DOOM

[Antisocial one]

I think that we need this thread.

OK people, who likes Doom?


(Later we will discuss the details)

[Homini Lupus]

One of the things that defined my childhood - early adolescence. And I messed it up in every possible way with editors. I haven't played the last one since my computer wasn't up to the job.

[Uberfuhrer]

I'm a fan of all the games, including Doom 3, and I'm sure I'll love Doom 4, as well.

I love id Software. I'm looking forward to their game Rage, too.

And, of course, the Wolfenstein reboot.

[spirilis]

Damn, I was late to DOOM but played some of the Linux derivatives of the engine back in my early internet-using days. A buddy and I played 2-player DOOM3 over the internet (both of us on dialup) using LxDoom and kicked the crap out of it. That was hard and a lot of fun :yes:

[prplchknz]

I use to play this against my brother. I sucked, but it was fun. of course he knew all the cheat codes and wouldn't tell me them. (this was before we had internet) I played on the upstairs computer and he played on the downstairs one as we had a home network.

[sassafrassquatch]

The first PC FPS I ever played was a Doom mod called Chex Quest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chex_Quest) that came in the cereal box. I played that game obsessively. I've played all the Doom and Quake games. If not for TF2 Quake III would be my desert island game.

[Jack Flak]

Doom is undeniably great. Romero did so well with the design, it's really too bad he lost his touch.

Doom3 got a bad rap for being uncreative. It's an exceptional game. Yes, all they could do was make the best old-school FPS ever. So sorry.

[Maverick]

Doom... aaah the memories. What a great game. I remember the first 1-1 matches I had using a serial cable connection.

Now, Doom 3 wasn't that bad. It wasn't as great as the hype made it look, but not as bad as the players made it seem later.

[Uberfuhrer]

I'll agree that the Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil expansion pack was pretty godawful, though.

[Jack Flak]

I'll agree that the Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil expansion pack was pretty godawful, though.

Never made it past the first shitty level.

[Uberfuhrer]

Never made it past the first shitty level.

Actually, I thought the first few levels were magnificent. And then it seemed like the developers just gave up on the rest of it.

[Magic Poriferan]

I too, have fond memories of Doom. First time I saw it was actually the really crappy SNES port. :laugh:
But then my brother got it on the PC, and all was right. I might have spent more time editing it then I played it, though.

Which makes me think... Have any of you seen just how far DOOM hacking has gone? It's crazy. It might be the most extensively hacked game I've ever seen.

[Jack Flak]

Actually, I thought the first few levels were magnificent. And then it seemed like the developers just gave up on the rest of it.

It was all the flying skulls and the low ammo and the dying and the "F(&7 this SH(*&".

[Antisocial one]

Please take a look at the type of the people that posted in this thread.



Is any of you crazy enough to pass entire DOOM 1 under 30 minutes?

[Samuel De Mazarin]

I still remember IDDQD and IDKFA... didn't even have to Google them...


<sigh>... I was living in India when my brother came for summer holidays from boarding school in the States.... bearing three or four 5 1/4 inch floppies.... once pkunzip did its job, I was rolling.... I think I was eight or nine years old at the time...

DOOM was just.... the best.... far more enjoyable than the original Wolfenstein 3D (all props for its ingenuity and the fact that it was older, but still).

I still sit down for some DOOM I and II when I need to.

Wasn't the gametrack phenomenal!?!?!!?!!!??!?!


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And no... there's no way I could finish DOOM I in under 30 minutes... I could beat it on Ultra-Violence though... all episodes of DOOM I.

[Antisocial one]

I have managed to finish DOOM I under 30 minutes.

I admit that it was done on "I am too young to die" but I am still proud on what I have managed to do that. From time to time I do that again because it is amusing.

[Jack Flak]

I still remember IDDQD and IDKFA... didn't even have to Google them...
IDSPISPOPD

[Noel]

Doom II was one of the first games I ever played and boy did I play that game. To me, it served as a stepping stone to ID's masterpieces: Quake I & II. Both FVF and CTF were excellent mods to the game. But ya know, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get into Doom 3. The plasticity in its level design and its poor graphical scaling (at the time) on medium tiered systems really deterred me from playing it. Aside from its graphics, none of the game mechanics were innovative.

