Doom

Doom is the legend, the game that started the computer gaming genre. The game that made a generation. Doom single-handedly made the computer the most powerful gaming system on the planet. Doom not only set the standards for graphics and fps, it set the standards for Computer Games everywhere.

Although the game is old and cheesy now, upon its original arrival it was horrifying and well built. Doom 3 will be the next game to define a generation... of what... I don't know.

**Edit. I wrote this in 2003 as a young man that did not have much understanding. Now, looking back I realize that this game is nothing cool to be enjoyed. It is a wicked game full of evil, gory violence, and satanic content. This game had much to do with inspiring the 'Columbine' shooters and should be condemned. This is a wicked game that influenced many youth to wickedness. I condemn this game now.

Back in December 1993 people awaited and were unleashed what was going to be a new era in Computer games. Doom set the standard, a simple objective based around a superb story line, kill or be killed!

This game made history, and it continues to. now, almost a decade later, and after two sequels lots of different computer platform versions, we are about to be unleashed with Doom 3, Which the producers claim is gonna scare the living day lights out of everyone. They've done it before. They'll do it again!

Doom Lives, and will always, thats what games that make new eras do!

Doom, like my title suggests, is a true classic. Why? Since when (in 1993) did you see non 90º walls? Switches? Sky?! Crushing ceilings? Dynamic lighting?! It was an amazing feat for gaming, and it placed ID Software right on the timeline of computer gaming. I still remember playing Doom on my computer at work with my beloved PC speaker; my boss heard, and you can guess the outcome.

It is hard nowadays to get hold of, but check any old shareware CDs and you might just find it...

10/10!

First there were first-person-shooters like Wolfenstein 3D. Then comes Doom. A game where you're not only running and gunning, you've got switches to pull and secret doors lead you to the key to get to the next level all the while dodging fireballs and demons and flying flaming skulls. Someone at id software must've reached deep into my psyche and conjured up what hell looks like. Countless hours of heart-pounding entertainment. Games like Quake, Duke Nukem, Star Trek: Voyager-Elite Force and Clive Barker's Undying all owe their existence to DOOM. Can't wait for Doom 3!

Most guys around my age (17 or so) played DOOM in their childhood and remember it fondly. Although it is extremely outdated and does not run well with Windows 98, it is the video game ever made, and placed ID Software on the map. It's not for the faint of heart---the gory graphics are sick even by today's standards. If blasting demons into tiny pieces and seeing people impaled on sticks or hanging by meathooks isn't your cup of tea, then avoid DOOM. But for anyone else, this is the game for you. WARNING: EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE!!!!