Doom

POOM Is Out Now on Pico-8!

December 8, 2020 By ausretrogamer

The highly anticipated Doom clone, Poom, is finally released on Pico-8!

This amazing conversion by Frederic Souchu and Paranoid Cactus is available for play right now, so go get blastin’! This is an absolute blast (Ed: pun fully intended) to play. Thank you to the developers for their meticulous work on this game, as they have transported us back to the 90s playing one of the greatest FPS games of all time, we love it!

If you like the game, and we assure you, you will, please support the creators so that they can continue making awesome games for us to enjoy!

This Myki Reader is DOOMed

May 11, 2020 By ausretrogamer

So that’s what happened to our tram’s Myki card reader – it got turned into a DOOM playing machine!

Got Doom working on a ticket validator (myki) from r/itrunsdoom

To be honest, it is a better use of a Myki public transport terminal. Who would have thought that the classic FPS could run on such a device!

Well done to reddit user zbios for hacking the Windows CE based Myki system to run the classic shooter we all know and love!

DOOM on baby!

image source: Reddit

PAX Aus 2019 Highlights

October 18, 2019 By ausretrogamer

Judging by our PAX Aus Classic Gaming highlights feature, you would have been forgiven in thinking that there was nothing else to see at this year’s PAX Aus.

Well, we are here to tell you that there was stacks to see and experience, from great panels, awesome cosplay, pin and badge hunts to booth raids to check out the latest games and wares from indie devs and the big AAA studios and gaming companies.

There was so much to see, so we hope this Rest of PAX Aus 2019 Highlights photo package can make you feel like you were there!

The calm before the storm! The crowds waits patiently for the start of PAX AUS 2019!

Doom Pinball: A One Of A Kind Pinball Machine

February 25, 2019 By ausretrogamer

Imagine if you will, Doom, one of the best First Person Shooter (FPS) video games of all time, was somehow turned into a pinball machine.

Well, imagine no more, as Pinsider Bonnevil69 has created a custom pinball machine based on the brilliant game Doom. If there was a video game that was perfect for a pinball theme, then Doom is certainly it!
This labour of love took some time to be made, but boy oh boy, was it worth it. Using Mutlitmorphic’s P3-ROC pinball control system as the brains of the machine, Bonnevil69 also used the pinball programming Skeleton framework to build the software and ruleset of the game.

Our only wish would be for this machine to be mass produced, but alas, that will probably never happen.

[source: Pinside]

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MiniDOOM 2: A Parody Retro Platformer

March 27, 2018 By ausretrogamer

Just in case you missed the memo with this most important proposition – what if DOOM was a platformer instead of a first person shooter?

The answer is miniDOOM 2, a fan game that pays homage to the DOOM franchise by reimagining it as a 2D retro platformer. It takes the beloved cast of classic DOOM enemies and weapons and blends them with old school 80s and 90s games like Contra and Metal Slug, resulting in a fast paced pixelated carnage-fest with a killer heavy metal soundtrack.

More than a sequel, miniDOOM 2 is actually a remake of miniDoom 1 on steroids: Bigger, louder and more badass. Download it now – it is free!

source: JC Porcel

Features

17 new levels and 2 new bosses for hours of fun (and frustration).
14 weapons spanning all Doom games and additional secret weapons.
40+ minutes of face-melting metal and spine-shivering ambient music, plus renditions of the classic “At Doom’s Gate” theme.
Secrets, upgrades and mysterious artifacts to discover and unlock.
Smooth and responsive controls that will make your skills the most important weapon to defeat the legions of hell.
Colorful, funny and bloody artwork inspired on 80s and 90s games.
5 levels of difficulty and 4 game modes to fit every gamer, from the inexperienced rookie to the demon slaying hardcore gamer that has walked the planes for a million years.

source: Calavera Studio

DOOM II: Hell In Jerry’s Apartment

June 29, 2016 By Ms. ausretrogamer

It doesn’t get much more ’90s’ than DOOM II and Seinfeld. This mashup is real, and it’s spectacular!

Huge Seinfeld fan, Doug Keener, spent 100+ hours creating this spongeworthy wad about nothing. Play DOOM II inside 129 West 81st Street with sprites of the whole gang – audio clips and death animations included. So, giddy up and get playing.

Doug explains: ‘I am a massive fan of Seinfeld. The characters were put into the replica as a bonus to add to the tribute. The only reason they are killable is because I wanted to keep it in traditional Doom fashion, because what is doom without violence and death? This is in no way a “hate video” towards Seinfeld or the cast. It is a tribute and an homage to one of the greatest television shows of all-time, as well as one of the greatest video games of all-time’.

Source: Doug Keener via Laughing Squid
Image source: Doug Keener on Doomworld Forums

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Melbourne Is DOOMed

May 19, 2016 By ausretrogamer

My fellow Melbournians, DOOMsday has descended upon our great city! Walking down Lonsdale Street on a gloomy Melbourne day (Ed: what’s new!), we were confronted by the huge (10-metre x 15-metre) DOOM artwork adorning the Melbourne Central wall.

Being the largest hand-painted mural in the Southern Hemisphere and a throwback to the original DOOM art, Bethesda definitely know how to capture our attention!

If you want to watch how this artwork came to be, check out the time-lapse video below. And then go and fight like hell!

source: Bethesda Softworks UK

2015 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists

May 8, 2015 By ausretrogamer

Just in case you have been hiding in a cave for the last week or two, we thought we would take this opportunity to bring you up to speed on the 15 electronic games finalists to be inducted into The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame. The inductees will be formally recognised in a ceremony at The Strong museum in downtown Rochester, New York, on June 4.

Which games made the cut? Surely there wouldn’t be too many surprises when you scan the below list of inaugural inductees. We reckon there should have been some Yu Suzuki arcade classics in the hall of fame, but we are sure they will make the next induction. So, which other iconic game(s) do you think should have made this initial World Video Game Hall of Fame list?

Oregon Trail (1971)