Half-Life 2 impressed me more overall than Doom 3.

[Samuel De Mazarin]

IDSPISPOPD

Nice one... :nice:

[MetalWounds]

The first PC FPS I ever played was a Doom mod called Chex Quest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chex_Quest) that came in the cereal box. I played that game obsessively. I've played all the Doom and Quake games. If not for TF2 Quake III would be my desert island game.


Chex Quest was one of my favorite games for a very long time. It was classic.

As for DOOM, it takes second place in my book to a game called Rise Of The Triad...a much better game, with a great deal more LAN play options, including voice-chat and a random map generator.

[htb]

Fun at first, but too knuckleheaded. If I want horror, I agree with Noel: a techno-thriller like Half-Life 2 can't be beat.

[Uberfuhrer]

Fun at first, but too knuckleheaded. If I want horror, I agree with Noel: a techno-thriller like Half-Life 2 can't be beat.

As much as I love Half-Life 2 and its expansions, I have to say that Half-Life had a much more intriguing world to explore. I loved the idea how Black Mesa was an entire city beneath the canyons -- it was highly creative and it felt rather homey. I could play the game just for the opening sequence and riding the monorail past the food court and other interesting environments.

[htb]

As much as I love Half-Life 2 and its expansions, I have to say that Half-Life had a much more intriguing world to explore. I loved the idea how Black Mesa was an entire city beneath the canyons -- it was highly creative and it felt rather homey. I could play the game just for the opening sequence and riding the monorail past the food court and other interesting environments.Classic -- I remember watching (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c09H_FqIFk&feature=related) it on a friend's computer back in the day. What a turning point for video games.

Edit: Though I will admit being riveted by the escalation up the Citadel. More horror than wonder, but still a Valve masterwork.

[Noel]

Classic -- I remember watching (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c09H_FqIFk&feature=related) it on a friend's computer back in the day. What a turning point for video games.

Edit: Though I will admit being riveted by the escalation up the Citadel. More horror than wonder, but still a Valve masterwork.

I was one of the luckier kids to have a Voodoo 3 graphics cards when Half-Life came out. I knew then I was hooked on pc gaming.

[htb]

I was one of the luckier kids to have a Voodoo 3 graphics cards when Half-Life came out. I knew then I was hooked on pc gaming.Nice. At the risk of a second derailing: I thought that PC gaming introduced far too many compatibility risks; until, after playing the Xbox 360 version, bought Oblivion and loaded dozens of mods, including FCOM: Convergence (http://devnull.devakm.googlepages.com/convergence). Holy mackerel, what a game.

[Jack Flak]

Nice. At the risk of a second derailing: I thought that PC gaming introduced far too many compatibility risks; until, after playing the Xbox 360 version, bought Oblivion and loaded dozens of mods, including FCOM: Convergence (http://devnull.devakm.googlepages.com/convergence). Holy mackerel, what a game.
Fuck Oblivion. Stupid level scaling.

[htb]

Stupid level scaling.The game's three comprehensive user mods (OOO, MMM, Francesco's) remove scaling, establish a powerful risk/reward calculus and improve the game in a dozen additional ways. So, to repeat, "what a game." You might want to try it.

[Jack Flak]

The game's three comprehensive user mods (OOO, MMM, Francesco's) remove scaling, establish a powerful risk/reward calculus and improve the game in a dozen additional ways. So, to repeat, "what a game." You might want to try it.
I bought it when it came out, and finished it before the mods were out. Since I don't tend to play really long games more than once, I'm probably stuck with my bad memories.

[htb]

I bought it when it came out, and finished it before the mods were out. Since I don't tend to play really long games more than once, I'm probably stuck with my bad memories.I know for certain that I couldn't go back to what they call "vanilla Oblivion," so you're in good general company. But I think that anyone with shared complaints (or a preference for Morrowind) has a good chance of being pleased.