DOOM

Doom launched First-Person shooters as one of the dominant genres in PC gaming(although Wolfenstein 3D had established the genre), and also launched the PC as a viable gaming platform
Superb level design, well-designed weapons and truly frightening atmosphere. The pseudo-3D levels (Doom's engine didn't allow for levels to be multi-layered) were the best looking and immersive of the time and are still enjoyable today.
Also one of the PC's most copied games, its influence rings true in the vast array of First-person shooters. This has been both a blessing and a curse for gamers, as unimaginative and poorly executed Doom-clones swamped release schedules in the mid-to-late 90s.
Doom was originally released as shareware, allowing Doom to gather a massive following very quickly.

# 2006

My first digital addiction.. pure nostalgia.

Think back and feel the atmosphere again that was hanging around your DOS machine when it was playing those sinister midi files... what a game!

(Roland) - # 2003-05-04 20:01:55

The best selling game of 1994! Doom is the ultimate 3D adventure, brining virtual reality and multi-player action to your PC. Doom includes 9 levels of the most incredible 3D action and superb graphics you will ever experience!

A far-off moonbase sets the stage as you, the only remaining marine, battle demons, mutant humans, and horrors from the bowels of the universe, to save yourself and the world.

Bullet proof armor, night vision goggles and radiation suits are our protection against a monster infested holocaust that's been set upon the universe. You must travel through bubbling lava, rush under crushing ceilings, be lowered into dark passages, and more, to find and destroy the enemy that threatens to destroy you!

# 2024-08-06 05:14:18 - official description

software: Doom WAD, DOS extender, id Tech 1,

display: raster

npc strife - they don't do this automatically, but will beat up their allies if subjected to friendly fire. This is a "feature" repeated in many games using the Doom engine.
possessed - the humans you encounter are controlled by demonic spirits or some such, not zombies or anything.

Sanguine # 2009-01-14 06:50:35

DoomEd as well as the DOS version of DOOM were developed on a several platforms running NeXTSTEP 3.3. NeXTSTEP's design didn't really care if these systems were 68k, x86, or PPC:

(Zerothis) - # 2008-06-01 04:39:40

There was also an expansion to Doom called The Ultimate Doom that added fourth episode, "Thy Flesh Consumed", into the mix.

Sanguine # 2007-04-29 17:09:24

collected in
Doom 3: BFG Edition (PS3)
Doom 3: BFG Edition (X360)
Doom 3: BFG Edition (Windows)

expansion:
The Ultimate Doom (MS-DOS)

has influenced
Death Mask (Amiga)
DRL (Linux)
DRL (Windows)

has this clone
OS2Doom (OS/2)

port of
DooM Legacy (Linux)

ported to
DOOM CE Edition (WinCE)
DOOM (WinCE)
Doom (Saturn)
Doom (Jaguar)
Doom 64 (N64)
Doom (NEC PC9801)
Doom (GBA)
Doom (3DO)
Doom95 (Windows)
Doom Classic (iOS)
Doom (PS)
Doom Legacy (OS/2)
DOOM (OS/2)
Doom for OS/2 (OS/2)
Doom (SNES)
Doom (DVD player)

prequel of
Doom II (MS-DOS)

was remade as
Boom (MS-DOS)

has influenced (old)
First Person Lover (Internet Only)
Deathmatch Classic (Windows)