Lack of storage with an N64 cartridge was why the shotgun and super shotgun do not have proper reload animations, as well as missing chaingun guys, revenants, and archviles. The atmosphere Doom 64 had was a major and welcome departure though, and was slower paced than OG Doom.
Aubrey Hodges OST just changed the whole feel of the games, from feel ling a run and gun action game to a terrifying experience. I was so, happy when I started making horror content that Hodges even gave me permission to use his work BC it fits so well BC of the ambience it creates
SR 388 I just saw and I have to ask why??? Wouldn't it be better to give people something to hold them over till next year then put them out at the same time and have nobody even touch it because they're busy with Doom Eternal?
One thing this game had- atmosphere. It really feels like you’re in real danger and something is out to get you at every corner. You always felt a little uneasy while wandering the stages. That was the best part of the game for me.
Interesting looking sequel and I can see why you call it the real Doom 3, sure it's jank in a few places but I love the look of how experimental it is. Gonna be an experience to see the Doom 3 video
Super Shotguns lack of reload animation was due to the limitations of the storage in the original cartridge space. They made some cuts like that and the animatiom for the pump action shotgun as well as two different sprites for the zombie soldiers. Thats all
Same thing with Quake 1's super shotty. Fans just went ahead and agreed they were lever actions (even if they aren't). The folks that made Arcane Dimensions for Quake 1 even made a pickup model for the double barreled with the lever mechanism.
I just recently beat Doom 64 but when you started shooting the faces at 3:46 I started sweating because of the jump scare with the Hell Knights that happens after you try and leave the room, this game really is one of my favorites from the Doom series
Good video! This game is probably my favorite Doom game because it feels like an evolution of the formula. Sure some enemies are missing, but the ones that are there more than make up for it. It's a game that genuinely scares me, while still maintaining what made Doom Doom. Also really liked the...the....SIDE QUEST...involving the secret level keys.
This DOOM was (and still is) great, and re-visiting this game twice in the last two days (in my N64 for old times sake and on my Ps4 because I was curious about the Lost Levels and how they tied the game to DOOM 2016 and Eternal) and I had a tear of joy after I completed the Lost Levels because the experience was enjoyable and awesome just like in 1997 (plus, it doesn't help that it was the 1st DOOM game I played and for that reason alone, DOOM 64 has a very special place for me, AND that also it marked my childhood days of gaming when it comes to FPS games, and as a final note, that song at the endings of the game back when my bros and I completed the game... mostly I, the song made us feel badass ourselfs after so many hardships and getting all the stuff payed off... especially because we did it on "Watch me Die!!!").
Same! I got this with Doom Eternal, and actually enjoyed it more “really was not a huge fan of eternal, prefer 2016”! I still play it on and off a couple of times a month on average. I also had the original Doom 64 as a kid but remember it scared me too much to ever beat it back then lol
[Edit - 3/22/21] Welcome New Viewers! Please keep in mind that this review was started before the Doom 64 Re-Release was even announced. That scene in the opening was recorded fairly late into production after it was announced. The "Weird One" title was more a reference to it being almost Cryptid-like for the series because of its N64 exclusivity. Thanks! [Original Post] I've fooled all of You! That footage early on wasn't the OG Doom 64, I took Doom 64 EX footage, cropped it, and turned down the FPS! HAHA... sorry... Doom 64 EX Source Port: doom64ex.wordpress.com/ Videos Used: 1:08 - Golden Bolt's TMG Panel (I was a guest on it!) ua-cam.com/video/MeNgTqVobfo/v-deo.html 3:11 - Doom PSX Ending ua-cam.com/video/Y25DnoP9YZM/v-deo.html 11:15 - Filthy Frank vs. Chin Chin ua-cam.com/video/6pbKB2TL3Jk/v-deo.html Music Used in order: Mouth for War - Doom '93 At Doom's Gate - Doom '93 Deep Into the Code - Doom '93 Brutal Doom 64 - Theme Remake by Andrew Hulshult ua-cam.com/video/I7yxlSURxRw/v-deo.html Doom PS1 Main Theme Doom PS1 Doom 2 Ending Theme At Doom's Gate - Doom '93 Hiding the Secrets - Doom 93' Intermission Music - Doom 2 Suspense - Doom '93 Intermission Music - Doom PSX Sweet Little Dead Bunny - Doom '93 Nobody Told me about id - Doom '93 Doom 64 Ending Theme Doom 3 Theme - Tweaker Intermission Music - Doom PSX
I just wanna say... Great video. It's my favorite DooM. Always will be, the rightful and true DooM 3... As for the hidden level HECTIC from the first level... I go there Everytime just to break that levels scripts. It is soooooo broken. That level can be done in less than two minutes... LESS THAN
Sure, the super shotgun got the short end of the stick, but the chaingun though? That thing looks and sounds sick as hell in this game! It's a huge improvement over the original one if you ask me.
