The originalDOOMis 30 years old now. That means it has been a little over thirty years sinceNintendo turned down Id’soffer to port their games to the PC and began a chain reaction that would result in Carmack, Romero, and co. creating the FPS genre. Thanks, Nintendo!
I should also thank John Romero since the co-creator and level designer of the originalDOOMhas just releasedSIGIL II, an all-new unofficialDOOMcampaign completely free of charge. I still haven’t had the time to experience the sequel, but,if it is anything like the originalSIGIL, chances are that anyDOOMfan will enjoy it quite a bit. It’s a treat to all fans of the original game, but it also adds a lot of new flavor that even newer players are bound to enjoy.
SIGIL II, unofficial DOOM 2 episode, is available now
SIGIL IIacts as a new episode in a series, meaning that it features actual story beats. It also features nine new levels, eight new multiplayer arenas, a new OST composed by James Paddock, and new art.
On top of this new release, Romero will also be hosting a live Twitch event today, where he will be joiningDOOM’sother John co-creator, John Carmack, to discuss the original game.
In addition to SIGIL II (https://t.co/Ag7KlXUzNw), I’ve got some other great news to celebrate DOOM’s 30th Anniversary. Join me and John Carmack@ID_AA_Carmackto discuss DOOM live, moderated by David L. Craddock@davidlcraddock. Dec 10 8pm GMT onhttps://t.co/bODJojudA5. Thanks…pic.twitter.com/7lkVVksE1v
It’s great to see thatDOOMhas survived for so long, and not just because of the latest games in the series. The older games are very much alive as well. Just this year, we also saw the release of one of the greatest mods of all time. I’m of course talking aboutMyhouse.WADforDOOM II,which I’m just gonna recommend you try getting into fully blind.
If you own the originalDOOM,you’re able to now downloadSIGILandSIGIL IIfor free, or buy their incredibly rad old-school big box versionshere.
