40 Versions of Doom: A Gaming Phenomenon

40 versions of Doom exist for its 40 platforms. id Software’s FPS had a huge impact on the video game industry and when it was released in 1993, it caused a sensation. As a reminder, on embodies a space navy (unnamed), through military bases in space. While surveying the different areas that represent the levels, our hero will have to fight hordes of enemies. In April 1998, Doom reported 1.36 million units sold and 8.74 millions dollars of revenue in the United States at the time. The media even believes that it is downloaded more on computers than the Microsoft operating system: Windows 95.

Originally, Doom was developed on MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS). It was then ported to programs such as Solaris, or Linux from 1994. It was not until two years later that it landed on Windows 95 and was renamed for the occasion in Doom 95. If PCs are an integral part in the history of the title of id Software, we must not forget the consoles. A year after its release, the FPS is being developed for the Sega 32X, a add-on for the Sega Genesis. However, concessions had to be made, car levels are missing, there are no support multiplayer and some monster sprites are non-existent (among other things). It then takes very little time for Atari, Sony and Nintendo to program their version respectively on Jaguar, PlayStation and Super NES. Namely that no machine does not have the same content as son competitor. On the side of Xbox, it will be necessary to wait until 2005 for a port.

A very curious portage

We told you, Doom had the right to many ports. Of the version MS-DOS in 1993, all the way to Nintendo Switch AND PS4 in 2019, in honor of the franchise’s 25th anniversary. However, in 2017, a fan tried a strange experiment: wear the FPS on the Honeywell Prestige thermostat. , on sees that the latter has connected the device to an NES controller and plugged it into the USB port, originally intended for software updates. And even if the screen is ridiculously small (LCD 480 x 272), everything seems to work perfectly. The only concern is that you have to play without son, car the thermostat does not have a speaker.

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