referring to 14:00 there's an official 8-level pack introduced in Xbox 360 port of Doom II (then Doom 3: BFG Edition) called "No Rest for the Living", its final level has you pitted against a Cyberdemon wandering down dark crammed hallways while also surrounded by Imps blocking your paths, these walls however (or more like giant red tombs) has switches that you can press to lower (it takes some time to do so) and freeing up fighting space and revealing some goodies (or Imps) inside
The order in which you blow the barrels up doesn't matter, the secret will still open regardless. It's just best to save the first one otherwise you won't reach the door
Playing Doom 64 on Switch is a blast - I've been going through it in handheld and there are times I legitimately jump out of my seat, console in hand, astonished by the jump-scares and ominous ambience. Definitely would recommend considering it's often on sale for *checks eshop* cheaper than dirt, and it's interesting to learn that the sequel to Doom 2 was once 64 exclusive.
For those who don't know, the powerups in Hectic can be picked up. If you turn off autorun and slowly edge yourself to the bottom left corner of the supercharge trap, the trap will activate, and because of the limitations of the N64 cartridge, only one script can be run at a time, so you can grab everything and leave before the trap stops.
I will say that while the SSG looks and was animated more simplistic (likely cartridge space limitations), it does fire much faster and imo is a fair upgrade from the Doom II counterpart Besides Quake's SSG is almost similar animation wise
How to open the cage in the level before last (No Escape)... Take the teleporter located in the cavern in the red radiation pit. This takes you inside of a fortress-like area. Head for the open balcony area in the fortress and look to the right. You will see a switch set on top of a cutout. Strafe jump onto the cutout and activate the switch. This opens a wall that leads to the back section of said cutout where another switch is placed. Jump off the cutout and head for the cavern in the red radiation pit again to go back to the fortress area. Enter the back of the cutout through said open wall and activate said switch. This switch opens the cage housing the cyberdemons which you must slay to end the map. The switch on the outside that you need to elevate yourself to reach only lowers the pillar which has the rocket launcher perched on top of it. To reach it, there are four outside elevators in between the main elevators. The one closest to the rocket launcher pillar will raise you high enough to jump on to the platform to activate the switch.
All the comments like "it was rereleased it got rereleased".... My brothers in super-shotguns, he made the video in 2019, six months before it was actually ported to PC, Switch, PS4, and XBox. Which he actually mentions is coming.
To me Doom 64's aesthetic and level design always felt more like a Quake 0.5 than a Doom sequel and I say that as a good thing. It's not my favorite, but it is pretty cool.
4:406:55 It also has rooms over rooms! I've only played the re-release, which I'm pretty sure is the same. Even if not, there's still teleporter trickery available
I haven’t tried Doom 64 assuming it was another port with a few changes, but now I really want to try it out even though it and Eternal got delayed for next year. P.S. I can’t get enough of the “Wait, what you mean?” running gag with these Doom videos.
@@zacharydrahm825 1. Doom 64 literally says "After the events of the previous games. 2. Doom/Doom eternal are full reboots. The devs say they cant spoil it but this will be proven in doom eternal.
I'm gonna save the expansions for Doom 3 for a separate video, alongside the BFG edition. I was going to have them as a single video, but the Doom 3 video is already crazy long at the moment that I decided I'm gonna save it for later.
While doom 3 is a black sheep amongst the doom games, I do enjoy it, it's cheesy main bad guy dr Betruger is honestly hilarious to me Anyway dude nice vid, doom 64 is a classic, plus you remind me of civvie 11 mixed with Scott the woz with these doom vids lol
@@ThatTravGuy hey no problemo dude, mind if I suggest another shooter to try out? Unreal is one of my favourite games, it's atmosphere and weapons are amazing and blows quake 2 out the of the water lol
Unreal is a series I always missed out on - I've always wanted to see what I've been missing out on! It's on my radar, just probably won't get to a video on it for some time.
@@ThatTravGuy fair enough, unreal gold is the best version to get as it has the expansion campaign, you might need to get the fan patch for it called oldunreal. And unreal 1 is like the only game in the series to have a single player campaign, I don't count unreal 2 because it's nothing like the first game lol
They changed the end writing in the re-release. They changed it from him staying in hell forever to him "going down the path of perpetual torment." Which brings the game in line with Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal.
I played this one recently, I thought it was a nice surprise. Quite different from Doom 1&2, with a darker atmosphere and slower pace, but I appreciate it for what it is.
At least we finally got the cut demons added back in with the Doom 64 CE mod, and no there not low effort or ripped from other games, you would mistake them for being in the original version if you didn't know better.
