But, nevertheless, DOOM turns 15 today. It’s been a decade and a half since a lone Space Marine first decided that he was all that stood between the legions of Hell and the conquest of Mars.  With a shotgun and chainsaw, he fought his way into Hell, and into our hearts.

DOOM was a big leap forward from it’s FPS predecessor, Wolfenstein 3d, and with a rockin’ soundtrack and explosions a-plenty, there were few gamers (especially of the teenage boy persuasion, such as myself) who could resist.

For me, DOOM also holds a special place as the first FPS I ever played multiplayer; a friend of mine who worked in the school library smuggled a copy onto a couple of computers there, so after school we could all hang out and use the pre-assembled LAN to our heart’s content.  Thank goodness the librarian didn’t care.  DOOM taught me some valuable lessons about trashtalking and telefragging.

Anyone else out there have any warm and fuzzy DOOM memories?  Share them today as we wish it bon anniversaire.