After all, they were very popular for their time, created an entire genre of gaming, advanced video game audio software, were some of the major inspirations for dozens of award winning titles in the decades to come, and helped establish computer gaming as a mainstay in the world. It is one of the games that established the Stealth genre and features careful resource management, stealing from guards (usually at gunpoint), finding keys that open doors and even the ability to use enemy disguises! Better still, the sequel from 1984 even added bribery and movable bodies.Įven today the games can be quite fun if you look past their incredibly dated visuals. It featured a prisoner trying to escape the castle and steal important war plans. Very loosely inspired by the cinema classic The Guns of Navarrone (based on Alistair MacLean’s excellent book), they were released in a time when World War II games were few and far between. The often forgotten first games in the series, developed by Silas Warner and originally released by Muse Software for the Apple 2. Castle Wolfenstein (1981) and Beyond Castle Wolfenstein (1984) Today we will be taking a look at the series history leading up to this year’s release – Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. In its 36 (and counting) year run, it has created and popularized genres, advanced technology and shattered design conventions with almost every installment.

Tweet The Wolfenstein series is one of gaming’s oldest and most revered franchises.

Wolfenstein 3d initial release date