THE IMPACT OF DOOM 64

DOOM 64 was forgotten compared to PC Classic Doom, but since Doom Eternal added the Unmakyr and Nightdive made the Doom 64 2020 remaster, the game has been rejuvenated by Id Software and Doom fans. The original Doom 64 game and the Doom 64 Lost Levels (in the 2020 re-release) will all be examined here, as this is the Impact of DOOM 64. #Doom64 #Doom #IdSoftware
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[@pacstermh]

I love how the "Dead simple" clone is named "Even Simpler"

[@adamwatson1565]

Doom 64 has a special place in my heart as it was the first doom game i played .

[@chungushumongous7459]

Same I liked it I never had any complaints about it sure it was easier but whatever

[@jameshoward79]

Totally agree. This game has haunted me for more than two decades.

[@gageclark2390]

Same here brother

[@RikouHogashi]

Also same here

[@erikhawkke4861]

The Extra levels should have been called "Doom 64 Rise of the Slayer" Easy as pie, tells what it is.

[@darkprinc979]

I think they might have called them the "lost levels" more for the feeling that the word invokes than anything else. Another wording they could have used for that same effect would have been calling them the "forgotten levels". Neither phrasing is really accurate in describing what these levels are, but they fit the aesthetic of Doom64 quite nicely in my opinion.

[@kenji6492]

Bruh they’re called the Lost Levels because Super Mario Bros 2 JPN is called the Lost Levels in the US. It’s a reference to Doom 64’s Nintendo roots.

[@leegsy]

Always loved this game! Still have my N64 copy.

[@PaulybiGGballZ0820]

Treasure it.. my copy was stolen by a pack of gypsies during the flood of 98.. I have my switch copy,physical of course.

[@AtomicToucan]

It's like the "Sonic CD" of Doom games

[@dateddelvings1695]

It also reminds me of "Serious Sam: The Next Encounter" compared the rest of the Serious Sam franchise.

[@alface935]

Or The "Call Of Duty 5 World At War" Of Doom Games

[@dateddelvings1695]

@@alface935 I can see that. Very dark and distinct game in the series, probably my favorite.

[@hurykles99]

Except Doom 64 is actually fun to play

[@alface935]

@@hurykles99Except Sonic CD Is Actually Fun To Play

[@sleepyshinx174]

I absolutely love the colored lighting in this game.

[@Curlyheart]

Aw heal neah supschbib his criying 😭

[@Zdenda1990]

Thanks for using footage from my playthrough!

[@FPMedia_]

BRO, let me put your channel in the description - my apologies!

[@tostie3110]

I never gave Doom 64 a second thought because of it's artstyle. I always thought it was a port with different visuals. But then I got it with Doom eternal, and I got addicted while being stuck in eternal. Overall I always loved the first Doom's grounded level design, and I feel Doom 64 expanded on that in the best way possible!

[@MrBlonday]

Doom 64 is legit awesome!

[@Keldor314]

They had no choice but to redesign all the visuals since the N64 simply did not have enough RAM to handle the original textures. There were also hardware reasons that it couldn't handle textures larger than 64x64, again, smaller than vanilla Doom textures. The severe lack of memory is probably also the reason that Doom64 has no weapon reloading animations.

[@finkamain1621]

I played this as a kid and it was one of my first FPS games along with GoldenEye. I was thrilled it was coming to PC and consoles even though I played the Doom 64 EX version on PC already. I knew that when I heard of an official release that there would be people like you who would be able to enjoy such an overshadowed game

[@Curlyheart]

@@Keldor314 but snes doom had the original textures

[@Keldor314]

@@Curlyheart Well, first off, SNES didn't have hardware accelleration for rendering textures, so it didn't have the strict 64x64 limit. However, they had to make a lot of cuts. For instance, in that version, monsters always faced the player so that it didn't have to have all the textures for the sides and the backs. It also didn't have any floor textures, though I'm not sure if that was more for performance reasons or memory reasons (it could only pump out about 10 FPS as it was). The levels were also simplified, and the game only included a subset of them from the PC version. There may have been other cuts too, but those are the ones I know off the top of my head.

