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DF Retro: Doom - Every Console Port Tested!
- Thread starter LordOfLore
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Nachtfalke
Member
Sweet! Waited a long time for this, can't wait to watch it. Johns Magnum Opus?
Dang, I thought I got that right. Tough to line it up just right.
Acidote
Member
Editing is a pain in the ass and it is very a slight desync, if it is actually there and not something on my end. Very good job on everything df retro related. I'm always wondering what will come next when I watch one of your videos.
And with video I obviously meant sound ;-)
R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
Highly enjoyable video, though I would have liked to see coverage of Doom for PC-98 as well.
kimifan141
Member
YES i was just thinking this morning " man its been a while since df retro ... " and then boom
We were tougher and less oversensitive back in those days.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
I played the shit out of GBA Doom, even with 2/3 of the levels and 2-3 of the monsters missing. Was an absolute marvel to me back in 2002.
Really hoping we get Doom Classic ported to the newest wave of systems, hurts it never got ported to Vita!
Really hoping we get Doom Classic ported to the newest wave of systems, hurts it never got ported to Vita!
A manager's threat of the ages is born
"Don't piss me off or I'll get you to go port Doom to the 3DO in a few weeks in a room by yourself with nothing but dissembled code and biscuits for company"!!
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
While you're here, should we expect a supplementary video for Doom on Switch in the next few days?
Playing Doom because Quake on DX4 was awful.Pssh, some of us were playing Doom on a 486 DX4 100. I don't think I've ever played Doom below 30fps
Shambalakan
Member
Wow can't wait to watch this!
Ain't that the truth!
sixteen-bit
Member
Nice, I'm looking forward to seeing this.
Super informative and interesting. Overall a great watch. GBA Doom was the one that really impressed me back in the day!
...I have to say, though, having never seen a DF Retro video before -- the editing was really off-putting. The off-screen TV shots were distracting and thoroughly unhelpful (it's not like filming a TV is representative of how it looks on a TV), the jump cuts and weird fades at the start of each game's section were confusing, and the four-and-a-half-minutes of nothing at the start sapped a lot of my interest (luckily I managed to push through).
But yeah, complaints aside, I was still pretty impressed by the level of detail and research, and I'll definitely go back and check out a few more DF Retro videos for more of that stuff.
...I have to say, though, having never seen a DF Retro video before -- the editing was really off-putting. The off-screen TV shots were distracting and thoroughly unhelpful (it's not like filming a TV is representative of how it looks on a TV), the jump cuts and weird fades at the start of each game's section were confusing, and the four-and-a-half-minutes of nothing at the start sapped a lot of my interest (luckily I managed to push through).
But yeah, complaints aside, I was still pretty impressed by the level of detail and research, and I'll definitely go back and check out a few more DF Retro videos for more of that stuff.
Dictator93
Member
This is basically amazing, of course.
A lot of it is experimentation on my part. I've never done filmed tv bits before but decided to try it to mix things up. Your feedback is useful on gauging what works and what doesn't. I did the whole episode in three days so I never got a chance to step back and examine it closely to improve pacing.
Diablohead
Member
Great video, I played the playstation version as a kid and owned the gba version while at college, I remember my teacher being super impressed that the gba was playing doom so well.
Blackpuppy
Member
I will add my two cents and say that it was useful seeing the GBA port being played and filmed on a real GBA. I would have been curious to see how it looks with an OG screen as well.
PS: are you saying "jag-you-are"? C'mon! I know you live in Europe but embrace the bastardization that is "jag-wire"!! Mouahahaha!
It's great to see a creator take criticism on the chin like that! To be honest, I flip-flopped a bit on whether or not to post complaints at all, because I didn't want to set a negative mood in a thread for a video that was otherwise quite enjoyable -- but now I'm glad I did. I look forward to your continuing efforts!
Of all the off-screen shots, the GBA ones did make the most sense, since unlike TVs, handheld screens are a predetermined thing. The notably non-backlit GBA screen would have been a good reason to use off-srceen footage, if they had went with that.
mikezilla2
Member
3DO doom ? will watch
AuthenticM
Member
At 0:36:00, is that the actor from Banshee and Luke Cage?
dancrane212
Member
DOOM GBA fared much better than I expected; I had figured my memory was more kind to that port than it deserved.
Really strong episode. It would be good to hear more about the ports that were coming out at the time from a development and marketing perspective, seems like so many teams were racing to come out with a port at the time on both home consoles and computers.
Doom 64 is worth a video in and of itself, people really didn't like it at the time due to Quake being the new hotness.
Doom 64 is worth a video in and of itself, people really didn't like it at the time due to Quake being the new hotness.
Sapiens
Member
Amazing work. As usual.
I wonder if we'll ever get the opportunity to see the original version of Saturn Doom - I wonder if it looked/ran somewhat similar to Powerslave or Duke.
I was kinda hoping that the vault would finally be opened on that one for your video, but alas, it remains a mystery like Saturn VF3.
Thanks again, John. Talent + Work Ethic = You.
I wonder if we'll ever get the opportunity to see the original version of Saturn Doom - I wonder if it looked/ran somewhat similar to Powerslave or Duke.
I was kinda hoping that the vault would finally be opened on that one for your video, but alas, it remains a mystery like Saturn VF3.
Thanks again, John. Talent + Work Ethic = You.
Vlaphor
Member
Three things.
First: Fantastic Video
Two: Once again, I'll tell the world that while the 3do version of Doom is the worst, the soundtrack is the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjEx292Ph8M
Three: When they held the GBA at an angle and played Doom...I kinda felt dizzy watching it. Don't know if that's just me, or the effect of watching an FPS at an angle, but I had to look away after a bit.
First: Fantastic Video
Two: Once again, I'll tell the world that while the 3do version of Doom is the worst, the soundtrack is the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjEx292Ph8M
Three: When they held the GBA at an angle and played Doom...I kinda felt dizzy watching it. Don't know if that's just me, or the effect of watching an FPS at an angle, but I had to look away after a bit.
nkarafo
Member
I always found it funny how with the early ports of Doom in last/cross gen machines, the better the music was the worst the game was running:
3DO - Best music quality - worst frame rate
SNES - OK music quality - mediocre frame rate
32X - Bad music quality - good frame rate
Jaguar - No music - best frame rate
3DO - Best music quality - worst frame rate
SNES - OK music quality - mediocre frame rate
32X - Bad music quality - good frame rate
Jaguar - No music - best frame rate
Klappdrachen
Member
Nice, been waiting for this.
Sir Abacus
Member
That was awesome, John.