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Doom was that release that made computers cool again. A release that transcended the stuffiness of computers of the time. Much like Myst did the same year (1993), just a different genre. Considering id Software opened their FPS to gamers the world over, it helped keep it in the spotlight. One area this helped was […]
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Doom 2600 Brings Classic First Person Shooter to Atari 2600 Console
July 24th, 2021 
Carl Williams Doom 2600 does something that is technically impossible. It brings id Software’s Doom to the classic gaming console. The Atari 2600 was obviously not designed to do 3D games so seeing something like Doom 2600 is impressive. 99% of the game is lost in translation, what is here is still spiritually “Doom”. That is the […]
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Atari Jaguar Doom Port Sets Standard for Future Console Releases – November 28th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
November 27th, 2020 Carl Williams Atari Jaguar Doom port. Not exactly two things that anyone would put together on their own. When Atari released the Jaguar the writing on the wall already said it was dead. While magazines of the time touted Atari garnering support from over 300 companies, very few came through with games. Magazines of the time were […]
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New Doom 64 Level Connects Doom Eternal with Nintendo 64 Classic
March 20th, 2020 Carl Williams Unless you have been living under a rock lately, you know about the launch of Doom Eternal. If not, it just occurred on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam for instance). This latest release in the franchise is a return to its roots somewhat. Twitch gameplay, stuff explodes nicely, and there is challenge around […]
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What Would Doom Might Look Like on Commodore Amiga Computer
March 3rd, 2020 Carl Williams What would Doom look like if it was made for the Commodore Amiga computer? This was a computer renowned for its game playing capabilities – many Sega Genesis titles were originally released on the Amiga line of computers first. Doom was one popular game that never made the jump to Amiga, partly because by the […]
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Doom II Enters Zombie Filled Suburbia
February 23rd, 2020 Carl Williams Zombies Ate My Neighbors, the game that graced the cover of our first issue, has now invaded a modded Doom II engine. My only question here is, why has it taken so long to happen? The levels of the Konami classic are laid out quite a bit like Doom levels already. Well, it has happened, […]
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Amiga 500 Running Doom Like Game
October 6th, 2019 Carl Williams I was not one of those fortunate enough to own a Commodore Amiga back in the day. The closest I got was my brothers Commodore 64. So, for me the Commodore Amiga is almost a new platform full of some interesting games. Some of those games I recognize from console ports. In this case though, […]
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Brutal Doom V21 Gold Trailer Released
June 12th, 2019 Carl Williams Doom. Anyone reading this that has never heard of this iconic game is probably on the wrong site right now. Seriously though, this is an iconic first-person shooter (FPS) that helped push gaming on PC’s forward quite a bit. Doom could not have been released at a better time as at that time, console gaming […]
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Computer Generates New Doom Levels
May 17th, 2018 Carl Williams Way back in 1993 we saw the release of Doom by id Software. Once this seminal title was available, PC gaming was never the same again. First-Person Shooters (FPS) had taken over and they were only going to improve with time and hardware improvements.
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Doom on Nintendo Switch Sells Less than 100k Units in First Week of Retail
January 4th, 2018 Carl Williams The Nintendo Switch is not yet a year old, but we are already seeing lower numbers for third party games. Case in point, Doom from Bethesda Softworks reportedly sold less than 100,000 units in its first week at retail. Does this signal something about the Nintendo Switch that everyone is ignoring or is it just […]