[@BlaZe-pl4ym]

DOOM 64 will still be one of my favorite games in the entire series. I remember playing it for the first time and being absolutely terrified.

[@aevvah_flxwer8550]

DOOM 64 looks and sounds so awesome. Idk, I really love the gothic art style, dark atmosphere and creepy music. The monster designs look gr8 as well. I also loved how it's connected to the newer DOOM games!

[@clarencegutsy7309]

If they called this Doom 3 I would have been happy. Extremely great game and the atmospheric OST is really something else.

[@randy7720]

Of the classic trilogy - Doom 64 is definitely my favorite. I love the athmosphere, the look of the game, combat and how it binds the classic trilogy to modern DOOM games. It also has the best story of 3. I love that it gets the attention it needs and deserves now!

[@thiagovidal6137]

I don't think Doom 64 is divisive at all. Every doom fan loves it. Doom 3 is the divisive one.

[@PaulybiGGballZ0820]

Doom 64 and doom 3 are both awesome.

[@papytromblon]

Not everybody like doom 3, but everyone like the last levels of doom 3

[@turdgoblin6113]

Doom 3 is hands down absolutely amazing, the best in the series. what the hell are you talking about?!?

[@brotbrotsen1100]

​@@turdgoblin6113 It is amazing but not the best in the series at all.

[@dougncc7542]

What are you talking about? Doom 3 is the only one that gave the players a real horror environment, it might not be the best of all but it is great, it was the one that introduced me to the original doom and all of the classics

[@ufkrec]

I remember spending hours playing this game with my father, unkle and cousins solving the stages and searching for secrets..... We where all impressed by the graphics and environmental sounds.

[@Imgema]

DOOM 64's level design is amazing. Not a single map is "filler" like many maps in DOOM 1 and 2. They are big, complex and detailed, just the way i like it.

[@Vakantscull]

after going back through my original N64 copy a while ago, I still hold that Doom 64 is my favourite classic Doom game :)

[@fosko7494]

It’s definitely better then the original two. I love the first two but 64 added more tension and horror to the franchise. The first to go darker was the PlayStation version that’s my favorite version of Doom 1&2.

[@williamsmith666]

I'm not ashamed to admit that Doom 64 is the scariest game I've ever played, even compared to other horror games made to this day. It relies less on "gotcha!" moments and more in filling the player with dread with its sense of darkness, amazing soundtrack and the demons' new aesthetics. 23 years later and it still gets under my skin. It's just pure evil.

[@darrellgardner4561]

Really? I like the game, but it is far from the scariest game I've ever played. Some levels have a ominous dark atmosphere about them, but nothing that scares me more than other horror games. Hell, nothing that really scares me at all.

[@RonanAquilius]

The music especially makes the game unsettling, but scariest game you've ever played? Bruh

[@fontasgeorgopoulos1048]

👏👏👏👏

[@jonnykhatru]

I played this for the first time when we got it free with the Eternal preorder. I ended up enjoying it even more than Eternal! Amazing and beautiful game.

[@ki_charger]

It's wayyy better than Eternal

[@captainnintendo]

Like most others back in the day, I wrote Doom 64 off as just being yet another port of the original Doom. I honestly have no idea how with the naming conventions of the N64 that the publishers didn't get how that horrible name would have people drawing that conclusion. And it's such a shame how long this game was in the dark before people started to show it the appreciation it needs. To me, Doom 64 is the real Doom 3.

[@dirkdoom6776]

I hate this sentiment of 'the real doom 3' People say. Doom 3 is just different.. But it is a Doom game.

