Which doom game do you have the most nostalgia with?

[nathanB404]

which doom game created many memories for you? could be the classics or the modern titles. for me personally, I have the most nostalgia for doom eternal. tracks like super gore nest, cultist base, blood swamps, hell on earth, sentinel prime, Exultia (especially the Ambientes. its sooo good) etc... i remember being so excited when i beat ultra nightmare on super gore nest master level as a kid back then. the feeling of rush and intenseness when going through ultra nigthmare, in general, was unlike anything other for me at the time hehe 😅. and then being rewarded for your achievement was so awesome. 

[Azuris]

I think one of the most shared Memories will be the end of Episode 1 when the two Barrons appear.

 

Love it.

 

Edit: Also the Recreation in Doom 3 plus the Impression that Hell gives there.

 

[TheMagicMushroomMan]

I understand that you're young, but how can you feel nostalgia for a game that came out all the way back in 2020? Even when it came to my "childhood games" it probably took a good ten years to produce that feeling. Not judging, just wondering, because I'm starting to see a lot of people on places like Youtube commenting on how nostalgic a game/movie/song from six months ago makes them feel. It reminds me of your friend in middle school talking about how they're getting engaged to this guy/girl they met all the way back in... last week.

[mrthejoshmon]

 

The Williams logo lives rent free in my head

 

EDIT: Wait, nostalgia for Doom Eternal? My brother in Christ what do you mean?

[Wyrmwood]

I still consider Eternal a new game, not even got round to playing yet! Think your mistaking nostalgia for something else. Unless your a time traveler from 2055!

[Mr. Freeze]

Doom 1. One of my few SNES memories is me with that red cartridge on a random 90's Saturday morning, blasting demons away. 

[Captain POLAND]

1 hour ago, TheMagicMushroomMan said:

I understand that you're young, but how can you feel nostalgia for a game that came out all the way back in 2020? Even when it came to my "childhood games" it probably took a good ten years to produce that feeling. Not judging, just wondering, because I'm starting to see a lot of people on places like Youtube commenting on how nostalgic a game/movie/song from six months ago makes them feel. It reminds me of your friend in middle school talking about how they're getting engaged to this guy/girl they met all the way back in... last week.

 

I'm already nostalgia for the breakfast I just finished 2 minutes ago.

 

 

[TheFocus]

Doom 2 easy. specifically, the track Waiting For Romero To Play. for whatever reason, that song takes me back to the very first time i ever played the game when i was like, 10.

[Lord_Future]

Doom 3 got me into doom, so id say doom 3 or d3 ROE

[Quagsire]

2 hours ago, TheMagicMushroomMan said:

I understand that you're young, but how can you feel nostalgia for a game that came out all the way back in 2020? Even when it came to my "childhood games" it probably took a good ten years to produce that feeling. Not judging, just wondering, because I'm starting to see a lot of people on places like Youtube commenting on how nostalgic a game/movie/song from six months ago makes them feel. It reminds me of your friend in middle school talking about how they're getting engaged to this guy/girl they met all the way back in... last week.

Two years is a wide enough gap. Hell, I have nostalgia of my own toward Eternal. Not as much so as 2016 or the original Doom games, but it's still very much there.

[TheMagicMushroomMan]

2 hours ago, Captain POLAND said:

I'm already nostalgia for the breakfast I just finished 2 minutes ago.

My man, that's just acid reflux.

[Herr Dethnout]

7 hours ago, nathanB404 said:

... I have the most nostalgia for doom eternal... I remember being so excited when i beat ultra nightmare on super gore nest master level as a kid back then...

 

My man, you grown up really fast...

[MrBlaskovitz]

The original Ultimate Doom. I still remember playing it on my dad's old MAC using Chocolate Doom. The sound of E2M1 still gives me the feels :)

[Lucius Wooding]

Sigil 2, it gave me reverse nostalgia as soon as it was announced. I was so young back then.

[Bagellio]

i never actually played doom until 2020, but i do remember seeing the originals on the xbox live arcade when i was younger, however i never played them for some reason. so, i guess the cover art?

[nathanB404]

1 hour ago, Herr Dethnout said:

 

My man, you grown up really fast...

