At this point in time, it would be difficult to come across a gamer who hasn’t played at least oneDoomtitle. At the very least, pretty much everyone is familiar with it in some form or another. As one of thebest examples of an isekai game, which is a game where the protagonist gets transported to another world, the original 1993 release continues to influence fans and the industry at large. One such outlet for this inspiration is the many ways that id Software’s classic can get ported to other devices.
One recent example is by kgsws, a YouTube user who recently uploaded a video of them gettingDoomto run withinDoomitself. It sounds pretty bizarre, but the end result is something to behold. There’s a fairly lengthy discussion on coding, and the modder can be seen tinkering with the game by changing states of enemies and items. It then moves to them building a one room map, on which is a screen showing a running demo of the game. Essentially, kgsws is watching a playthrough ofDoomwhile also running around inside the classic FPS.
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Things don’t end there, either. They then take control of the secondDoomgame to show that it’s possible to play either one, though the second version doesn’t have sound. The video then shows a custom-built cinema, which shows the game as a kind of movie. There are so manywild things thatDoomcan be played on, and kgsws' own port is just one of many astonishing ways people can mod this beloved title. Examples by other fans include porting it to an iPod Mini, a vape pen, an old scanner, an ASCII text terminal, and someone has even got it to run insideMinecraft.
As one of themost influential and innovative first-person shooters ever, its legacy continues to this day, nearly thirty years after it was first launched. As well as inspiring many more games and studios, it was also instrumental in helping to kick-start the modding community, which is probably one other reason why it’s still relevant in this modern era.
Withid Software now said to be working on a new project, there’s hope among fans that it could be a new entry in theDoomfranchise, especially with the success of the reboot and theEternalfollow-up. Despite the fact that the original 1993 release is dated, its importance within the gaming world cannot be understated, and it’s interesting to see just how far modders can take things.
Doomwas released in December 1993 for multiple platforms and has been ported to many systems over the years.
