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German Ban On Doom Finally Lifted
An anonymous reader writes "18 years after its debut, Doom, the game that almost single-handedly popularized the FPS genre (remember when we just called them Doom clones?) is finally seeing the light of legality in the nation of Germany. The lifting of the ban also applies to the beloved sequel Doom II. A release date has yet to be set. I recommend that Germans who have not found some way to play this game over the last 18 years, please do so upon its release. Despite its age, it's still fun as hell. (Pun very much intended.)"
Because Germans are Nazi's.
See Wolfenstein.
I donno... I think they'll be waiting for Duke Nukem forever...
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
They had to change the paddle graphics in the German version. It was said the straight lines were too similar to the branches of a swastika, so they had to change them to parentheses.
I did nazi that coming!
The more you know, the more you have to say and the more you should listen.
Play a bit harder and you'll find out, or idclev31 and idclev32 if you're impatient.
Or for the truly impatient
Truly impatient? If I didn't find a secret level almost 20 years ago, I think you can safely bet I gave up looking.
I am not a crackpot.