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Grab your BFG and play Doom in your browser - Time Waster
by Lee Mathews Dec 23rd 2008 at 11:00AM
This one really takes me back. As soon as I saw the opening screen, I could picture a dozen people crammed into my dorm room watching my roommate and I deathmatch over our awesome null modem cable.
Yes, Doom 1 has been recompiled in Flash from the original source. It plays just like I remembered the original, and could definitely become a giant Time Waster for anyone else who was hooked on Doom when it was first released.
Playing through a few levels almost made me forget how terrible the movie was (sorry, Dwayne).
There's no music, but I usually had that shut off and listened to my Discman. All the old cheat codes work as well: in case you've forgotten, IDDQD activates "degreelessness" and IDKFA will enable all weapons, keys, and ammo, and boost your armor to 200%. Not that I'm saying you'll need to cheat, but when you remember something like that after 14 years, you give it a try to see if it still works.
You'll need Flash 10 to play, and a non-PowerPC computer to run it.
By the way: if you also enjoyed Heretic (think Medieval Doom with a crossbow), you can find an updated Shockwave version of it on this site.
Thanks, Blake!
Yes, Doom 1 has been recompiled in Flash from the original source. It plays just like I remembered the original, and could definitely become a giant Time Waster for anyone else who was hooked on Doom when it was first released.
Playing through a few levels almost made me forget how terrible the movie was (sorry, Dwayne).
There's no music, but I usually had that shut off and listened to my Discman. All the old cheat codes work as well: in case you've forgotten, IDDQD activates "degreelessness" and IDKFA will enable all weapons, keys, and ammo, and boost your armor to 200%. Not that I'm saying you'll need to cheat, but when you remember something like that after 14 years, you give it a try to see if it still works.
You'll need Flash 10 to play, and a non-PowerPC computer to run it.
By the way: if you also enjoyed Heretic (think Medieval Doom with a crossbow), you can find an updated Shockwave version of it on this site.
Thanks, Blake!
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Lane Huff said 11:13AM on 12-23-2008
Might help if you put a link to the game you're talking about in the article.
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Lee Mathews said 11:31AM on 12-23-2008
Thanks for catching that, Lane...Links added.
CMSes are such a double-edged sword :-P
k4ffy said 11:36AM on 12-23-2008
"IDSPISPOPD"!!!
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whiskey said 3:29AM on 12-24-2008
IDKFA IDDQD and sorry guys... Demo mode has no BFG!!!
Prosthetic Lips said 3:34PM on 2-22-2009
I tried that flash version before, and: (1) it comes complete with all the secret areas (at least through level E04), (2) you could not IDKFA to get a BFG. I didn't play it through to where you could get a BFG, so maybe I mis-remember the cheat behavior. Slightly misleading title, but still fun to bask in the "good old days."
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whiskey said 4:48PM on 12-25-2008
Demo WAD had no BFG...
Max said 2:22PM on 12-23-2008
Unusable frame rate on my current-generation iMac. Plus that damn Kongregate "chat" window is annoying as hell.
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whiskey said 4:49PM on 12-25-2008
Maybe is flash that's acting up on you... (it could be OSX) because Windows XP, Vista AND Linux can play it right.
Stunned said 7:07PM on 12-23-2008
Invincibility iddqd
All weapons, keys, ammo, and 200% armor idkfa
Berserker strength idbeholds
Temporary invincibility idbeholdv
Temporary invisibility idbeholdi
Full automap idbeholda
Anti-radiation suit idbeholdr
Light amplification visor idbeholdl
Walk through walls idspispopd or idclip
Chainsaw idchoppers
Level select idclev
Toggle full map; full map and objects; normal map iddt
Display coordinates and heading idmypos
Change music to indicated level idmus
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Josh Reiner said 8:10AM on 12-24-2008
OMG I cant believe it, a few weeks ago I downloaded a "hi-res" version of Doom AND Duke Nukem 3D and LOVE IT! What a trip down memory lane!
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Jay said 11:42AM on 12-24-2008
think this is cool?
check out quakelive you need an invite from a friend though
http://beta.quakelive.com/beta/
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codeman38 said 12:32PM on 12-24-2008
Gahh! It's so ingrained for me that Ctrl is shoot and Space is open that I keep shooting at doors and trying to open enemies.
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