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Catacomb Abyss
''Catacomb Abyss'' (also known as ''The Catacomb Abyss'' or ''The Catacomb Abyss 3-D'') is a fantasy themed first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Softdisk and released in November 1992 for DOS. It is the fourth entry in the '' Catacomb'' series of video games. Its predecessor, '' Catacomb 3-D'', was developed by id Software as part of a contract with Softdisk. When the contract ended, Softdisk kept ownership of both the 3D engine as well as the intellectual property of ''Catacomb 3-D''. The company formed a new, in-house team to develop three sequels, known as the ''Catacomb Adventure Series''. This trilogy consists of ''Catacomb Abyss'', ''Catacomb Armageddon'' and ''Catacomb Apocalypse''. Softdisk published a shareware version of ''Catacomb Abyss'', which could be freely distributed and played to encourage gamers to purchase the full trilogy. The plot is a continuation of the events in ''Catacomb 3-D''. The player again takes the role of the high wizard Petton Everhail. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Softdisk
Softdisk was a computer program, software and Internet company based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Founded in 1981, its original products were disk magazines (which they termed "magazettes", for "magazine on diskette"). It was affiliated and partly owned by paper magazine ''Softalk'' at founding, but survived its demise. The company has been known by a variety of names, including ''Softdisk Magazette'', ''Softdisk Publishing'', ''Softdisk, Inc.'', ''Softdisk Internet Services'', ''Softdisk, L.L.C.'', and ''Magazines On Disk''. Softdisk is the former workplace of several of the founders of id Software. Publications Publications included ''Softdisk (disk magazine), Softdisk'' for the Apple II; ''Loadstar (magazine), Loadstar'' for the Commodore 64; ''Big Blue Disk'' (later ''On Disk Monthly'' and ''Softdisk PC''), ''The Gamer’s Edge'', and ''PC Business Disk'' for the IBM PC; ''Diskworld'' (later ''Softdisk for Mac'') and ''DTPublisher'' (specializing in desktop publishing) for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |