Doom 3DO - What the Port?

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Published on October 21, 2019 4:00:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffhK-xlCrQA

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Doom (1993)

Duration: 14:39

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Not every game can be an all-time great and not every version of an all-time great game is worth buying. On What the Port, I look at the weird and wacky world of video game ports. Sure, you can play many games on many platforms but that doesn't mean that you should play those games on every platform.

First on What the Port is DOOM. The original Doom is considered to be a genre-defining all-time great game so it's not a surprise that it has the third-most official ports of all games. However, not all of Doom's 15 ports can be as good as the original. Take #5 on that list: The Doom 3DO port. It's so bad that it's not just a bad port but a bad game. It'll stop and make you ask What The Port?!

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For more videos about gaming history, check out my monthly special series (of which What The Port is a part):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP85FGxafU8&list=PLwuFhzhNrSdMvBeH4xsAeIit18IbnbR5d

Doom was the first game I ever played on the channel. Check out the full playthrough with bonus episodes here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf5l3VQE1LE&list=PLwuFhzhNrSdO5RnQqEic-PXvJZmMAObZE

Maybe you prefer the sequel, Doom 2. I played that as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9wEL837gYg&list=PLwuFhzhNrSdPaMF9tegllRnyb7dW-Xjvg

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What the Port? looks at the weird and wacky world of video game ports. Sure, you can play many games on many platforms but that doesn't mean that you should play those games on every platform. This series looks at some of the worst and strangest game ports ever released into the wild.

Sources:
Archive.vg - https://archive.vg/blog/the-gory-story-of-dooms-3do-nightmare
Classic Doom - http://www.classicdoom.com/doomcomp.htm
Digital Foundry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=784MUbDoLjQ
Doom Wiki - https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/3DO
Games Asylum - https://www.gamesasylum.com/2016/05/17/the-unfortunate-tale-of-3do-doom/
Kotaku - https://kotaku.com/heres-why-the-3do-port-of-doom-sucked-1671138312
No Don't Die - https://nodontdie.com/rebecca-heineman
Olde Skuul - https://github.com/Olde-Skuul/doom3do
Rebecca Heineman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBbIil2HPSU
Retro Gamer Magazine - Issue 122
Stop Skeletons from Fighting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsKLvzNT7E0

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:05 History of DOOM
2:21 Development
5:32 Performance and Gameplay
8:33 Levels
10:44 The Positives
12:03 Conclusion
13:48 Outro

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