DOOM 64 was the 1st DOOM game I played back when it was released and my personal favorite (I didn't have much knowledge of the series on those days, but I didn't have troubles to figure out that it was a sequel to DOOM 2) and this couple of days I revisited the game on both my N64 and Ps4 and oh man, now I think I should give it a serious go to DOOM 2016 as I have only played it for a few minutes.
I think you hit the nail on the head when calling it droning. I tried to get into it but the music and having to back track so much and getting lost hunting for the switch or darkly lit door that I missed got old. Plus I managed to accidentally fuck up my saves and ruin my save, I also really like that Doom 64 essentially became Doom 3 and then leads into Doom (4) 2016 and Eternal
Pain elementals are undead cacodemons, which is pretty interesting, not sure why they have hair though. As for the super shotgun, the reloading animation was left out due to limitations in cartridge space, some people have made their own iteration of a reload animation for source port mods such as Brutal Doom 64. The cartridge limitation is also the reason why the regular shotgun has no cocking animation. In addition for the re-release they added more levels to the game which i think you should check out, should you have the time or interest.
Great video. This may actually be my favorite of the classic Doom games now that it’s on current consoles. It’s a great mix of Doom action with Quake mood.
I got to play the re release because it was that game I’ve always wanted to play but couldn’t. Such an amazing and eye candy experience with moments of frustration at times. Great video!
I believe Midway did initally pitch this AS Doom 3 during development, but it had to be N64 exclusive as Midway were part of the "Nintendo Dream Team" and were contracted to make a couple of exclusive games for the system, otherwise they'd have just ported the PS1/Saturn Doom over. But the other Midway N64 "dream team" exclusive was Wayne Gretsky's Hockey, one of the worst games on the console, so we kinda lucked out with Doom 64 :D
heard it was secretely the best doom game... picked it up for 3 bux last week... havent been able to put it down... my god, its so awesome and as a teen who had an N64 how did I miss the beaut of a game lol
I was like everyone else and thought it was a port …. And I still had doom 1&2 on pc so I just ignored it completely cuz of the N64 controller too…. Wow so glad I picked it up recently . Beat it in a weekend and loved every second of it !
Doom 64 is so good. I've played through it completely 3 times, each on a different platform. I originally beat it using Doom 64 EX, then Brutal Doom 64, then the PS4 rerelease. I tried the PC version, but its controls feel so off for some reason, weirdly floaty. Ive also attempted playing the N64 version, owned it at one point, but never got very far. The game does have some flaws though. You really start feeling the limited monster roster in the later levels, it turns into what feels like fighting a Baron around every corner. The levels also can have a lot of switch hunting and puzzle solving that isn't always clear how to solve. There are several levels you will be aimlessly wondering around because you didn't see the switch behind that random column in that one room, and even if you do it isn't always clear what it actually did. The N64 version is also insanely dark. Also, who ever designed the levels was definitely a fan of the "fortress surrounded by water" theme.
I’m doing a doom marathon that’s not really a marathon cuz I skipped doom 2 cuz it’s basically doom 1 with more levels and a few more enemies. I also just wanna get to doom 2016 and eternal.
My favorite DOOM game for sure. The change in music set a new tone to the atmosphere where the sounds of the environment, monsters etc. stood out and made it 10x better. While the original DOOM was more Rock n' Roll, DOOM 64 was pure horror shit your pants!
If you are anyone ever feels like replaying through Doom 64, I would recommend playing with DOOM 64 Retribution, a port for GZDoom that keeps the game intact (except for adding more frames in all the right places, and yes, that includes the SSG) and adds DLC and all the nice features that come with GZDoom. It even features a gallery of sorts. Definitely makes revisiting D64 something to look for
I would love a doom 2016 prequel that are the events of when doomguy stayed in hell after 64, especially with the plot points like the maykrs and sentinels with eternal
7:20 This is one of the things which tells apart a professional from the rest. This sentence was on the surface like every other one but it's actually a really powerful argument that sells the immersed viewer your point of view on a peak level and brings them to come back for exactly this kind of consumption. That's the reason why you should have said that at 2/3 from the video and also with the atmospheric game music. Plus with the right tone it's a complete bomb. Or I'm just stupid but I noticed this at some other creators I can't really describe it. Look what you say and with what. You're probably already doing this.
Doom 64 is one of my favorite Doom games. Not only is it one of the first N64 games I played, it's also the game that got me into the Doom series in the first place.
11:21 “WHAT THE !@# IS THIS” -Doomguy 64 from the doom game on the n64, DOOM64 13:32 “WHAT IN THE EVER LOVING PISS IS THIS!?” -Doomguy 64’s reaction to the Super Shotgun reload
The reason for the super shotgun being bad and not reloading is well it’s obvious the game was originally on the n64 and I don’t think you can modify the games weapons
Lately I've been seeing a lot of Doom 64 videos lately. Back in the day, this was by far my favorite Doom game when it came out. I still play this game on the PC, and it's still as fun as it ever was. Doom 64 is different in that everything about the game is dark in nature. From the music, to the environments, to the enemy spawns, it's just a different Doom game altogether. Oddly enough, I've been wondering if anyone is considering remaking Doom 64 in the Doom Eternal environmental. I know Doom Eternal can be modded. To what extent, I don't know. Either way, I think it would be nice to see this classic remade in a modern engine.
