SuperPCGamer Posted August 3, 2018 Okay, does anyone else wonder why Doomguy has an SMG on the DooM cover art when there is no SMG in DooM? 0 Share this post Link to post
Grimosaur Posted August 3, 2018 I don't think anything on the cover is 'in' Doom, atleast the designs of them anyway. 1 Share this post Link to post
elend Posted August 3, 2018 I was always too distracted by the sheer awesomeness that is the Doom cover. 4 Share this post Link to post
Mr. Freeze Posted August 3, 2018 I want to know more about the Baron with a MegaMan arm cannon 9 Share this post Link to post
leodoom85 Posted August 3, 2018 Interesting that you said that but, more importantly... did you looked at the mechanical arm of the baron in front of the marine (maybe that's why the cybruiser was created...who knows)? :D 0 Share this post Link to post
Urthar Posted August 3, 2018 Traditional computer game box art always took some liberties with regard to the actual content, was often produced long before the game itself was finished. 4 Share this post Link to post
SiFi270 Posted August 3, 2018 I was always more curious about what the other marine's weapon was supposed to be. 0 Share this post Link to post
MaxTrevors Posted August 3, 2018 I've always been more curious about casual friday Doomguy in jeans on the cover of the playstation version. 0 Share this post Link to post
seed Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Mr. Freeze said: I want to know more about the Baron with a MegaMan arm cannon Lmao, now that you mention it I'm curious too. I ought to stop missing the obvious... I would've probably never realized that if no one brough it up :v . 4 hours ago, Grimosaur said: atleast the designs of them anyway. I think so. Barons look different, none of them have mechanical arms, and Doomguy's gloves are yellow not black. 3 hours ago, Urthar said: was often produced long before the game itself was finished. Yeah. I always though Doomguy's weapon on the cover was in fact the cut assault rifle seen in the alphas or the press release beta. 0 Share this post Link to post
Lila Feuer Posted August 3, 2018 It's a chaingun, a really scaled down one. 0 Share this post Link to post
Aquila Chrysaetos Posted August 3, 2018 Most likely its a weapon that was originally intended to appear in Doom, like back when the rifle was in v0.4. 0 Share this post Link to post
DMPhobos Posted August 3, 2018 It's just artistic license from Don Punchatz, that's all 2 Share this post Link to post
Pegleg Posted August 3, 2018 What about the weird haircut on the cover of Doom 2? And why not complain that Doomguy isn't wearing spiked brass knuckles on one hand? Personally, what always got my attention on the Doom 1 cover wasn't the gun, but was the Baron behind Doomguy reaching up to grab his leg. The bottom line is, artistic license is usually taken in cover art and it's rather common for covers to show things that either never actually happen in the game or that don't happen quite the way they're portrayed. 1 Share this post Link to post
Solmyr Posted August 3, 2018 I always asumed that was the chaingun, it makes sense if you consider how weak the chaingun is and feels in comparison to the other weapons like the plasma rifle, the rocket launcher, the BFG and the SSG in DOOM II. It feels more like a multibarreled SMG. 5 hours ago, Agent6 said: 9 hours ago, Mr. Freeze said: I want to know more about the Baron with a MegaMan arm cannon Lmao, now that you mention it I'm curious too. This monster should be considered canon. 4 Share this post Link to post
eharper256 Posted August 3, 2018 Also, this guy is a terrible player; he's just leapt into a horde of Barons, circle strafing be damned. Even his co-op buddy is waving at him to stop being a Leeroy Jenkins. 7 Share this post Link to post
Doge Sword Posted August 3, 2018 The cover art is just there to look cool... OR MAYBE IT IS STUFF FROM SECRET DOOM THAT ONLY PEOPLE WHO WORK AT ID GAMES HAVE!!! 2 Share this post Link to post
Doge Sword Posted August 3, 2018 11 hours ago, SuperPCGamer said: Okay, does anyone else wonder why Doomguy has an SMG on the DooM cover art when there is no SMG in DooM? wait a second - where is the other marine in the background??? I swear I've seen him there. 0 Share this post Link to post
Maser Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Hey it could be worse. At least it's not as bad as the original NES Mega Man box art. And as far as the Doom guy goes, that's not an SMG he's holding. An SMG fires pistol cartridges whereas an MG fires rifle cartridges and it's very clear for those like me who are gun nuts that the magazine in the gun is holding rifle cartridges. 1 Share this post Link to post
Pegleg Posted August 3, 2018 26 minutes ago, Doge Sword said: wait a second - where is the other marine in the background??? I swear I've seen him there. You have. He's there. I don't know where this particular cover art is from, but all the ones I've ever seen have DOOM higher up and another Marine (this one with intact armor) coming to his aid. There's even a thread on reddit about that other Marine. 1 Share this post Link to post
