I think that's because it had such high system requirements that very few people...

foldr · 2025-05-24T09:47:42 1748080062

It was just about playable on a 25MHz 386. We used to put up with frame rates that would make your eyes bleed back in the early 90s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VdRXgWoShM

momocowcow · 2025-05-24T10:29:02 1748082542

Exactly, I played through underworld on a 386 16mhz. Being an rpg, the lower fps was much more tolerable than in Doom, which was in fact unplayable.

Narishma · 2025-05-24T21:36:31 1748122591

I'm sorry but that is not very playable even when it only renders to a quarter of the screen, especially compared to Wolfenstein 3D on similar hardware. It was also quite clunky in terms of interface. The guy on the video spends like 3 minutes trying to pick up a sack on the floor before just giving up.