Doom Is Twenty Years Old

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @03:10AM from the burning-flesh-of-hate dept.

alancronin writes with a quick bite from the Dallas News about everyone's favorite FPS: "Few video games have had the impact that Doom has on the medium as a whole. While it wasn't the first first-person shooter out there, it was certainly one of the earliest hits of the genre, due in no small part to its revolutionary multiplayer. Today, that game is 20 years old. Made in Mesquite by a bunch of young developers including legends John Carmack and John Romero, Doom went on to 'transform pop culture,' as noted by the sub-title of the book Masters of Doom." Yesterday, but who's counting. Fire up your favorite source port and slay some hellspawn to celebrate (or processes). I'm partial to Doomsday (helps that it's in Debian).

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Re:We called them by fluffythdestroy · 2013-12-11 03:40 · Score: 5, Insightful

We need more people like you

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Re:"legends John Carmack and John Romero"? by tuffy · 2013-12-11 03:42 · Score: 5, Insightful

Although John Carmack's engine opened up a lot of possibilities, John Romero's level designs were also a big part of Doom's success. The key difference is that Romero hasn't done much since Daikatana landed with a thud.

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