A remarkable achievement!! I can't find the immersion in modern photorealistic games that I felt in this virtual nightmare Doom 64. There must be some psychological phenomena or clinical terminology given to why that is. The sound track certainly helps but there's this immersion I felt in this 3D construction I never felt in Doom 1&2. It's like the weirdest David Lynch movie. It possesses the similar surreal vibe.
Fun fact now that you've covered DOOM Eternal and TAG1&2 The DOOM 64 Lost Levels tells how the Doomguy got sent to Sentinel Prime (he killed the mother demon's sister causing a dimensional rift) and in DOOM Eternal you see how he becomes the DOOM Slayer (which you know ofc) So that's a fun little fact
I agree with you, this is definitely my DooM 3 and I always placed it in my version of the canonical timeline. But then again, where does Plutonia Experiment fit into the timeline?? If it is Canon. The actual Doom 3 is a spin-off with a brand new marine going through a demonic attack on Mars, while the real DooMGuY is still in HELL because of his DooM 64 quest in my opinion. That’s how I see things with the DooM timeline, and DooM Eternal explained a whole lot of the story and I love the inclusion of the Mykars and Night Sentinels. It opened up a whole lot of whole new characters and lifeforms throughout the entirety of the universe.
I wonder if the concept art (or hell, even finished sprites) for the shotgun reloads and maybe even some of the missing enemies exist in Midway's archives. Well, Warner Bros' archives now, I guess.
Doom 64 is really good. Like, really really good. It might arguably have the best maps of all the games. Fantastic music. Looks and plays very well. They took some nice liberties with the monsters. If you like Doom, you need to play it.
Interesting enough, some cut demons included a Hellhound and a female demon. Now what they would have look like is anyone guess. But with Doom 4(2016) and Eternal out and playing them, I think I can guess that the Summoner was based for the discarded female demon of Doom 64. And the Marauder's wolf is what the Hellhound might have been.
Doom 64 is a ton like Marathon 2: durandal. Switch hunting? Check! Massive maze-like levels? Check! Atmospheric focus? Definitely check! But Marathon 2 and 3 have no music at all, but i run the doom soundtrack in the background on UA-cam anyway.
Doom64 is the Majoras Mask of DOOM games
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Dang it’s **THAT** underrated?
jolly, did you forget doom 3 exists?
I've heard somewhere that the super shotguns reload animation looked weird because of a lack of frames being used due to storage limitations
Huh, that would make sense! I never considered that.
its all because nintendo refuses to move from the stone age and use discs instead of cartridge
@@ThatTravGuy It's the same reason for the stripped back animations for the standard shotgun as well.
@@FloreyXE Yea they didn't want people to mess with the code and hack stuff and they thought disc's were just to easy to hack
Lack of storage with an N64 cartridge was why the shotgun and super shotgun do not have proper reload animations, as well as missing chaingun guys, revenants, and archviles. The atmosphere Doom 64 had was a major and welcome departure though, and was slower paced than OG Doom.
“I know it’s only a theory that this is the same doom guy in 2016
That didn’t age well
It aged brilliantly
"That didn't age quite so well!"
There all the same :)
Except doom 3 doom guy
@@yourfatboy5359 we don’t talk about that one
@@soupcan3666 to be fair, though. Despite everything wrong with DOOM 3, it's not really as bad as people make it out to be.
Insert obligatory “What happened to Doom 3-63?” joke here.
But Doom 3 is a game
Nathan cool gamer9 lmao
What happened in between Doom 65-2015?
Butthole Licker Doom,Doom2,Doom64,Doom3,Doom3 tlm,Doom3 res of evil and D00M DOOM ETERNAL.
Eternal and something about gods dlc bullshit
"You can now retire"
- The Icon of Sin
Hahahaha
Aubrey Hodges OST just changed the whole feel of the games, from feel ling a run and gun action game to a terrifying experience. I was so, happy when I started making horror content that Hodges even gave me permission to use his work BC it fits so well BC of the ambience it creates
It's seriously some of the darkest and most disturbing music I've ever heard. The man is genius as far as I'm concerned!
DOOM Eternal and DOOM 64 just got delayed to March 20, 2020, I can wait. However, the good news is that this game is also coming to PS4 and
Xbox One.
Brandon Donato actually 64 is still coming in November
Wait doom 64 is still coming in november?
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 actually sadly it's not lol
SR 388 I just saw and I have to ask why??? Wouldn't it be better to give people something to hold them over till next year then put them out at the same time and have nobody even touch it because they're busy with Doom Eternal?
