Seminal first-person shooter Doom has received a new level from noted designer John Romero, more than two decades after the game was first released.
While far from the first game created by id Software - fans of the company will doubtless remember the 1990 Commander Keen franchise, though the company's 3D efforts began back in 1991 with Catacomb 3-D - Doom is doubtless its most well-known effort. Using a clever engine which vastly improved on the raycasting engine used for its predecessor Wolfenstein 3D with additions like differing height levels, full texture-mapping, and variable lighting levels, Doom was the must-have game of 1994. Its impact on gaming is undeniable: for years, any first-person shooter was known as a 'Doom clone,' and to this day the game has an active community of players and content creators.
Surprisingly, this community includes one of the most well-known level designers from the original release: John Romero. Known for his brash style - highlighted perfectly during the press campaign leading up to the launch of Daikatana, Romero's first game outside id Software and a commercial failure - Romero has been indulging his nostalgia by designing another 'official' Doom level, more than two decades after gamers got to know his first efforts.
Released in a terse Facebook update, the level is Romero's first for 21 years. While most add-on levels for Doom required the use of the registered version - enforced by id in order to encourage paid registration of the freely distributed shareware episode, Knee-Deep in the Dead - Romero restricted himself to using only assets available in the shareware release, allowing anyone to experience his creation.
The WAD file can be downloaded now from Romero's Dropbox account.
While far from the first game created by id Software - fans of the company will doubtless remember the 1990 Commander Keen franchise, though the company's 3D efforts began back in 1991 with Catacomb 3-D - Doom is doubtless its most well-known effort. Using a clever engine which vastly improved on the raycasting engine used for its predecessor Wolfenstein 3D with additions like differing height levels, full texture-mapping, and variable lighting levels, Doom was the must-have game of 1994. Its impact on gaming is undeniable: for years, any first-person shooter was known as a 'Doom clone,' and to this day the game has an active community of players and content creators.
Surprisingly, this community includes one of the most well-known level designers from the original release: John Romero. Known for his brash style - highlighted perfectly during the press campaign leading up to the launch of Daikatana, Romero's first game outside id Software and a commercial failure - Romero has been indulging his nostalgia by designing another 'official' Doom level, more than two decades after gamers got to know his first efforts.
Released in a terse Facebook update, the level is Romero's first for 21 years. While most add-on levels for Doom required the use of the registered version - enforced by id in order to encourage paid registration of the freely distributed shareware episode, Knee-Deep in the Dead - Romero restricted himself to using only assets available in the shareware release, allowing anyone to experience his creation.
The WAD file can be downloaded now from Romero's Dropbox account.
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