/vr/ - Retro Games

How old does a game have to be to become retro

So I decided to play DOOM on its original controls because I got it from GOG.

I beat doom multiple times.
Zdoom.
Steam DOOM.

However I was always under the impression that using WASD was like cheating.

GOG doom has no options to change its control setup (correct me if I'm wrong).

And after trying it with the defaults I have to say that the controls are retarded.

I use the mouse to look left and right.
And <> to strafe.
Because of this I use mouse forward and back to move.

Who thought this is a good idea?
I know arrows are used for most of this however Jesus fuck.
A and D instead of <> make so much sense.
Now I can access the number buttons to switch weapons.

Also I think using the mouse for movement is tiring 1 key is a far better option.

What do you think of my experiment?
And how did people play it back in the day?
I know about joystick instead of mouse so it might make more sense this way.

Did the controls contribute to the difficulty of DOOM ?

DooM E4M1 on Nightmare you coward, post vid (use chocolate doom)

Do women consider Doom Guy's face to be attractive?

*dooms gaming*