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PlatypusMan
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09 Feb 2006, 1:59 am

Browsing the shelves at Wal-Mart one day, I happened across the Doom Collector's Edition. Thinking, "What the heck, I played it as a kid, I wonder if it's still awesome", and it was only $10, I purchased it; threw the cd in my D:\ , installed the game, and proceeded playing, and you know what.

Doom is still the creepiest, yet most awesome FPS experience of all time; even better than I remembered. The great graphics (for its time), and downright deranged level design, and the rush of being confronted by a horde of demons, armed with only a shotgun...such a great feeling.

I found that, with all of these new games coming out, what with their fancy graphics and all, the older games are still the ones that are the best. Seamless gameplay, no problems running (unless you run a machine with a version of Windows older than 98, Me pretty much dumped GOOD DOS support and in NT and XP DOS game support is pretty much nonexistent (and a DOS emu that will play games at a playable speed isn't around yet, unless you have an uber-computer)), and the nostalgia makes playing them an experience you just can't get with the newer games.


Anyone else have an experience like this, where you would happen across a game you haven't played in ages, and yet it is still awesome, or feel the same way about Old School Awesomness?


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11 Feb 2006, 10:45 pm

How's the client? Is it better than Doom 95? I sure hope so, Doom 95 was awful. How does it compare to stuff like ZDoom, VDoom, and Boom? Also, new games definitely don't have the same level of replay value. I still go back and play Super Mario All-stars every now and then.



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12 Feb 2006, 3:27 pm

I think that the original Version of Doom is still free for *nix systems, but as far as I know it still requires x11 R5 to run it. Also, for more stout hearted *nix users there is also the variant called -psDoom.


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13 Feb 2006, 1:22 am

Doom source ports are free but commercial iwads (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.) aren't. They still cost money and aren't free to distribute.



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13 Feb 2006, 10:52 pm

Doom Collectors edition is just the classic Doom 95 Launcher with the wads. I use Zdoom or Doomsday. Usually Zdoom because I make a few Doom maps with Doom Builder.



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14 Feb 2006, 12:26 pm

I've never played ZD, VD, or Boom, so I'm not sure about them (Or maybe I have played them, just a LOOOOOOONG time ago.

Final Doom=awesome. Such deviently designed levels.


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