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Doom II From 1994

I just completed Doom II on the "I'm too young to die" difficulty level. Even this is not easy. It is a bit of a slog to get through.

I was bored with some of the early levels, but midway through the levels got much more imaginative.

If they had broken the game into 3 or 4 episodes, I think that it would have been more rewarding for the player. It would have provided a better sense of progression.

The Super Shotgun is very satisfying. It has enough power that I sometimes choose it over other more powerful weapons.

I definitely enjoyed Doom 1 more. Do I find Doom II interesting enough to play it through on the other difficulties? Probably. The complexity of some levels is discouraging, but players in 1994 got a lot of gaming experience for their money. The game is bigger and more difficult.

I played the game using "Chocolate Doom", which uses the same low resolution as the original game. I didn't mind this at all, but now that I have downloaded both ZDoom and its successor GZDoom, I think that I prefer the game with the higher image quality.

Chronologically Gaming Pooyan (Atari 2600)

I wrote a BASIC game similar to "A Pair of Zippy Road Runners" on at least one 8 bit computer.  I don't remember which one but it was probably a Timex-Sinclair computer.  It started with a wide road that would get more narrow as the game progressed.  The road being drawn on the bottom would move randomly left or right on every frame.

I think that my best 8-bit BASIC game was similar to Snake.  I filled the screen with blocks as barriers and other characters as food to be gobbled up.  The goal is to get all the goodies without running into the blocks or yourself.   I know that I wrote this in the late 1970s on a friend's OSI-C1P, but I wrote something similar on my high school's TRS-80.

The Problem With Doom 2

I Can’t Believe People Still Call Doom 2 a Masterpiece

Now that I have mostly finished the original Doom, I am playing Doom II on the easy level.  With Doom, it is a good idea to play all the difficulty levels as you learn the game.

My problem with Doom II is that the levels feel uninspired compared to the original Doom. Many of the designs are boxy, relying heavily on right-angle walls, and they lack visual appeal. I found the early levels especially dull. The game could have benefited from more variety in both textures and gameplay.

The level design seems to focus on two main goals:

1. Pushing the graphics engine to its limits with larger maps, some featuring incredibly tall structures.

2. Increasing the overall difficulty.

I remember beating the game 30 years ago, but there's a reason I haven't gone back to it since. Back then it felt novel, but the experience doesn't hold up as well today.

Ultimate Doom (100%) Walkthrough (E4M6: Against Thee Wickedly)

I wanted to talk some about Doom.

On my computer I have copies of the old Doom and Doom II, but they no longer work.  I am playing both games using "Chocolate Doom" which is a Windows port of the original Doom.  I just copy the Wad files from the original games.

When I first played Doom, it had three episodes, but about the time I bought my first PC compatible id came out with a version with a 4th episode called "Thy Flesh Consumed."  This is a very interesting episode.  I remember playing it 30 years ago along with Doom II.

"Against Thee Wickedly" might be my favorite in the 4th episode if not the whole game.  It is extremely well thought out and complex, but once you know how to play it then it is easy to understand.  Everything you have to do follows a linear order.

Due to complexity, some of the levels would surprise me if they ran well on a 486-33 Mhz.  This is especially true for Doom II.

Sea Wolf (Arcade)

The Worst Levels From Doom 1

@john2001plus
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Fortress of Mystery can be quite fun.  I started the level with only 5% health and minimal amo, but was able run around enough to avoid getting hit.  This encouraged infighting and I was able to pick off the monsters one at a time.

The teleport puzzles in Unholy Cathedral are annoying, but once I got used to the level there was much to enjoy.

Gateway to Limbo is a bit frustrating, but it is different enough from other levels to make it a unique experience.

E2M6, Halls of the Damned, gets my vote for the worst level in Doom 1 because of having to fight a horde of monsters in a large dark maze where you can't see anything.  Much of the level doesn't seem to serve any purpose except to make you fight enemies.  It can be tricky to get all the secrets because one room will lock you out, or even crush you, if you don't do it correctly.

E4M1, Hell Beneath, deserves honorable mention because it might be the most difficult level to complete in Doom 1.  You have insufficient amo to fight all the monsters.  If you don't find the secret room with the rocket launcher then it is hopeless.  Monsters will teleport right next to you and kill you.   Even the difficulty "I'm too Young to Die" is hard to survive.   Using Chocolate Doom, there is a bug where you can get permanently trapped in the Red Key area.  Despite doing everything I am supposed to, I only get 50% of the secrets.  Also, there is a switch that seems to do nothing.

However, I think that Hell Beneath is fun.  There is a walkthrough on YouTube that shows a trick to kill the 4 or 5 Barons of Hell.  If you know what you are doing, then you can make it through the level, although maybe just barely.

John Coffey - The Doom Wiki at DoomWiki.org

https://doomwiki.org/wiki/John_Coffey

Enemy Health, Damage and More

My Doom Shrunk In The Wash!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5x0bpZDkQw

Holy Hell

This guy may be the best Doom player ever.

He is using some version of Doom that doesn't have limitations.

How Much did it Cost to Beat Dragon's Lair in 1983?

I am going to look for a way to play Dragon's Lair through emulation.