Talk:Hovertank One

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Just a comment, because I dont want to edit this article, but: 70% of it are simply wrong. Hovercraft missed being the first DOS 3D game by several years. Games like Elite (1987), Star Glider 2 (1988), Carrier Command (1989) and Driller (1990) were the first to feature filled-polygon graphics on DOS.


 * And as far as first person shooting in general goes, there's MIDI Maze (1987) on the Atari ST which appears to be a similar level of technology, and of course Maze War. (and Spasim?) 24.179.151.124 (talk) 20:52, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

"Landmark" ... erm, no

 * I removed this paragraph, which is complete drivel:


 * This title is a landmark in first person game graphics. The unprecedented significance of the graphics engine in Hovertank was a breakthrough in that it was the first program to only render what the player could actually see in his field of vision rather than everything around him or everything in front of him. Instead of wasting processor power on unnecessary rendering, the computer could instead draw much higher resolution and detailed graphics, immersing the player into the game even further.


 * Dozens of games did this before, including (off the top of my head) 3D Monster Maze, Driller (game), Elite (video game) etc. Richard W.M. Jones (talk) 16:42, 17 August 2008 (UTC)


 * The claim that Hovertank 3D was the first is bogus, but it should still be recognized for is landmarks. It was built to be faster than other 3D DOS games on the market so that it could be more action packed.


 * The statement "In that it was the first program to only render what the player could actually see in his field of vision rather than everything around him or everything in front of him. Instead of wasting processor power on unnecessary rendering, the computer could instead draw much higher resolution and detailed graphics, immersing the player into the game even further" is all true.


 * Just sounds like nonsense to me. 24.179.151.124 (talk) 20:52, 4 May 2010 (UTC)


 * If you don't believe me, read Masters of Doom. That and how many of those were first person shooters exactly? If they were flight simulators or adventure games, they simply don't count. Comrade Graham (talk) 03:13, 25 May 2009 (UTC)


 * It's listed on the 3D Monster Maze page as being the first 'true' 3D game, so someone ought to clear things up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Darktangent (talk • contribs) 04:43, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Name of the game
I suggest renaming the page to Hovertank One (or just 'Hovertank'), since this was the name it was referred to when it was developed (see "Doom Guy" by John Romero) and also the name that appeared on the printed material and game disc. All game files refer only to 'Hovertank' and 'Hovertank 3-D' was only used in the in-game menu of the re-release. Of all the names that are used, the one used most frequently is 'Hovertank One' (manual and disk), followed by 'Hovertank' (menu art and filename) followed by 'Hovertank 3-D' (re-release in game text menu). Cunningmunki (talk) 15:24, 15 August 2023 (UTC)