When id Software released Doom they probably didn’t expect it to take off like it did. Previously they did a lot of other games that weren’t nearly as big and the moderately successful Wolfenstein 3D. The point is, everything prior to Doom was nowhere near as popular. Doom expanded upon the graphics conveyed in Wolfenstein 3D and added more detail and more weapons. id Software added more enemies as well. Transgressing the name itself, Doom also became the moniker of the genre itself when fans would discuss First Person Shooters in general – Doom clones.

No story to speak of, no problem

There was an actual story to Doom but for most gamers, that was a moot point, they just wanted to click the next button till they were blasting demons.  For everyone else, here is the gist of the story:

Just kidding, there is a story

You are an unnamed Space Marine (no, not the Warhammer 40,000 kind) who has a deep running bad streak – you punched a superior officer, though he did deserve it. Punishment for this offense is being transferred to Mars to assist in daily operations of the Marine base there. The Union Aerospace Corporation (the guys that royally screw things up) are working on some wild experiments that go wrong (remember they screwed up). Basically, one of the moon of Mars – Deimos – disappears and you pull the (un)lucky straw to join the expedition to answer the distress call of Phobos. The UAC were doing secret tests in teleportation and somehow it all went down the crapper (imagine that). Shortly after landing on Phobos, as the saying goes, all hell breaks loose.

Ports keep Doom alive

Doom has seen many sequels and ports to several different platforms. The Super Nintendo even got a port, so did the 3DO (source code release covered here), PlayStation, Sega Saturn and more.

Today is the birthday for Doom. Id Software, we salute you for having the guts to push forward with Doom and not holding back, or backing down over a few naysayers. Want to grab a copy of Doom? Check out these links for eBay and Amazon, GameStop
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