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Doom and Doom II get a ‘definitive’ re-release that’s packed with upgrades (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming

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If you own either game already, you’ll get it for free.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

What if I want to keep the original version? Can I still access it? I'm getting sick and tired of my games being replaced with shit I never asked for, even if it is arguably a "better" version.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

When you launch, you get a prompt from Steam asking if you want to run this new rerelease or the original MS-DOS versions.

[–] SpaceNoodle 11 points 3 months ago

I read that it includes the original versions, which is something I'm also counting on.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

It's already out, checked my Steam library and both this and the original versions are there.

[–] CodexArcanum 3 points 3 months ago

If you check the folders as well, all the .WADs are there for everything (if you want to use them with a different port/engine). Not sure if it detected which games I already owned, but my version is actually Doom + Doom 2 + Final Doom + Master Levels + Sigil + NRFTL + LOR (new campaign). Plus all the featured mods (from the recent console ports) and a regular user-driven mod browser.

It's a pretty overwhelming update to the already decent Kex engine port that's been on consoles for a while. They added a bunch of dvd-extras too like concept art and such. It's not my favorite way to play but it's still a pretty great free update!

[–] FangedWyvern42 1 points 3 months ago

Yes, you can access it; all the WADs are still there.