2020 covid nostalgia hits different

[nathanB404]

6 hours ago, Wyrmwood said:

I still consider Eternal a new game, not even got round to playing yet! Think your mistaking nostalgia for something else. Unless your a time traveler from 2055!

i fr do be living in 2040 XD. but fr, i do have some memories of my own with the game. not nostalgic in a childhood way, more so like new nostalgia for me. 

[nathanB404]

3 hours ago, TheMagicMushroomMan said:

My man, that's just acid reflux.

lol i have that

[nathanB404]

7 hours ago, TheMagicMushroomMan said:

I understand that you're young, but how can you feel nostalgia for a game that came out all the way back in 2020? Even when it came to my "childhood games" it probably took a good ten years to produce that feeling. Not judging, just wondering, because I'm starting to see a lot of people on places like Youtube commenting on how nostalgic a game/movie/song from six months ago makes them feel. It reminds me of your friend in middle school talking about how they're getting engaged to this guy/girl they met all the way back in... last week.

i think it was more so peak covid nostalgia for me. when the game came out. the whole world was on lockdown mode. me being a 16 year old who had school canceled during this virus outbreak, decided to pick up a game at my local gamestop. i was going through some stuff during lockdown and doom eternal was sort of a gate way out of it. ik that sounds cringe, but the uncertain times of covid really made me fearful for my family and myself. not to mention the whole doomtuber content scene at the time was awesome. i remember watching the OG's like hmmmp, horde mode gaming, dead k3y, oyff (he does other content tho), and sort of midnight (not his newer stuff, but his old vids from 2020). it was really cool to see a community grow from this game alone. not to mention the whole sticky bomb vs full auto debate was so awesome (for any of the OGs who remember). from 2020 to 2021 it was a fun time to be a fan of the series. all that while the whole world was in lock down, really made things special.

[OleBumma]

The ending of episode 1 takes me back to those days when I would freak out as a kid hoppin into that black hole dimension leading to nothing but death lol

I think going through each episode was such a quest for me back then, I still have a diary from that year where I would take notes of my progresses. ._.

[Ragu]

7 hours ago, TheMagicMushroomMan said:

I understand that you're young, but how can you feel nostalgia for a game that came out all the way back in 2020? Even when it came to my "childhood games" it probably took a good ten years to produce that feeling. Not judging, just wondering, because I'm starting to see a lot of people on places like Youtube commenting on how nostalgic a game/movie/song from six months ago makes them feel. It reminds me of your friend in middle school talking about how they're getting engaged to this guy/girl they met all the way back in... last week.

 

I remember carrying the torch for all those hopelessly outdated NES and SNES games in like, 1996. Or, like, watching an MTV 80s weekend in 1994 or 1995 and being like "damn I wish it was still the 80s, the 80s were so cool..." motherfucker that wasn't even half a decade ago!! Time just works differently when you're young.

 

Nowadays it's like "huh, how the hell are the Xbox 360 and PS3 nostalgic, they just came out a couple years ago didn't they?"

[Captain POLAND]

23 minutes ago, OleBumma said:

The ending of episode 1 takes me back to those days when I would freak out as a kid hoppin into that black hole dimension leading to nothing but death lol

I think going through each episode was such a quest for me back then, I still have a diary from that year where I would take notes of my progresses. ._.

 

I'd like to read that, if possible.

[TheMagicMushroomMan]

37 minutes ago, nathanB404 said:

i think it was more so peak covid nostalgia for me. when the game came out. the whole world was on lockdown mode. me being a 16 year old who had school canceled during this virus outbreak, decided to pick up a game at my local gamestop. i was going through some stuff during lockdown and doom eternal was sort of a gate way out of it. ik that sounds cringe, but the uncertain times of covid really made me fearful for my family and myself. not to mention the whole doomtuber content scene at the time was awesome. i remember watching the OG's like hmmmp, horde mode gaming, dead k3y, oyff (he does other content tho), and sort of midnight (not his newer stuff, but his old vids from 2020). it was really cool to see a community grow from this game alone. not to mention the whole sticky bomb vs full auto debate was so awesome (for any of the OGs who remember). from 2020 to 2021 it was a fun time to be a fan of the series. all that while the whole world was in lock down, really made things special.

Not cringe at all my friend, actually a very reasonable and mature response from someone who was supposedly a kid a couple years ago. I've seen other people with "lockdown nostalgia" so I understand what you're saying. Things never really changed for me during that period of time, so it's not really something that affects me. Plus like @Ragu said, time works differently when you're young. After about 18 or so, this effect wears off and things that came out in 2010 seem like they came out last year. I think the most "modern" game that is nostalgic to me is Dragon Quest VIII.