[@darkprinc979]

While I think that misconception played a part in how underappreciated Doom64 was back in the day, I think there are other factors as well. You have to remember that Doom64 came out at a time where the fps genre was transitioning to more advanced features like full 3d models for in game objects, and true room over room implementation in map making. While this was going on, Doom64 was mostly just another iteration on classic Doom with a few minor improvements like the lighting and the addition of scripts to allow for some more inventive enemy encounters and environmental interactions. We can have a much greater appreciation for Doom64 now because we're at a time where the fps genre has been iterated to death and we can pine for simpler gameplay over Call of Duty rehash #85. There's a reason that more retro styled fps games have been on the rise popularity-wise and Doom64 sits in a good place for resurgence, having largely been ignored this whole time.

[@dirkdoom6776]

@@darkprinc979 I always thought it was underrated. I remember playing it on the N64. But it's still not a Doom 3. it's more like a very cool reimagining of the series.. Anf how the re-release ties it into doom 16 is rather neat.

[@ToABetterTomorrow]

I bought Doom 64 when it was released and played the hell out of it simply because I loved the Doom series back in the 90's and I happened to own an N64. I admit I didn't truly appreciate Doom 64 at the time because I loved (and was obsessed with) Doom and Doom 2 for PC and Doom 64 didn't really feel like "Doom" to me. This video pointed out dead-on why some loved and some hated Doom 64; it actually is an overall good game. I get what you mean by stating Doom 64 is "the real" Doom 3 as it would have made sense to title it Doom 3 instead of following suit with every N64 game having "64" in it's damn title. Though as far as the chronological story of the series goes, Doom 3 was actually a prequel, occurring before Doom 1 and 2 while Doom 64 is a sequel of Doom 1 and 2. Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil would be the actual third sequence of events. Of course, I'm sure most folks don't give a damn about actual story/plot of this series.

[@darkprinc979]

@@ToABetterTomorrow Doom 3 didn't really fit into the same story as the first two games and was really more of a reboot, unless Doom Eternal did some retconning that I'm not aware of (haven't played all the way through yet).

[@mitchgilbert6894]

As a child I inherited a Nintendo 64 and DooM 64 from a family friend, along with some other games. This was my introduction to the DOOM series. At the time I loved the game, without understanding the legacy or history of the DOOM series: this was probably 2007. Looking back, it is astonishing to think that this game was made at all. Every other version of Doom was a (good or bad) port of the original game. By contrast there was DooM 64, an entirely original product with genuine love and dedication. It was far from a money grab capitalizing on the success of the series. It has lost some of its luster as I’ve grown older and yet, it is an astonishing development on its own. Quite a mature game for what is traditionally a child’s home console. Again, I was a child when I first played this game. Having played the original games on PC in recent years I appreciate those games for what they are. But DooM 64 will never lose its appeal or luster after all these years. A true cult classic even by DOOM standards. If Doom 1+2 are the gold standard, DooM 64 is the silver standard.

[@nickysimi9866]

I feel like doom 64s visuals are what doom 2s visuals should have been tbh

[@electron_shell]

I played DOOM 64 for the first time tonight! I was 12 in March '97. So far I love it.

[@Palpus_X]

It's impressive how DOOm64s Soundtrack is even more dark and sinister than the OST of Quake

[@nucleurchicken5239]

I just discovered your channel and I've been binging your content all day. You deserve more subs.

[@FPMedia_]

This means a lot :)

[@ExValeFor]

It's great seeing this game finally get recognition. I'm particularly glad you see how great this E1M1 actually is. My expectations for 64 were fairly low, but just the first few moments of that map were great. I'd safely say this game is the real Doom 2, because Doom 2 itself is honestly little more than an expac with a new weapon and a few new enemies and some new assets.

[@solidxgeo]

Doom 64 was my first real introduction to the Doom series and I'm so happy I had the chance to play it back then. I've now had the chance to play all the mainline doom games on pc and it's one of my favorite series now. This game in particular is near and dear to my heart because of its atmosphere and how it still manages to feel like a doom game. It made me really happy to have it get recognition In an official capacity by Id, so everyone can try it and experience it for themselves.

