id Software’s DOOM ($4.99) celebrated its 30th anniversary over the weekend. While I didn’t play it literally when it launched, I adored the shareware version I played hundreds of times until I finally got the full game. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of DOOM, the legendary John Romero and John Carmack got together for a live stream moderated by former TouchArcade author and now documentary maker, author of many books, and more David L Craddock to discuss DOOM, QUAKE, Wolfenstein and a lot more. The stream is a little over an hour long, but is well worth your time if you’re a fan or interested in DOOM. Watch it below on John Romero’s YouTube channel:
If you’ve not kept up with DOOM in recent years, it got a re-release alongside DOOM II on mobile, console, and PC platforms bringing official add-on support and many modern features. The iOS version also supports 120fps gameplay. About a week ago, id Software added another official add-on, The Troopers’ Playground for both DOOM and DOOM II. Read about it here. If you own either of the new versions of DOOM or DOOM II on iOS, Android, console, or PC platforms, you can grab the Arrival add-on for free. Note that you need to be signed into your Bethesda.net account in-game to be able to access this and any other add-ons. Did you play DOOM back in the 90s or more recently and what’s your favorite memory of this timeless game?
Wonder when we'll get SIGIL II as an add-on for the iOS release of Doom?
While we're at it, I'd love to see some more classic wads like A Fistful of Doom
The week that the DOOM shareware first appeared in a few computer stores on free disks, EVERY developer I knew was playing it night and day. Just the first level blew us all away. Then we got our hands on the full game and all game dev work stopped, everyone was playing it on the job. There were a lot of missed deadlines that month. I was using an Amiga at the time, and had to scrape together the dough to buy a PC so I could play the thing. The current version still blows me away. ID 1993 !