RISC OS

Galactic Dan (1992) - Acorn Archimedes (ARM3 35Mhz) - Cache enabled vs. disabled performance test

RISC OS is a operating system created for the ARM-based home computers by Acorn Computers such as the Acorn Archimedes and Risc PC, and later third-party compatibles such as the Iyonix PC and A9home. Premiering in 1987, these were among the earliest 32-bit computing platforms.

The 32-bit Acron Archimedes saw exclusive first-person shooters such as Galactic Dan and Ixion, as well as a port of Wolfenstein 3D by Eddie Edwards.

Eternal Destiny - Gameplay

Eddie Edwards then ported Doom, published by R-Comp Interactive as the Depths of Doom Trilogy in 1998. They also published Charles "Gerph" Ferguson's ports Doom+ and also Heretic and Hexen (as Towers of Darkness: Heretic, Hexen and Beyond) in 1999, with a later release of Final Doom in 2016, a new edition of Doom in 2016 (which packed in Edwards' port of Wolfenstein 3D), and updated versions of Hexen and one of Heretic that also includes Blaspehmer in 2024.

Other ports by R-Comp include Quake (with Malice and Q!ZONE as Quake Resurrection), Abuse, Syndicate, Heroes of Might and Magic 2, The Chaos Engine, Descent, and Descent II.

Various source ports have since been created for RISC OS. Eternal Destiny, also just known as Destiny, was a sprite-based first-person shooter written natively for RISC OS in 1999.

See also

• Non-PC platforms
• Category:RISC OS games