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Still my favorite game of all time!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I really only bought this pack for the Doom 3 trailer and screen shots that come with it (which are outstanding, by the way), but I went ahead and installed the older games as well. When I started playing the original Doom again I got kind of nostalgic and said to myself "what the hell," and played through the entire library. This took me right back to my junior high school days. This was really the very first computer game I ever truly got interested in. Anything before this was just silly kid games that I never really stuck with for more than a few hours. Examples: Super Boulder Dash, Threshold, Paratrooper, Number Munchers, etc. Nintendo and Sega don't count. Those aren't computer games. They are "Entertainment Systems," and since then I've grown to abhor such things, but I digress. Most of the computer games that I had a casual association with were severely dated even back then. So, one day I went over to a friends house and saw my friends father playing this game, and I was absolutely transfixed by what I was seeing. I didn't even know there WERE such games of this type until I saw it being played. That is, games from the first person perspective. I had always wanted to see a game of that type, and I creamed my jeans when I finally saw one. So, I waited for my friends father to go to work, and then I started playing it myself. Needless to say, I was addicted from the word go. My friend wouldn't have been able to pry me away from that computer with the jaws of life and a pair of oven mitts. My number one recurring thought was "just bring me a bed pan, and a case of Snapple and I could probably sit here and play this game non-stop until I've beaten it." I would have done just that too, if my mom hadn't finally called and said to me "It's after midnight. Get your @$$ home." I didn't stay away long, though. I was back in front of that computer right after school the next day, and I was there everyday after that until I conquered all of the first three episodes. On "I'm too young to die," mind you. Then I played it again. This time on "Nightmare." That took me a little longer to beat, but I still made it.

Yep, those were the good old days. In fact this game may be the one thing that kept me from slashing my g*ddamn wrists during my painful adolescence. Junior high was a nightmare, and oftentimes this game was my only refuge from the horrors of seventh and eighth grade life.

Obviously the game is totally out dated now. What with all the new computer hardware and software out there, and the ungodly AI capabilities that most game engines have today. But whenever I get overwhelmed by the system requirements of today's gaming market, I like to just load up Doom and relive my youth. Blowing off the heads of zombies, and pretending that they are my teachers and so forth. Ah, that's mighty fine. So, if you have never played a first person shooter in your life, and want to get a look at where it all started this is a nice place to start. At less then $20.00 it's a steal. Since this game contains Doom, Doom 2, Thy Flesh Consumed, and Final Doom. Four games that would have gone for about $45.00 each back when they were new. Not to mention the fact that the CDROM includes a nice preview of Doom3, as well. Great collectors item, great gift, great stuff, great everything.

Not bad...not bad......

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Doom was THE most famous game of the early ninties. Games such as Heretic and Duke Nukem could not beat it then, and still not now.

Doom Collector's Edition is perfect for getting the games that made legend, and is only 10.00 dollars at most stores. However, if you never liked Doom, this collection won't do a thing to change your mind. Includes The Ultimate Doom, Doom II, and the fan-made Final Doom. Recommended.

Oh Joy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

With all the "DOOM 3" advertisements springing up lately, I've recently developed a hankering to revisit the orginal "Doom" titles. I thought it would be fun to play them all over again and maybe that would hold me over untill "Doom 3". I was out trying to locate the games when I stumbled upon this little jem. This concluded my guest in an instant. "Doom", "Doom II", and "Final Doom" all on one CD ROM. Thats some 60 levels which means hours upon hours of game play. This is a perfect collection to hold you over for "Doom 3" and once it comes out you will have the complete "Doom" collection at your finger tips. Lock, load, and kiss your social life goodbye! "Doom" is making a comeback.