[@peachflavored]

This video reminds me why Doom64 is still my favourite in the series. Good stuff.😎

[@MrKingdomsPr0]

I hope the next Doom game is based on Doom 64, as Eternal was based on II and 2016 on the original.

[@ToABetterTomorrow]

2016 and Eternal are actually sequels of the entire series that pay tribute to the first two Doom games but it certainly would be rad if they had a newer game in the series pay tribute to Doom 64.

[@finkamain1621]

@@ToABetterTomorrow I think what he means is for them to make a dark and gothic Doom game. Like Doom 2016 and Eternal but without all the high intensity music and the really bright and colorful lighting

[@mikiryates6075]

Well you got the dark ages soon 😉

[@P4INKiller]

10:05 See that? You're walking on a bridge that you can also pass under, but Doom 64 doesn't support stacked rooms. Amazing level design.

[@oldskoolraveruk]

Really enjoying ur doom vids bro. I'm nearly 4o and grew up with doom. It's cool hearing a younger generations take on the franchise . I really hope you give the same treatment to the various duke games and addons. Keep up the good work

[@doomdoomerson6524]

ITS THE BEST OF ITS KIND! Those Maps!!

[@fool_uto3545]

Doom 64 is awesome, I got it when it came ougfor the 64, but for whatever reason I slept in it back then,I though it was a basic reskin of doom 2, but it's so much more. Classic.

[@davidpicard5376]

This achieves escapism in a bizarre alternate universe. I think you nailed the description of this environment giving it prominence as a character rather than just an environment. I believe this game is like a misunderstood genius.

[@sealboy1211]

I remember wanting this but it was like 70 damn dollars for the cartridge, that was the worst part of being a teen with a 64

[@georgekostaras]

I genuinely adore this review because I think it’s the most concise and technical review of this game. It’s a constructively critical love letter

[@FPMedia_]

This is such a nice comment man. High praise! It means a lot. :)

[@vksasdgaming9472]

DOOM64 is damn fine game with very tricky level design, but enemies could have used some extra animation frames. I think it is technical pinnacle of classic DOOM. It also makes Lost Souls and Pain Elementals insanely dangerous.

[@rain6353]

Rented this game waaay back, having already played ultimate Doom, that back box art had me so hyped. It was basically a high resolution version of Doom for smol me. Little did I know it would end up becoming one of the more unsettling games for me in the best way possible. This, Eye of the Beholder on the SNES, and the intro of Phantasy Star 4 have all been etched into my memory as some insanely atmospheric games with wonderfully creepy art styles. Still play Doom 64 from time to time to this day, and I'm sooo glad they rereleased it on steam/Switch. Love playing it on Switch if only to keep that classic nintendo feel that the base game meant to have. I'm one of those that feel the clunky controls for console horror games only adds to the tension.

[@LukeDodge916]

After 25 years away from Doom 64 I was gobsmacked at how cool this game was/is. I remembered it fondly but it is far better than I even remembered. After I had beaten the game back then I never really revisited it again. But the past couple years have seen me return to PSX Doom/Final Doom (which are incredible) and Doom64. Doom 64 is just unbelievably good. The atmosphere and ambient lighting is just superb. Im back in love with this game all over again. I feel like I've time traveled back to the late-'90s and it feels great!

[@SingleCab22R]

Doom 64 was the lesser played one by me. However, the music and the whole atmosphere is just amazing.

[@johnlewisbrooks]

One of the things I loved about this game is that it was like Quake, but it didn't have those GOD AWFUL 3-D models. Quake was good 3-D worlds with bad 3-D modles whereas Doom 64 was good 3-D worlds with FANTASTIC 2-D models.

[@phoboz666]

i like that you review every single map, this is like a review of a metal album when the dude talk about all the tracks... again: this are some really entertaining reviews from the doom franchise here. thank you...

