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Post by dr_st on Feb 19, 2021 12:46:48 GMT -5
My first introduction to DOOM was in the mid-nineties, before source ports or anything, and my first playthrough were on an actual DOS PC. So from time to time, I still feel nostalgic and play the originals, either on such a retro system (I still have one) or via DOSBox. With time I've moved to playing MBF which builds upon the original DOS builds of BOOM and adds a higher resolution (makes a big difference on an LCD) and some little bugfixes/improvements, while being still faithful to the original gameplay. Does anyone else still do that? I feel that the vast majority of people play modern source ports, either GZDoom and clones or PrBoom/Chocolate/Crispy if they want the pure experience. There are actually still projects to improve the original DOOM for DOS and make it work better on even older machines than it was originally designed for - like 80386. FastDoom is probably the best example. I find this work super-impressive, even though I personally have no intention of ever playing DOOM on such an old system.
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Post by optimus on Feb 19, 2021 13:11:15 GMT -5
My first introduction to Doom was on a 486.
I have a 386 here (because I like to collect retro DOS PCs for nostalgia), the fastest system I could build (AMD 40mhz, fastest ISA Tseng Labs card, 8MB of Ram) and I also test FastDoom. It starts being playable with the lowres and untextured floors. Even the original, with F5 Low Detail it started being sort of playable at early level but not at later. I plan to replay it fully on a 386 at one point on FastDoom, just for the feeling of how it is to play in such slow system. In high detail it's comparable to the slow 3DO port, sometimes slightly faster, sometimes slower.
Few years ago recently I decided to play and try to finish every Doom console version, from the slow 3DO and Saturn to the great PSX version. I remember playing the 32X version which is smaller window and resolution, crappy sound but at least the framerate is better than others, and I was surprised that I still enjoyed it. The controls were so good, the feeling of shooting monsters and the sound tropes were there, it just felt good despite the worse graphics. I thought then that Doom is so good that it still feels great even in slow systems.
But yeah, naturally I will use some modern port for everyday Dooming, but I can survive trying the old feel once and not feel dated.
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