DOOM revisited..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

One of the greatest video games of all time has finally resurfaced in the incarnation of a greatest hits bundle, one CD features a little DOOM 3 teaser with some screenshots, wallpapers, interviews with creators and a trailer just to drive you nuts, in the other disc is the three games, Ultimate DOOM, DOOM 2, and Final DOOM, through these three great games we see the evolution of the mechanics, in Ultimate DOOM there is more of a shoot-em'-up, tag em' and bag em' kind of feel to it, DOOM 2 sees a more of a puzzle side to the DOOM series with some tough challenges, Final DOOM sees the fusion of Ultimate DOOM and DOOM 2, creating the ulitmate destructive experience..
I reccomend this collectors addition to amatures as well as veterans to DOOM and at $9.95 it is a bargain you can't beat!

No denying it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'll be brief

Sure--
---The graphics are pixelled and outdated-----
---The control style hurts (no mouse)
---There's no dialogue or cinema
---The music is cheesy at times
---The story is paper thin
---It's technically incompetent by today's standards

But I'll tell you what, in spite of all this, when you play DOOM, there's no escape the overwhelming feeling that your playing a classic, one of the best games ever made. Without the reward of fancy ending cinematics (just some hammy dialogue and a painting) or in-game movies or other humans, this is a satisfying experience.

A great collection, but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Doom Collector's Edition contains the original Ultimate Doom, Doom II, and Final Doom all on 1 CD Rom. These are 3 of the greatest computer games ever released, so this is a fantastic collection. But, everything isn't perfect here. The 3 games are simply the original Windows 95 versions. Nothing has been added or modified to take advantage of today's computers. This means that all mouse support is absent under Windows 2000. And USB mice will likely not work under any OS. Also unchanged is the game's control scheme. There is still no single button command for right or left strafing. Strafing is still done by holding the strafe button and pushing the direction that you want to go. This means that you can't circle-strafe with the standard conrtols. Circle-strafing is more like octogon-strafing here. You must strafe, then turn, then strafe, then turn, etc to make a circle. You can use a programmable gamepad to solve this problem by mapping the 2 button strafe command to a single button, but this shouldn't have to be done on a game released in 2003. I also would have liked to see added 3D accelerator support as an option.
As it is, this collection still contains some of the best games ever made, but it's simply been thrown together by Activision to cash in on the Doom 3 hype.

Good and re-programmed

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

They did a good job of creating a Winodws 95 port(Doom 95) of the game. In other words, you don't have to worry that the sound or music won't work... because it will.

Doom

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I always loved doom and i always will because of this title...

Doom Forever!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

With Doom 3 coming out, ID decided to make a Doom compilation. Even after 10 years, the gameplay is still good. Here's my run-down of the classic Dooms that started it all:

Concept: You are a space marine stranded on Mars. Your mission is to kill all of the demons from hell that have infested the UAC facility on Mars. You come back to Earth to find that the demons have messed everything up etc.

Control: For a game that was made 10 years ago, the control is still solid. Unfortunatly, you can't jump.

Graphics: The levels are extremely detailed. There are decapitated marines all over the place, satanic pentagrams painted with human blood on the walls, images of satin himself, toxic waste, and a lot of other cool things . The monsters look pretty good too, from the goat-headed demons, imps, zombie marines, floating blob things, etc.

Sound: The very eerie music and the moans and grunts of the demons add up to the freaky factor.

Value: You'll be playing this game forever. there are close to fifty levels combined in the three Dooms combined in this game. You'll also want to play this game on a harder difficulty after you've completed it the first time.

Overall: This is a great game for gamers and casual gamers that are looking for a VERY fun shoot-em up game that will last a long time. This game is DEFINATLY not for the light hearted or for children that are not mature enough to handle it; it can give BAD nightmares. It was also a factor in the Columbine shooting and it started a whole contraversy with the government, so you can guess how violent and gory it was. Whenever there's time, you should buy this great package.

Doom is cool

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Doom is good but the only problem about it is that it gets really hard and you don't know where to go.When you are using the Bfg9000 alot,it starts to get boring.There's not much to do unless you play this game like 24/7

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