Doom (1993 video game)

Doom is a first-person shooter game developed and self-published by id Software. Released on December 10, 1993, for DOS, it is the first installment in the Doom franchise. The player assumes the role of a space marine, popularly known as the Doomguy, fighting through hordes of undead humans and invading demons. The game begins on the moons of Mars and finishes in hell, with the player traversing each level to find its exit or defeat its final boss. Doom was the third major independent release by id Software, after Commander Keen (1990–1991) and Wolfenstein 3D (1992). In May 1992, id started developing a game focused on fighting demons with technology, made using a new 3D game engine from developer John Carmack, with a darker style than their previous titles. Designer Tom Hall initially wrote a science fiction plot, but he and his work were removed from the project, with the final game featuring an action-heavy design from John Romero and Sandy Petersen. The game was self-published by id as a set of three episodes under the shareware model, marketing the full game by releasing the first episode for free. A retail version with an additional episode was published in 1995 by GT Interactive as The Ultimate Doom. Doom was a critical and commercial success upon release, earning a reputation as one of the best and most influential games of all time. It sold an estimated 3.5 million copies by 1999, and up to 20 million people are estimated to have played it within two years of launch. It has been termed the "father" of the first-person shooter genre and is regarded as one of the most important games in the genre. It led to an array of imitators and clones, as well as a robust modding scene, and the birth of speedrunning as a community. Doom has been ported to a wide variety of platforms both officially and unofficially ever since and has been followed by several games in the series, including Doom II (1994), Doom 3 (2004), Doom (2016), and Doom Eternal (2020), as well as the films Doom (2005) and Doom: Annihilation (2019).

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