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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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Tags: 1994, demons, Doom, first person shooter, fps, hell, November 1994, November 28th, November 28th 1994 
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Atari 2600 Homebrew Ports Push Hardware Limits
August 25th, 2020 Carl Williams The Atari 2600 is a classic console. There is no argument there. Where there is argument is the games. I am not going to try and tell you that the games chosen here are graphically impressive. They are not. That is just how these games look, there is only so much you can do within […]
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Top Five Retro Console Games Series Worth Playing Quarantined
March 21st, 2020 Carl Williams We are all dealing with the voluntary, and mandated, quarantines around the world best we can. One way to pass the time is gaming. That is why I have compiled a list of the five best retro games series to play during these times. Your list may be different, and that is cool, so please […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Nintendo, PSOne, Sega, Sony, Super Nintendo Tags: a link to the past, Doom, legend of zelda, simcity, street fighter II, streets of rage 2 No Comments »
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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Posted in Comp, News, Playstation 4, Sony, Windows, Xbox, Xbox One Tags: action, Doom, Doom 64, Doom Eternal, Fist-Person Shooter, id software No Comments »
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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Posted in Comp, Linux, Macintosh, News, Windows Tags: bandit gaming, Doom, GZDooM, ModDB, Zombies Ate My Neighbors No Comments »
Unity Engine Powers These Five Retro Fan Remakes
November 3rd, 2019 Carl Williams I like to write up these types of things often as they are fun. Usually it is the Unreal Engine but today, I wanted to change things up a bit and throw some focus on another popular engine. The Unity engine. I gathered these five retro titles for this article to showcase some interesting fan […]
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Posted in Comp, Linux, News, Windows Tags: bandit gaming, crash bandicoot, Daggerfall, Doom, legend of zelda, link to the past, remake, Sonic 2006, Unity Engine No Comments »
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, […]
