Monday, August 12th 2024
The Original DOOM and DOOM II See Relaunch on Windows with Crossplay and 4K 120 FPS Support
The original DOOM and DOOM II were relaunched as a package deal by ZeniMax late last week. This sees the two games wrapped around a new Windows executable that includes high resolution texture remasters (though it still looks quite blocky), along with online multiplayer, Crossplay support, and a 16:9 viewport that supports 4K resolution with 120 frames per second. This wouldn't be the first such "re-launch" by Bethesda, the parent publisher of ZeniMax, the company re-launched DOOM and DOOM II as separate games on Steam and Microsoft Store in 2019, with a modern Windows executable with WASD controls, a 16:9 viewport, "HD" textures, and the original MIDI background score pre-rendered as PCM. Both the 2019 and this new 2024 re-releases are fully compatible with the latest Windows 11, and don't need any emulators.
The 2024 re-launch includes all episodes of DOOM, DOOM II, all public mods, and a new first-party DOOM episode called "Legacy of Rust," created by community members who worked at id Software. This episode also includes some new weapons, such as a flamethrower. You also get a new Remixed background score. You can select between this, a pre-rendered original soundtrack, a pre-rendered Yamaha OPL3 FM synth soundtrack, or get the game to use a MIDI device. The DOOM + DOOM II 2024 release is available on GOG, Steam, EGS, and Microsoft Store for $9.99.
The 2024 re-launch includes all episodes of DOOM, DOOM II, all public mods, and a new first-party DOOM episode called "Legacy of Rust," created by community members who worked at id Software. This episode also includes some new weapons, such as a flamethrower. You also get a new Remixed background score. You can select between this, a pre-rendered original soundtrack, a pre-rendered Yamaha OPL3 FM synth soundtrack, or get the game to use a MIDI device. The DOOM + DOOM II 2024 release is available on GOG, Steam, EGS, and Microsoft Store for $9.99.
30 Comments on The Original DOOM and DOOM II See Relaunch on Windows with Crossplay and 4K 120 FPS Support
i enjoyed playing when I was a kid
Got a P233 MMX though, but I wouldn't want to do any of the above on that. Even much less on my 486 DX-40. Well, I couldn't, even if I wanted to. There's a bare minimum of hardware specs when you play maps with complex geometry and/or thousands of monsters. There are absolutely beautiful 3rd party WADs out there (Ancient Aliens, AUGER;ZENITH, Zeppelin Armada, Eviternity, Eviternity 2 etc.). Something looking really nice is so much more than pixel(/polygon) count, baked high-resolution textures and special effects. Shapes, colors, contrasts, simulated lighting, general art direction and atmosphere are much more important imo.
How about let people play however they want in peace?