Pegleg Posted August 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, Maser said: Hey it could be worse. At least it's not as bad as the original NES Mega Man box art. True. But what happened between the covers for Mega Man 1 and 2 and Mega Man 3? Did Capcom finally hire an artist who realized that Mega Man wasn't holding a gun, but had a cannon on the end of his arm? 0 Share this post Link to post
Woolie Wool Posted August 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Pegleg said: You have. He's there. I don't know where this particular cover art is from, but all the ones I've ever seen have DOOM higher up and another Marine (this one with intact armor) coming to his aid. There's even a thread on reddit about that other Marine. It's a wallpaper. The entire scene looks like it's been cut up and rearranged. 0 Share this post Link to post
SuperPCGamer Posted August 4, 2018 15 hours ago, Mr. Freeze said: I want to know more about the Baron with a MegaMan arm cannon Same, now that you mention it 6 hours ago, eharper256 said: Also, this guy is a terrible player; he's just leapt into a horde of Barons, circle strafing be damned. Even his co-op buddy is waving at him to stop being a Leeroy Jenkins. Haha, yeah, he needs to learn how to play before he tries to do so 6 hours ago, Pegleg said: What about the weird haircut on the cover of Doom 2? And why not complain that Doomguy isn't wearing spiked brass knuckles on one hand? Weird haircut....Oh! I have the disk, lemme take a look....and you are right! It is very weird, since doomguy's haircut does not look like that. Oh, and why he's not wearing spiked brass knuckles on that hand? He holds the pistol with that hand. Look and see if there's brass knuckles there. It's weird how fast he takes them off. It's like, you don't even SEE it. Here's something else I noticed on the cover: He shoots two pellets into a baron and the baron dies. TWO PELLETS. We all know damn well it takes more than two pellets to kill a baron. And, some might say "what if it was meant to be a demon/pinky", but here's my answer: It still takes more than two pellets to kill a demon! And, the following DOOM 4 version of the cover hints at the suggestion that that's an imp, BUT imps look nothing like that in-game, and did I not mention two monsters who takes more than two pellets to kill? The imp is a third one 1 Share this post Link to post
Woolie Wool Posted August 5, 2018 Congratulations on completely failing to understand Pegleg's point. Are you 11 or something? 3 Share this post Link to post
Duke of Pathoris Posted August 5, 2018 On 8/4/2018 at 6:37 AM, Doge Sword said: wait a second - where is the other marine in the background??? I swear I've seen him there. Turns out the other marine is possessed if you take a closer look. 0 Share this post Link to post
Aquila Chrysaetos Posted August 5, 2018 On 8/3/2018 at 9:48 PM, SuperPCGamer said: *Stuff about the covers contradicting the games* The covers took something called Artistic License. It doesn't have to be accurate, it just has to draw attention. How many movie posters do you see doing the same thing? How many book covers? This isn't a new phenomenon. In fact, I basically just repeated what Pegleg said in the post you quoted, but left out, presumably deliberately, to make your ridiculous point. Here's the full post: On 8/3/2018 at 2:41 PM, Pegleg said: What about the weird haircut on the cover of Doom 2? And why not complain that Doomguy isn't wearing spiked brass knuckles on one hand? Personally, what always got my attention on the Doom 1 cover wasn't the gun, but was the Baron behind Doomguy reaching up to grab his leg. The bottom line is, artistic license is usually taken in cover art and it's rather common for covers to show things that either never actually happen in the game or that don't happen quite the way they're portrayed. Notice what I just repeated I've bolded here. 1 Share this post Link to post
MTF Sergeant Posted August 9, 2018 Try reading the Doom Bible. You may find out all of the hidden mysteries of why the stuff on the cover isn't there in the actual game. 0 Share this post Link to post
Gez Posted August 9, 2018 1. Doesn't look like BJ at all! BJ's hair isn't black, and he's wearing a prisoner uniform, not shirtless with jean pants. 2. What the heck is that three-barrelled weapon? 3. Why is not-BJ shooting the ceiling? You can't aim your weapon up and down in Wolf 3D 4. There's a guard coming down the stairs here. But there are no stairs in Wolf 3D, only elevators for level transitions. 5. The Nazis here are wearing green uniforms, however Nazi uniforms in Wolf 3D are brown (guards), blue (SS), or white (officers). 6. Not-BJ is kicking an enemy, but you cannot kick in Wolf 3D, the only melee weapon being a knife. 7. The enemy's weapon is also missing from the game. 8. Also why is shooting despite its trigger no longer being pressed? What a productive and useful topic! 6 Share this post Link to post