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 yeah I know right, it's a fucking n64 game, why delay a source port lol
Guy is now Trav's canonical last name.
One thing this game had- atmosphere. It really feels like you’re in real danger and something is out to get you at every corner. You always felt a little uneasy while wandering the stages. That was the best part of the game for me.
Exactly why it's one of the best dooms.
Interesting looking sequel and I can see why you call it the real Doom 3, sure it's jank in a few places but I love the look of how experimental it is. Gonna be an experience to see the Doom 3 video
Regular DooM 3 sux ass.... DOOM64 IS DOOM 3
It is the third doom game so yes kind of
I dunno chief, I found 64 less janky than Doom 1 and 2. Love all of 'em though.
@@doomdoomerson6524 idk i kinda prefer Doom 3 to Doom 64
This is Doom 1&2 hybrid ported in N64, not sequel or prequel to anything in the series.
Super Shotguns lack of reload animation was due to the limitations of the storage in the original cartridge space. They made some cuts like that and the animatiom for the pump action shotgun as well as two different sprites for the zombie soldiers. Thats all
Same thing with Quake 1's super shotty. Fans just went ahead and agreed they were lever actions (even if they aren't). The folks that made Arcane Dimensions for Quake 1 even made a pickup model for the double barreled with the lever mechanism.
@@pearljaime2 Wish for the Quake remaster that dropped recently they added extra frames of animation to the shotgun and ssg.
I just recently beat Doom 64 but when you started shooting the faces at 3:46 I started sweating because of the jump scare with the Hell Knights that happens after you try and leave the room, this game really is one of my favorites from the Doom series
the ending of doom 64 sounds like it meshes pretty well with doom 2016
i mean that doom guy had made the same choice so it makes sense..
Sooo what do you say after 6 months?
Good video! This game is probably my favorite Doom game because it feels like an evolution of the formula. Sure some enemies are missing, but the ones that are there more than make up for it. It's a game that genuinely scares me, while still maintaining what made Doom Doom. Also really liked the...the....SIDE QUEST...involving the secret level keys.
This DOOM was (and still is) great, and re-visiting this game twice in the last two days (in my N64 for old times sake and on my Ps4 because I was curious about the Lost Levels and how they tied the game to DOOM 2016 and Eternal) and I had a tear of joy after I completed the Lost Levels because the experience was enjoyable and awesome just like in 1997 (plus, it doesn't help that it was the 1st DOOM game I played and for that reason alone, DOOM 64 has a very special place for me, AND that also it marked my childhood days of gaming when it comes to FPS games, and as a final note, that song at the endings of the game back when my bros and I completed the game... mostly I, the song made us feel badass ourselfs after so many hardships and getting all the stuff payed off... especially because we did it on "Watch me Die!!!").
Same! I got this with Doom Eternal, and actually enjoyed it more “really was not a huge fan of eternal, prefer 2016”! I still play it on and off a couple of times a month on average. I also had the original Doom 64 as a kid but remember it scared me too much to ever beat it back then lol
This is also my favorite one.
[Edit - 3/22/21]
Welcome New Viewers! Please keep in mind that this review was started before the Doom 64 Re-Release was even announced. That scene in the opening was recorded fairly late into production after it was announced. The "Weird One" title was more a reference to it being almost Cryptid-like for the series because of its N64 exclusivity. Thanks!
[Original Post]
I've fooled all of You! That footage early on wasn't the OG Doom 64, I took Doom 64 EX footage, cropped it, and turned down the FPS! HAHA... sorry...
Doom 64 EX Source Port: doom64ex.wordpress.com/
Videos Used:
1:08 - Golden Bolt's TMG Panel (I was a guest on it!)
ua-cam.com/video/MeNgTqVobfo/v-deo.html
3:11 - Doom PSX Ending
ua-cam.com/video/Y25DnoP9YZM/v-deo.html
11:15 - Filthy Frank vs. Chin Chin
ua-cam.com/video/6pbKB2TL3Jk/v-deo.html
Music Used in order:
Mouth for War - Doom '93
At Doom's Gate - Doom '93
Deep Into the Code - Doom '93
Brutal Doom 64 - Theme Remake by Andrew Hulshult
ua-cam.com/video/I7yxlSURxRw/v-deo.html
Doom PS1 Main Theme
Doom PS1 Doom 2 Ending Theme
At Doom's Gate - Doom '93
Hiding the Secrets - Doom 93'
Intermission Music - Doom 2
Suspense - Doom '93
Intermission Music - Doom PSX
Sweet Little Dead Bunny - Doom '93
Nobody Told me about id - Doom '93
Doom 64 Ending Theme
Doom 3 Theme - Tweaker
Intermission Music - Doom PSX
I just wanna say... Great video. It's my favorite DooM. Always will be, the rightful and true DooM 3... As for the hidden level HECTIC from the first level... I go there Everytime just to break that levels scripts. It is soooooo broken. That level can be done in less than two minutes... LESS THAN
LESS THAN 2 MINUTES?