[@georgelabauve3469]

I'm in the realm of "I fucking love it". I grew up with PS DOOM, and DOOM 64' went right along the that same vein atmospherically. The gameplay is still perfect, and the level design is ramped up (I mean, Doom 1&2 expansions and mods kinda have more in terms of developing level design, but still as far as base releases). I love Doom level design, it permeates enemies and their placement. The combat, exploration, and survival is the unholy Trinity behind Doom's design, with each 3 elements containing metas within themselves.

[@ninetyZeven]

I could hang DooM64 up on my wall and be very happy with that. † Wonderful aesthetic. †

[@potatocannongb3328]

am i the only one who realised that the Cyberdemon is always looking at the camera in the intro?

[@starlimitz2]

It's nice to see your subscribers grow in numbers the more I watch your videos. I've watched around 10 of your videos and I'm so happy to keep finding more and more that I haven't seen yet. Good show, bro!

[@doom0666]

Doom 64 was one of the best titles.. it creeped me out when i first played it and ever since i've enjoyed the game. the music for each of the maps were chilling especially Map 20 Breakdown.

[@shikouji]

I loved doom 64, the music terrified me as a kid. and still creeps me out as an adult.

[@zombyjano]

I remember having lots of trouble with the first "Lost Levels" map. Ammo felt scarce. But other than that, I adore this game. One of my favourites from the series.

[@CrestlineIceberg]

I always remember seeing the boxart and preview pictures and thought it looked really fun. I didn't get to really play it until later and I enjoy it still to this day. I find it to be a great part of Doom and I am glad that it's getting more recognition these days now then it did before.

[@doomdoomerson6524]

A few years back when I was collecting all the Cartridge ports I could, I bought an extra copy of DooM64 and ALL STAR BASEBALL 2001((red cartridge)) and had a DooM 2016 logo in white, on black, custom game sticker. My red DooM64 cart that looks like DooM 2016 64 lol. I did the same thing with the 2 GBA DOOM games. Come at me!

[@rextra_]

It’s funny how you said that blood keep is a forgettable level But it’s the level I think of when I think of doom 64

[@daveweaver3886]

Yeah, I don't get what he has against it. It's one the best exploration maps with various different ways of completing it. Sucks in fighting was turned off on it though.

[@lionocyborg6030]

I think the reason they called it The Lost Levels was because of Super Mario Bros 2: For Super Players and the sequel WAD for the Marathon mod Tempus Irae called "Tempus Irae 2: The Lost Levels" which was called that precisely after Mario 2. (Tempus Irae is mostly set in renaissance Italy)

[@whatsacowify]

Just stumbled onto your channel and you're doing great work. I just want to say though, that when I hosted a bookclub-like playthrough of Doom 64 around when you put this video out, people who were experiencing it for the first time didn't have an issue with the tone or horror elements. They had issues with how obtuse the level design could be compared to classic doom. On level 5 a few people just flat out gave up because of the "adventure game logic" as one player put it. Personally I love it, and it's nice to see custom content finally starting to pour out - including an excellent Knee Deep in the Dead remake.

[@FPMedia_]

Dude that's awesome. Yeah, the levels feel like they are messing with the player and it's more adventure focused. I love it and I also appreciate how you go to Hell so quickly compared to Doom 1 and Doom 2.

[@phantomus9963]

im soo happy that DOOM 64 is getting love... and im especially happy how you reviewed it very well! DOOM 64 is... and will always be my one of favorite games...

[@alisaeed6085]

It would truly be great if this was given the proper recognition as,"THE TRUE DOOM 3".

[@ToABetterTomorrow]

Wow - You did a wonderful job thoroughly covering yet another part of the Doom saga I personally played the hell out of back in the day; though admittedly, I didn't fully appreciate Doom 64 for what it was at the time. You did this game justice by explaining precisely what gamers loved and hated about this classic title and especially why this game truly stood out and underwent a well-deserved revival. You certainly have a gift in bringing out the nostalgia in us old Doom fans. Thanks.

