Doom 64
Developer(s)	Midway Games
Publisher(s)	Midway Games
Release date(s)	April 1, 1997
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Mature (M)
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Media	64Mbit Cartridge

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The plot focuses on events following the original games in the series. An entity known as the Mother Demon has appeared from hell and revived her falled demon children, giving birth to new ones too. The demons intend on finishing what they started. The space marine from the original Doom games is yet again forced into battle to end the nightmare once and for all. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Doom 64. ... Space marines are fictional soldiers that operate in outer space. ... Doom (or DOOM) is a 1993 computer game by id Software that is among the landmark titles in the first-person shooter genre. ...

Gameplay developments

Significant enhancements were made to the Doom engine for use in Doom 64, and gameplay elements were altered to increase the sense of fear evoked in the player. However, Doom's core gameplay remained intact: the exploration of demon-infested corridors, looking for keycards and switches while surviving deadly traps and ambushes. Doom Engine is a psychedelic doom metal band based in Oxfordshire. ...

Significant changes implemented in Doom 64 included:

• 32 new levels.
• New, larger sprites for all enemies, which were anti-aliased when close to the player to prevent pixelation.
• No Commandos, Arch-Viles, Spider Masterminds or Revenants (likely as a result of the limited storage capacity of N64 cartridges). It does however have Arachnoids and a new enemy, "Mancubus"
• New textures, scrolling skies, room-over-room architecture, and custom scripting.
• Spooky ambient music tracks, instead of the midi rock music that characterised the original Doom games.
• More ambivalent usage of Satanic imagery (inverted pentagrams, inverted crosses, depictions of sacrifice) than the PC Doom port and differing usages of horror schemes, making Hell a more frightening experience.
• Colored lighting and low light levels for a more frightening atmosphere.

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Weapons

All the weapons from the original game are there (Fist, Chainsaw, Pistol, Shotgun, Super Shotgun, Chaingun, Rocket Launcher, Plasma Rifle, and BFG 9000), with new sprites (the chainsaw was given two blades instead of one) and a new weapon known as the Laser (referenced in-game as "What the !@#%* is this!") or the Unmaker was shown. It was first mentioned in the Doom Bible and was planned to feature in the previous, official Doom games but never appeared. Its appearance in Doom 64 is its only official appearance and with the power of three ancient artifacts, it can become more powerful. The other weapons and pick ups in the game remained the same, save for the double-barreled shotgun animation which simply showed it load itself rather than the soldier load it himself. Plasma rifles are weapons often used in science fiction. ... For skill 1 / skill 2+ Without / with backpack The BFG9000 is a weapon found in the computer games Doom, Doom II, and Doom 3 (although the BFG 9000 found in Doom 3 shares only the name. ... A chainsaw (also spelled chain saw) is a portable mechanical, motorized saw. ... The making of Doom, id Softwares computer game released on December 10, 1993, began in late 1992. ...

Maps

Doom 64 featured 32 original levels:

PC Conversion

Since the release of the Doom source code for the PC games, programmers have created feature-enhanced versions of the PC "Doom" game in their own source ports. Several fans of Doom 64 decided to work to convert the game's exclusive content to the PC using JDOOM, the most advanced of the source ports. The add-on, titled "Doom 64: Absolution" is available for download and features the new graphics and maps of the Nintendo 64 game. It is a near-perfect translation of Doom 64 with new content of its own. It appeals to many fans as a way to play through the game on a PC without using emulation. Doom (or DOOM) is a 1993 computer game by id Software that is among the landmark titles in the first-person shooter genre. ... Doom (or DOOM) is a 1993 computer game by id Software that is among the landmark titles in the first-person shooter genre. ... A source port is a source code modification to a computer games engine that allows it to be played on operating systems for which it was not originally created or compatible with. ... This article is about emulation in computer science. ...

External links

• Doom 64 at MobyGames
• Doom 64 Recon Guide
• Interview with the Doom 64 level designers
• The official website of "Doom 64: Absolution" PC download
• The Page of Doom: Doom 64
• Doom 64 - FAQs & Guides