@@ThatTravGuy absolutely less than 2 minutes
@@ThatTravGuy also im from the future and it was actually rereleased tbw and it has new levels now
alredy noticed because of the fucking mouselook
This video is formatted like those old creators I used to watch back in the Golden Age of UA-cam. I love it!
format is good. but what is golden age of youtube?
@@TheRilluma Like videos from 2013 and stuff, that definitely was like a peak wouldn't you say?
@@Schmorbo No i think your just nostalgic
@@Watburnt ☝️🤓
Sure, the super shotgun got the short end of the stick, but the chaingun though? That thing looks and sounds sick as hell in this game! It's a huge improvement over the original one if you ask me.
referring to 14:00 there's an official 8-level pack introduced in Xbox 360 port of Doom II (then Doom 3: BFG Edition) called "No Rest for the Living", its final level has you pitted against a Cyberdemon wandering down dark crammed hallways while also surrounded by Imps blocking your paths, these walls however (or more like giant red tombs) has switches that you can press to lower (it takes some time to do so) and freeing up fighting space and revealing some goodies (or Imps) inside
The order in which you blow the barrels up doesn't matter, the secret will still open regardless. It's just best to save the first one otherwise you won't reach the door
4:45
Cartridge space limits the number of levels. The size is mostly limited by the RAM and the N64 had plenty of that. 3 times more than the PS1 had.
What better way to celebrate the delay of Doom Eternal
Wasn’t eternal sooo good?! Haha
@@Theone-be8xl no
@@Goku42069MUI let me guess; IGN Critic?
@@fistfulofswoon naw it just wasn't good as 2016
@@Goku42069MUI i agree, but it was still really really good
18:12
That feeling when like a year after this video eternal confirmed it is the same doomguy
I love how they made this game canon and the one connecting thread from the original Doom games and the 2016 Doom timeline
Playing Doom 64 on Switch is a blast - I've been going through it in handheld and there are times I legitimately jump out of my seat, console in hand, astonished by the jump-scares and ominous ambience. Definitely would recommend considering it's often on sale for *checks eshop* cheaper than dirt, and it's interesting to learn that the sequel to Doom 2 was once 64 exclusive.
For those who don't know, the powerups in Hectic can be picked up.
If you turn off autorun and slowly edge yourself to the bottom left corner of the supercharge trap, the trap will activate, and because of the limitations of the N64 cartridge, only one script can be run at a time, so you can grab everything and leave before the trap stops.
Trav.
I love you.
That is all.
The game is nuts and extremely dark. Like Doom meets Quake. Downloaded it and played first time last night for Switch
I will say that while the SSG looks and was animated more simplistic (likely cartridge space limitations), it does fire much faster and imo is a fair upgrade from the Doom II counterpart
Besides Quake's SSG is almost similar animation wise
How to open the cage in the level before last (No Escape)...
Take the teleporter located in the cavern in the red radiation pit.
This takes you inside of a fortress-like area. Head for the open balcony area in the fortress and look to the right.
You will see a switch set on top of a cutout. Strafe jump onto the cutout and activate the switch.
This opens a wall that leads to the back section of said cutout where another switch is placed.
Jump off the cutout and head for the cavern in the red radiation pit again to go back to the fortress area.
Enter the back of the cutout through said open wall and activate said switch.
This switch opens the cage housing the cyberdemons which you must slay to end the map.
The switch on the outside that you need to elevate yourself to reach only lowers the pillar which has the rocket launcher perched on top of it. To reach it, there are four outside elevators in between the main elevators. The one closest to the rocket launcher pillar will raise you high enough to jump on to the platform to activate the switch.
All the comments like "it was rereleased it got rereleased".... My brothers in super-shotguns, he made the video in 2019, six months before it was actually ported to PC, Switch, PS4, and XBox. Which he actually mentions is coming.
To me Doom 64's aesthetic and level design always felt more like a Quake 0.5 than a Doom sequel and I say that as a good thing. It's not my favorite, but it is pretty cool.
4:29 Tall and looks like an un armored Fulgore from Killer Instinct
4:40 6:55 It also has rooms over rooms! I've only played the re-release, which I'm pretty sure is the same. Even if not, there's still teleporter trickery available
You couldn't find the switch in map 24 because you didn't run "jump" to the right place
I haven’t tried Doom 64 assuming it was another port with a few changes, but now I really want to try it out even though it and Eternal got delayed for next year.
P.S. I can’t get enough of the “Wait, what you mean?” running gag with these Doom videos.
Doom64 is a reboot and doom2016 is a sequel to doom64..
