Touchdown Posted January 21, 2015 I wanted to bring back the attention to those. I thought they were lost from the internet but I managed to find some yesterday, and through a DW thread, too. I have to say I've always been a fan of the old id/DOOM/Quake imagery, primarily from the UD/DII/Q1 era. This includes the ad posters, Quake the Offering, id Anthology, old CDs etc. There's something really cool about how those were handled, something that is missing today. I'm not even sure who made them but they're all very nice. What I like about the posters is that there's a really good mix of disturbing / unsettling imagery and kind of silly 90s style phrases. I think that's one of the characteristics of DOOM, it's dark and realistic, not trying to be funny but at the same time there's this over-the-top flavour to it. It's not the DOOM Comic and it's also not full-blown realism. It's a combination of seriousness and violence with the fun factor, both in the right amounts. You are the hero and you destroy your enemies but it's not completely ludicrous. Kind of makes me think of what we've heard about DOOM4. Would be awesome if they could get that balance right. Some of the old compilations (Offering, Anthology) also have really good art. It's way more interesting than those boring 'angry character' boxes (yep, also applies to DOOM/DOOMII). I dig that style, camera film bits, non-descriptive images and stuff. By the way, if anyone has better versions of those pictures (ads), or maybe some that are not here, please do share them! _________________________ Source ^^ Quake the Offering id-A: Slideshow id-A: CD1-2 id-A: CD3-4 Source ^^ id Anthology Dissolution of Eternity CD 0 Share this post Link to post
baronofheck82 Posted January 21, 2015 I remember seeing the Final Doom ad in several of my 1996-era Ultra Game Players magazines. The other two I don't remember though. 0 Share this post Link to post
40oz Posted January 21, 2015 My favorite is the SNES Doom ad you can see on doomworld.com/pageofdoom/ The one with all the black ants surrounding the red ant. I found a mint condition cut out of it from a magazine on ebay last year for $5. I wonder if they're still being sold today. 0 Share this post Link to post
Doomkid Posted January 21, 2015 Those Ads are awesome, and I agree, a bit of the flavor has been lost more recently. That last ad especially is a perfect balance of dark/unsettling, yet also funny.. My friend had the SNES Doom poster with the ants in his room for ages. I didn't even notice it was a Doom poster until years later! 0 Share this post Link to post
hex11 Posted January 21, 2015 There's a bunch of stuff here: http://www.doomworld.com/pageofdoom/images.html Btw, I noticed some of his other pages (Places: Mars/Phobos/Deimos/Earth, maybe others too...) have broken image links. 0 Share this post Link to post
Avoozl Posted January 21, 2015 In a way those ads would've also suited Doom 3. 0 Share this post Link to post
Koko Ricky Posted January 22, 2015 Love the industrial grime and crass humor. The last ad, with the hanging body, perfectly embodies Doom's occultist/demonic themes. Loving it. 0 Share this post Link to post
Fulgrim Posted January 22, 2015 Id has amazing ads in the 90's. Really wish they would go back to that style for Doom 4 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted January 22, 2015 Not an ad, but c'mon, does anyone have the Doom 2 Dildo Booth on a photo archive? Well, actually, I guess a game convention booth is kind of like an ad. 0 Share this post Link to post