[@victoriaevelyn3953]

Dont forget the haunting soundtrack by Aubrey Hodges the same guy that did doom ps1 which no one ever talks about I love doom ps1 it needs more attention it's becoming lost I think doom 64 owes itself to it with the lighting and sounds

[@DaSpoonyBard]

The D64 expansion name made a lot more sense when I saw it was Kaiser who had authored the maps, since his prior contributions to the D64 legacy have been invaluable. Dude started making maps in 1997, had worked on the D64 Absolution TC, and built the D64 EX source port.

[@foxboi6309]

12:18 fun fact, this puzzle is easier than what it seems at first glance, the suprcharge will always finish to spawn where it first spawns, when the pillars go down, you hear a last spawn sound, that's when the supercharge returns to it's original position, which obviously changes if you fail the puzzle.

[@Rackatiakka]

I didn't realize it was a different game. Looks awesome.

[@Raven_Redacted]

Doom 64 is my second favorite doom game, and in my top ten games of all time. But not the original, the remake is my favorite

[@bigblrrd0320]

Hands down one of the best games ever made in history

[@fontasgeorgopoulos1048]

👏👏👏👏

[@adamjimmypee]

I think it’s also of note that Nintendo themselves really sabotaged this games reception in Nintendo Power through unfavorable reviews and comparisons to Goldeneye. Great video and it’s so cool that folks are coming around to this forgotten gem!

[@HAYLO_TWO]

Quality content Good stuff man

[@aevvah_flxwer8550]

Yeah my thoughts exactly. This guy deserves more subs (imho)! ✊

[@Ill06Taco]

Brutal doom 64 brings this game to life

[@jamesmiller5331]

Rented the game when I was 12 or 13 and absolutely loved it. Unfortunately had to share the living room TV with everyone else so with that complaint with being a two-day rental I only got six or seven levels in and always wanted to revisit it. I was ecstatic to see doom, Doom 2, doom 3 and Doom 64 pop up on the PlayStation Store for super cheap and I've got so many hours out of those titles already while only paying about 10 bucks. Same with Duke Nukem 3D World Tour. I would love to see more and more and more of these Classics come out like that.

[@CK-mf6du]

So i had a cd version of doom when I was a young kid. barely knew how to use a computer. Me and my brother didn't get along so good. My brother broke the doom cd, and i thought i couldn't play it anymore. He felt bad and found me a doom 64 cartridge. At first I didn't like it, but grew to love it with time. Btw, my noviceness with computers helped me out. I had doom installed on my computer over a 100 times lol, i still got to play that too lol.

[@rashira9610]

So. When I was a young boy, I had a copy of Flux Magazine, which had Doom as the cover story. This was, if I remember right, when the N64 was still the Ultra 64, so before release. Doom 64 was mentioned as well, as it was in development. Now my memory may deceive me, but I believe it had been pointed That Doom 64 was actually going to be its own thing, but later on they licensed and made it a Doom game in order to use brand recognition to help it sell. I may be wrong, but that is what I recall.

[@Swordslinger-hb1ns]

If it wasn’t for other first person shooters on the N64 most notable Rare’s 007 Goldeneye, Doom 64 would’ve received more fame and recognition that it has to this day. I’m just glad I get relive my childhood playing it on more modern consoles that I currently own. Quite the nostalgia trip.

[@raymondbd21]

Now that I'm older, this game gives me motion sickness. Never thought that would ever happen to me for any video game.

[@HellhammerSS]

Dark Citadel's courtyard......childhood stupidity playing with all lights off in house. 😱 False wall secrets were really cool too! I loved the Outpost Omega name too. I may open a bar one day on the outskirts of town and call it that lol.

[@NightridingDoom]

this is more about description of the levels and not so much on the impact of it

[@thalolo]

Doom 64 was make from Fans by Fans. btw brutaldoom64 is awesome.