@@zacharydrahm825 1. Doom 64 literally says "After the events of the previous games. 2. Doom/Doom eternal are full reboots. The devs say they cant spoil it but this will be proven in doom eternal.
By the way, since you're doing Doom 3 next, are you also gonna be doing the Resurrection Of Evil expansion?
I'm gonna save the expansions for Doom 3 for a separate video, alongside the BFG edition. I was going to have them as a single video, but the Doom 3 video is already crazy long at the moment that I decided I'm gonna save it for later.
Doom 64 is actually scary. That spooky music. Played alone at night as a kid and would get freaked out! Love it!
The supershotgun in doom 64 sounds godly powerful.
Sadly, you can't really understand what this was like when it came out, but I'm glad young people facebook appreciate boom shoots.
While doom 3 is a black sheep amongst the doom games, I do enjoy it, it's cheesy main bad guy dr Betruger is honestly hilarious to me
Anyway dude nice vid, doom 64 is a classic, plus you remind me of civvie 11 mixed with Scott the woz with these doom vids lol
Being compared to those two means a hell of a lot! Thanks for the kind words!
@@ThatTravGuy hey no problemo dude, mind if I suggest another shooter to try out? Unreal is one of my favourite games, it's atmosphere and weapons are amazing and blows quake 2 out the of the water lol
Unreal is a series I always missed out on - I've always wanted to see what I've been missing out on! It's on my radar, just probably won't get to a video on it for some time.
@@ThatTravGuy fair enough, unreal gold is the best version to get as it has the expansion campaign, you might need to get the fan patch for it called oldunreal. And unreal 1 is like the only game in the series to have a single player campaign, I don't count unreal 2 because it's nothing like the first game lol
Civvie is DooM god
I'd argue Doom 3 is the weird one, whether you like the game or not it does standout compare to previous and later installments.
Yes
Lmao that giant crusher at the second level scared the SHIT outta me. I had full volume on and wasn’t looking at it 😂
The cacodemons stupid little brother part was very funny
They changed the end writing in the re-release. They changed it from him staying in hell forever to him "going down the path of perpetual torment." Which brings the game in line with Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal.
I played this one recently, I thought it was a nice surprise. Quite different from Doom 1&2, with a darker atmosphere and slower pace, but I appreciate it for what it is.
13:47 there wasn't enough space on the cartridge to animate the shotgun
I think GBA Doom 1 have reload animations
Because i ever played it
3:30 the face change when he says "now you can retire" priceless!!!
At least we finally got the cut demons added back in with the Doom 64 CE mod, and no there not low effort or ripped from other games, you would mistake them for being in the original version if you didn't know better.
Doom 64 CE is the best way to play Doom 64. You also get all the content from the re release and even more.
But I’m sure u know this already
DOOM 64 was the 1st DOOM game I played back when it was released and my personal favorite (I didn't have much knowledge of the series on those days, but I didn't have troubles to figure out that it was a sequel to DOOM 2) and this couple of days I revisited the game on both my N64 and Ps4 and oh man, now I think I should give it a serious go to DOOM 2016 as I have only played it for a few minutes.
I think you hit the nail on the head when calling it droning. I tried to get into it but the music and having to back track so much and getting lost hunting for the switch or darkly lit door that I missed got old. Plus I managed to accidentally fuck up my saves and ruin my save, I also really like that Doom 64 essentially became Doom 3 and then leads into Doom (4) 2016 and Eternal
I seem the be the only person that loves the quake weapons style in doom 64. The super shotgun in this version is my favorite.
Still can’t believe that 64 doom guy is the same one we play as in doom 2016 and doom eternal
Pain elementals are undead cacodemons, which is pretty interesting, not sure why they have hair though. As for the super shotgun, the reloading animation was left out due to limitations in cartridge space, some people have made their own iteration of a reload animation for source port mods such as Brutal Doom 64. The cartridge limitation is also the reason why the regular shotgun has no cocking animation. In addition for the re-release they added more levels to the game which i think you should check out, should you have the time or interest.
Great video. This may actually be my favorite of the classic Doom games now that it’s on current consoles. It’s a great mix of Doom action with Quake mood.
I got to play the re release because it was that game I’ve always wanted to play but couldn’t. Such an amazing and eye candy experience with moments of frustration at times. Great video!
Love the DOOM content man! You really seem like a channel that could grow into something wonderful
i feel like this channel is about to blow up out of nowhere
hasn't yet it's at 11.5k
11:14 You _really_ know your stuff when it comes to editing in references.
4:50 Yeah there is magic fuckery you can do with a N64 cartridge, i.e. look at RE2 on N64.
2:00 "but what's the big deal with doom 64 setting it apart from every other?"
he asks while the footage shows the ability to look up and down.
that's due to the fan pc port. Not the original game.
