First multi-player FPS

veinjin

I was curious on what was the first console multiplayer FPS. Everyone I know claims that it was rare's Goldeneye, but i was curious if there was maybe a less known game that cma ebefore this giant.

Thanatos

Were the Wolfenstein and Doom ports before or after Goldeneye?

Orikaeshigitae

There was a doom port for SNES.

KurnDerak

Its definitely not Goldeneye, as Quake came out a year earlier according to Answers.com.

Edit: Yea, it looks like one of the Doom releases may be the first.

Pheezer

I've never heard anyone seriously claim Goldeneye was the first. The first hit FPS on the consoles, I've heard, but it's no where near the first. I'd guess most likely Doom as well.

Draysoth

I think it might have been Faceball for the Gameboy... or for the Snes.

Riqa

Doom wasent multiplayer on the SNES or the N64, I have no idea of ports on other consoles.

On the N64 at least Hexen was a multiplayer FPS and came out before Goldeneye/Quake1&2/Duke Nukem 64, but I'm sure there was something on an earlier console.

BathTubb

what about the medal of honor games for PS1

12gauge

Draysoth wrote:

I think it might have been Faceball for the Gameboy... or for the Snes.

Was faceball on the snes multiplayer-capable? I know the GB version was.

vonPoonBurGer

Promethane wrote:

what about the medal of honor games for PS1

Nowhere even close to being first. The first MoH game released for the PS1 came out in 1999. Doom for the PS1 was out in '95 (but I'm not sure if it had multiplayer), and Descent for the PS1 was out in '96 (and it did have multiplayer). I think Faceball was the first multiplayer FPS on a console. 1991 for the Gameboy (up to 16 players via link cable), and 1992 for the SNES (two player split screen). Check it out.