{"id":2344,"date":"2021-08-20T17:08:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T21:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strong-wp.cloud.fruitionqa.com\/games\/doom\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T09:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:08:12","slug":"doom","status":"publish","type":"games","link":"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/games\/doom\/","title":{"rendered":"DOOM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6y3sK4xKcVs?width%3D640%26amp%3Bheight%3D360%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bvq%3Dlarge%26amp%3Brel%3D0%26amp%3Bcontrols%3D1%26amp%3Bautohide%3D2%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D1%26amp%3Bmodestbranding%3D0%26amp%3Btheme%3Ddark%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D1%26amp%3Bwmode%3Dopaque\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Inducted Year: 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>DOOM<\/em> shaped the course of gaming history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by John Carmack and John Romero, the development team at id Software created a landmark game in 1993 that popularized the first-person shooter genre. Games like <em>GoldenEye 007<\/em> (1997), <em>Half-Life <\/em>(1998), and <em>Halo<\/em> (2000) followed in the footsteps of <em>DOOM<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Doom-sq.jpg\" alt=\"DOOM game box\" class=\"wp-image-9981\" width=\"253\" height=\"260\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>DOOM<\/em> was more than just a commercial success\u2014it also pioneered key aspects of game design and distribution that have become industry standards. The game\u2019s designers created a game \u201cengine\u201d that separated the game\u2019s basic functions from other aspects such as artwork. This allowed great flexibility in modifying the game, and other game designers began programming their games along the same lines. Id Software also tapped into emerging technologies to encourage multiplayer contests and digital distribution of <em>DOOM<\/em>.&nbsp; By making the first of three episodes of the game available for free and then asking users to pay for further digital downloads of material, id demonstrated the potential of a business model that today dominates much of the video gaming world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Doom-64-Ad.jpg\" alt=\"Electronic gaming magazine\" class=\"wp-image-2346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Doom-64-Ad.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Doom-64-Ad-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><figcaption><sup>Electronic Gaming Monthly DOOM 64 Advertisement, 1997<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>People had been playing violent games of pretend for millennia, but <em>DOOM<\/em>\u2019s bloody battles with demonic monsters alarmed critics and politicians already on high alert about media violence. 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