[@AnnieC.1993]

Doom 64 is just the cooler Doom 3. Doom 3 will always hold a special place in my heart due to the atmosphere and style, but 64 is much better at mixing horror elements with what really makes Doom what it is. The worst part of 64 is that some puzzles need a walkthrough, since it's more or less trying to get the right code on a lock despite softlocking yourself by making the way to get the code unavailable. This is mainly the soulsphere puzzle with the 5 pillars, though sometimes you do need that little push.

[@thisisnotachannel]

Doom 64 is my favorite in the series... followed by Doom 3. And just to qualify here, I'm 42 years old... and I've been playing Doom (regularly) since 1993. Lately I've been playing a lot of BRUTAL Doom 64... it is simply sublime!

[@LU-C4]

I always found it funny how the Cacodemon in Doom 64 looks like a Pain Elemental and the Pain Elemental has the colour scheme of a Cacodemon.

[@Dollar_Store_Cacodemon]

I definitely got Caughtyard vibes from the opening part of the Breakdown map. I just finished my first ever play through of Doom 64 and loved it to be honest. I dig the alternate take they took. Also, a couple of the mid-game hell levels have that disturbing ambient music track with the sound of baby cries mixed into it. That really did creep me out! I'll be moving onto the lost levels next.

[@darkprinc979]

If I remember correctly, didn't Breakdown have a bit of mind trickery going on in the earlier parts of the level? I'm pretty sure that I remember the corpses completely disappearing at some point in the starting room, and then after you enter the level proper the way back just disappears at some point. Not to mention the music was a bit unsettling.

[@lautarocardozo5214]

Well, doomguy in this game has ptsd, probably that reflects that doomguy is going insane

[@darkprinc979]

@@lautarocardozo5214 I didn't realize that was a thing, but it does make sense now that you mention it. Mostly I just thought that they were interesting tidbits that deserved a mention in the video but were passed up on. I suppose that sort of thing really isn't the focus of this channel though.

[@JGD185]

Brutal Doom 64 became my favorite retro Doom

[@SetnaktSpears]

Doom 64 is possibly my favorite Doom game ever. I hadn't played it in years until I was able to get the mod and maps for brutal Doom 64 off of Doom Wad Archive.

[@doomslayer9704]

I love this game

[@darrellgardner4561]

Im surprised a remake of E1M1 wasnt a secret level, or at least one of the unlockable "fun" levels. That is like a modern Mario game not having some sort of secret 1-1 level.

[@jeremyhall2727]

I liked it when I played it back in the day. I loved the darker look. I always thought it was creepy when I was a kid anyway.

[@Doommaster1994]

I first played this game long before I was the appropriate age. ;) I used to get stuck after the first few levels, but I have since beaten the PC and Switch versions. I never did end up beating my Japanese N64 copy though, lol. Thanks for the video!

[@KyanoAng3l0_Mtvtks]

As a fan of both classic Doom and D64, I'm frankly a bigger fan of D64's art style and Aubrey Hodges' Doom PSX/N64 OST. Nostalgia aside, there's something about 5th-gen console graphics that enhance the creepiness in horror games...and even games that shouldn't be horror/creepy, lol. I'm not surprised that "PSX-style horror" games are now a thing. I'm currently building a Doom 64-style mod pack for UD and Doom 2 on GZDoom incl. Hodges' PSX OST and the Core module of D64ifier (a mod that adds in D64's map textures and lighting). Not quite done yet, but it already feels like the superior (imo) 5th-gen console port of classic Doom we never had, heh.

[@LethalKicks]

I'm 100% with you, as e sequel to Doom Eternal, we need a game with it's mechanics but all the Plutonia maps modernised. For me, that would probaply be the best FPS possible off all time... Oh, and don't forget campaign coop for that entry!

[@UnboxerofWorlds]

My favorite Doom game ever.

[@verstrahlt1907]

DOOM 64 looks like a nice transition (or/and combination of) DOOM || & QUAKE |. Very nice made.

