an ascii graphics game I played back in 85 or so. I think it was called dungeons and dragons, but was not made by tsr. Learn, hack, and Moria were all similar games but I did not play those until later.
Comment on What games popularized certain mechanics?
That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
Though it was used in a few games before, a Quake tournament and Half Life 1 cemented the use of WASD controls.
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
pyre@lemmy.world 3 months ago
yeah HL definitely was the one popularized it as default. quake players changed the bindings for it; i know because i played that game with old-school doom/duke controls
teft@lemmy.world 3 months ago
ESDF is the superior keybinding
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
It’s such a pain remapping controls on every. single. new. install.
But it’s worth it. Fuck wasd
mPony@lemmy.world 3 months ago
it’s one key over, is it really swear-word level different?
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
If naughty words cause you a level of righteous indignance, my recommendation is to abstain from online activities until one reaches the age of majority
offspec@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Asdf is just better for general key availability imo
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 months ago
I never understood this for shooters. You can’t walk forward and backward at the same time, so I don’t see why being able to press the forward and backward movement keys at the same time would be useful at all.
offspec@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It’s not about being able to push both movement buttons at the same time, it’s about being able to push more buttons in general. For hero shooters, mobas, MMOs, and other games with lots of inputs spreading out your reachable keys is really good.
WhiteHairSuperSaiyan@lemmynsfw.com 3 months ago
I am glad I am not alone!
teft@lemmy.world 3 months ago
There literally dozens of us!
WhiteHairSuperSaiyan@lemmynsfw.com 3 months ago
But for real, i struggle to play games with wasd default and now keybind changes. Part of it is as simple as my hand is just used to using esdf and I constantly hit the wrong keys in those games. But the loss of useable keys on my pinky just feels so bad.
Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Been RDFG since about 2002. One of my roommates in college was in the top thousand on Unreal Tournament. He talked me into it. God, I get good at that game playing against him.