10 Best PC Games Ever - MSN Tech & Gadgets - Slide Shows - Products - 10: "#2: 'Doom'
Released: Dec. 10, 1993. Developer: Id Software. Publisher: Id Software.
The release of 'Doom' was a watershed moment not only for PC gaming, but for video gaming in general. Id's archetypical first-person shooter triggered a sea change in a PC game industry previously dominated by plodding strategy turn-fests, brainy simulations and stilted PC action titles. In contrast, the first of a new generation of fast-paced, smooth action games, Doom changed the rules, pushing PC hardware to its limits. With 'Doom,' PC gamers could experience gameplay, graphics and sound that were clearly superior to anything available on home game consoles of the day.
''Doom' defined the 3-D-shooter genre and made multiplayer gaming mainstream,' says Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and creator of the Unreal Engine technology). 'And it did them with such incredible polish, artistry and foresight that it created an industry.'"
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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