[xX_Lol6_Xx]

Snes Doom, no jokes I love this port and will always be my favorite version of Doom, despite the Dos version being obviously better in every aspect and it being one of the worst in terms of performance. It was my first exposure to Doom after all and I think it has the best soundtrack out of all console ports. Heck some of the more creepy or tense music tracks sound a lot better in Snes than in Dos, at least in my opinion, for example:

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E1M2

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E2M2

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E2M8 (E2M5 in Snes Doom is by far my favorite track of the first game)

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E2M6 (E2M4 in Snes Doom)

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Edited December 23, 2022 by xX_Lol6_Xx : Correcting some shenanegans with the spoiler tags

[nathanB404]

14 hours ago, mrthejoshmon said:

 

The Williams logo lives rent free in my head

 

EDIT: Wait, nostalgia for Doom Eternal? My brother in Christ what do you mean?

this brings back so many memories. doom eternal had such a vibe going for it. more so than 2016 I feel like. 

[Endless]

14 hours ago, TheMagicMushroomMan said:

I understand that you're young, but how can you feel nostalgia for a game that came out all the way back in 2020? Even when it came to my "childhood games" it probably took a good ten years to produce that feeling. Not judging, just wondering, because I'm starting to see a lot of people on places like Youtube commenting on how nostalgic a game/movie/song from six months ago makes them feel. It reminds me of your friend in middle school talking about how they're getting engaged to this guy/girl they met all the way back in... last week.

I guess it also depends on the situation. Two years ago most of us were suffering the pandemic, and in shutdown mode. A lot of people lives changed to staying at home for much longer then they were used to, and I've seen some people recall those times with either a sense of dread or melancholy. Personally, I don't feel nostalgia for 2 years ago, but I feel a distant sadness. The 2020 quarantine days were very quiet, and staying at home 24 7 in total silence made time move way slower, which I welcomed. There were things that I discovered and enjoyed during that time, but that I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been capable of doing if it was just another regular year. 2020 was weird man, it almost feels like some historical event from decades ago, so much has changed in so little.

 

As for ''true'' nostalgia, if that even exist, I guess it hits you after 10 years. A generation is enough to feel the weight of time pass by. 10 years ago I was discovering Minecraft, and why yes, I feel nostalgia for that game, and a lot.

[Kor]

I'd have to go with Doom 1, which I first played the shareware of in 95.  I have a vague memory of wandering the halls of e1m4.  It looked amazing to me.  I also recall seeing the episode 1 sky for the first time and, since I didn't know the story, wondering if the game took place in South America.

[nathanB404]

3 hours ago, Endless said:

I guess it also depends on the situation. Two years ago most of us were suffering the pandemic, and in shutdown mode. A lot of people lives changed to staying at home for much longer then they were used to, and I've seen some people recall those times with either a sense of dread or melancholy. Personally, I don't feel nostalgia for 2 years ago, but I feel a distant sadness. The 2020 quarantine days were very quiet, and staying at home 24 7 in total silence made time move way slower, which I welcomed. There were things that I discovered and enjoyed during that time, but that I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been capable of doing if it was just another regular year. 2020 was weird man, it almost feels like some historical event from decades ago, so much has changed in so little.

 

As for ''true'' nostalgia, if that even exist, I guess it hits you after 10 years. A generation is enough to feel the weight of time pass by. 10 years ago I was discovering Minecraft, and why yes, I feel nostalgia for that game, and a lot.

yeah covid was no joke. definitely felt like 9/11 shit with the fear of uncertainty. crazy to think most kids who are born nowadays wont remember how the covid era life was like. just like how i was born in 2004 and never was there for the events of 9/11 that unfold. crazy times...

[Azuris]

3 hours ago, Endless said:

As for ''true'' nostalgia, if that even exist, I guess it hits you after 10 years. A generation is enough to feel the weight of time pass by. 10 years ago I was discovering Minecraft, and why yes, I feel nostalgia for that game, and a lot.

 

There is no exact Time that has to pass to feel Nostalgia.
 

Just an Example: Somebody passed away a Week ago and you feel Nostalgia for the Tea Time you had together each Day, even if the last Time is only two Weeks ago.

[Stolypin]

the first one! so many hours played