In terms of the soundtrack, I found the original Doom to be a frightening experience, much of it due to the ambient music and screams. Still, the use of sprites does undercut the atmosphere. The technique looks dated, but the monsters are well-drawn updates of the original demons and look charming. However, while the environments are designed in 3D, the enemies are animated sprites. I particularly like it when the Doomguy heads to hell and the skies are filled with animated flames - simple, but atmospheric. While it’s clearly a port of content from a previous generation, the updated HD visuals hold up well and the use of bright, popping colors help make up for the inevitable flaws in texture quality. 64 has redesigns of all Doom’s guns and demons, but also includes new enemies and a new weapon, along with a distinctive look and style. It featured a singleplayer mode with 32 levels, and this re-release has additional ‘lost mission’ levels and also includes a new final level that connects to Doom Eternal. As in most Doom games, players make their way through levels by shooting demons and collecting colored key cards to locked doors. Originally Doom 64 was released in 1997 and was developed by Midway Games (not ID Software) which is probably why it was dismissed as a spinoff at the time. It is its own experience featuring the trademark fast gameplay that all Doom games boast (well, apart from Doom 3) and that feel is a large part of why they hold up so well. It feels like a true part of the series, not a spin-off or a port of the original Doom.
My experience with Doom 64 has been a joy. Despite the fact that it made little economic sense, I preordered Eternal mainly because Doom 64 was included. I was aware that there was a PC version available, but as someone who doesn’t play on PC I was delighted when Doom 64 was ported to coincide with the release of Doom Eternal. I missed it when it was new and wondered if I’d ever get to try it. I’ve enjoyed them and they still hold up, but there was a gap - the oft-forgotten Doom 64. This felt like a mature experience and one where I was genuinely transported to a different world. It was joined by others like Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy 7 and Silent Hill in transforming my view of gaming as a hobby of a child into that of a passion suitable for a teenager and on into adulthood.Īs Doom was the first of my formative titles, it’s a particularly important game to me, and now that the older entries in the series have been ported to modern systems, I jumped back in hoping to relive some of those good memories. I loved it, and it helped to change my expectations of games. One of the first games I had on PSone was Doom.
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