[@Sinn0100]

I not only adore Doom 64 but I like the remake even more. For those that thought the game was to dark, try the remake for the Series X, PS5, and PC you will not be disappointed. It keeps the foreboding and dark atmosphere while still enabling you to see. Having said this I do take one issue with Doom 64 and it's a bit out of left field but stay with me... I remember when Doom 64 launched, I had the Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation, and N64. I had the PSX version as well as the original PC game. Out of all of them it is the Saturn port that still intrigues me too this day. The Sega Saturn port was said to be a different Doom experience as the developers decided to use all of the Saturn's hardware to make a unique Doom game that rivaled even the PC original (supposedly). Unfortunately, Carmack was not happy with this and made them completely scrap it. They had to restart everything and the port was doomed. I often wonder how that Saturn version would have turned out and was it anything like Doom 64? My theory is the N64 version was inspired by the Saturn's original Doom port. Am I wrong? Addendum- I feel you should also mention the PSX port of Doom. It was the first to add colorful lighting making for a much darker game. The music from the PSX and Saturn ports was out of this world.

[@SuperLlama42]

>No mention of the absolute hell "music" that's in Breakdown

[@Kittiesofdeath]

One of my fav games ever, thou i prefer the original caco demons designs, i feel like the cacos in this where originally purposed to be pain elementals but become cacos when pain elementals became that freaky thing we get here, the double shot pain elemental.

[@J.DeLaPoer]

Doom64 = best doom. Just saying. I love the original Dooms, but this ended up being my favorite; and also fills me with nostalgia as it was released (and I played the hell out of it) at a great time in my life. I did miss the Archvile and shotgun anims (both cut for space), but the mapping was solid, texturing/lighting/sprite designs were definite upgrades while still feeling like Doom, and the change to dark, brooding atmosphere was welcome. Quite a few tweaks and tricks that squeezed everything out of the engine too: pseudo true-3D with functional bridges, room-over-room and just generally *much* more detailed and complex architecture compared to Doom1 & 2's maps. It's criminally unknown & underrated, and for some reason often derided as "just a port with better graphics", which couldn't be further from the truth as all 30+ maps were newly created for it. I consider it the real Doom 3 (Sorry folks, D3 was a good game in it's own right, but it wasn't "Doom" to me). Random fun fact: nearly all D64 textures were created in greyscale to save cart space, and the game relies almost entirely on its in-engine lighting for color.

[@RBEO22]

Breakdown has the best music in the game

[@daveweaver3886]

Definitely one of the creepiest ones for sure, especially the deep growls and the "I want my mama" voices. It's even better in Brutal Doom with the added soldier torture screams. My personal favorite one is "Bleep Spawn" from Alpha Quadrant.

[@MelTheHal]

Because I loved quakes atmosphere I FUCKING LOVED doom 64s. Also it’s setting is more reminiscent of the ps1 port of doom rather than a weird transition point before doom 2 and 3

[@terminalcreature1560]

I saw reviewers in 1997 give the game a 5/10 and I was stupified. 25 years later, I STILL don't know what about the game was so terrible. I actually put it marginally above I and II.

[@mcdonkey500]

doom64 is so underrated. Loved it as a kid and it still holds up great. It's actually scary too unlike Doom 3.

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

Apart from the Bad weapon Animations and No iconic Soundtrack, i kinda liked Doom64 Tbh the Demon Key Feature is Hit and miss at the Same Time. I mean, did they reall have to be Hidden in Secret Levels? Who expects to find them all without Help?

[@bioshock6935]

personally I think midway done a wonderful job for the n64 just a shame we haven't got a proper remaster with today's visuals but keeping the same gameplay style with mouse look up and down and a lot harder to play with more enemies but not in the style of the new doom eternal or 2016 for me that's not what doom was

[@lautarocardozo5214]

For me this game along with eternal are the best games in the series, i also think that doom 64 has the most consistent levels out of all the games.

[@BanjoSick]

Love Doom 64!!!!! Great atmosphere and Levels!