I believe Midway did initally pitch this AS Doom 3 during development, but it had to be N64 exclusive as Midway were part of the "Nintendo Dream Team" and were contracted to make a couple of exclusive games for the system, otherwise they'd have just ported the PS1/Saturn Doom over.
But the other Midway N64 "dream team" exclusive was Wayne Gretsky's Hockey, one of the worst games on the console, so we kinda lucked out with Doom 64 :D
18:27 perfect seen for the "erggghhhh" sound when you first see the hell knight
"A little more pant-shittingly terrifying than [E1M1 theme]."
-Civvie 11
That metal intro music made me sub 🤘
The Hell Knight's & Baron's EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE gets me every time But the Mother Demon is just too hard, it's not even fun.
Idk if it’s luck but I stunlocked mother demon with the chain gun and took her down. Because her rockets are annoying so u need to stun lock her a lot
heard it was secretely the best doom game... picked it up for 3 bux last week... havent been able to put it down... my god, its so awesome and as a teen who had an N64 how did I miss the beaut of a game lol
I was like everyone else and thought it was a port …. And I still had doom 1&2 on pc so I just ignored it completely cuz of the N64 controller too…. Wow so glad I picked it up recently . Beat it in a weekend and loved every second of it !
Doom 64 is so good. I've played through it completely 3 times, each on a different platform. I originally beat it using Doom 64 EX, then Brutal Doom 64, then the PS4 rerelease. I tried the PC version, but its controls feel so off for some reason, weirdly floaty. Ive also attempted playing the N64 version, owned it at one point, but never got very far. The game does have some flaws though. You really start feeling the limited monster roster in the later levels, it turns into what feels like fighting a Baron around every corner. The levels also can have a lot of switch hunting and puzzle solving that isn't always clear how to solve. There are several levels you will be aimlessly wondering around because you didn't see the switch behind that random column in that one room, and even if you do it isn't always clear what it actually did. The N64 version is also insanely dark. Also, who ever designed the levels was definitely a fan of the "fortress surrounded by water" theme.
Doom 64 CE for all of Doom 2s enemies 😉 Luckily I played that for my first time experience for Doom 64
My first time playing doom 64 I thought the imp at the end of level 1 was an archville
Holy shit, I can totally see that.
same lol
I’m doing a doom marathon that’s not really a marathon cuz I skipped doom 2 cuz it’s basically doom 1 with more levels and a few more enemies. I also just wanna get to doom 2016 and eternal.
Yeah that’s why I skipped final doom and doom 3 😂😂😂. They’re not canon so I’m not missing out on anything. But I’ll return to them one day
After the lost levels in 64 I’m going straight to 2016/Eternal
"Everybody wants to be re released"
Bethesda and Microsoft: "Good day gentleman I am here to change the future"
Came out in 1997
Trav guy
TRAV GUY
Hilarious.
Made me laugh multiple times.
My favorite DOOM game for sure. The change in music set a new tone to the atmosphere where the sounds of the environment, monsters etc. stood out and made it 10x better. While the original DOOM was more Rock n' Roll, DOOM 64 was pure horror shit your pants!
If you are anyone ever feels like replaying through Doom 64, I would recommend playing with DOOM 64 Retribution, a port for GZDoom that keeps the game intact (except for adding more frames in all the right places, and yes, that includes the SSG) and adds DLC and all the nice features that come with GZDoom. It even features a gallery of sorts. Definitely makes revisiting D64 something to look for
I would love a doom 2016 prequel that are the events of when doomguy stayed in hell after 64, especially with the plot points like the maykrs and sentinels with eternal
@@fwdooms2540 yo
This channel is underrated.
Name a more iconic duo: UA-camrs and 15 hour premieres
18:06 *laughs in doom eternal*
Did that BFG just make a Godzilla roar?
7:20 This is one of the things which tells apart a professional from the rest. This sentence was on the surface like every other one but it's actually a really powerful argument that sells the immersed viewer your point of view on a peak level and brings them to come back for exactly this kind of consumption. That's the reason why you should have said that at 2/3 from the video and also with the atmospheric game music. Plus with the right tone it's a complete bomb.
Or I'm just stupid but I noticed this at some other creators I can't really describe it. Look what you say and with what. You're probably already doing this.
I never really "got" Doom, maybe it's because I don't like FPS' very much, but this video was still really enjoyable to watch :)
I was thinking that sound are from crows 2:16
Doom 64 is one of my favorite Doom games. Not only is it one of the first N64 games I played, it's also the game that got me into the Doom series in the first place.
Doom 64 feels like that weird bit of ID where they were all dark and gloomy like quake, very cool
11:21 “WHAT THE !@# IS THIS” -Doomguy 64 from the doom game on the n64, DOOM64
13:32 “WHAT IN THE EVER LOVING PISS IS THIS!?” -Doomguy 64’s reaction to the Super Shotgun reload
1:49 *sees the GameCube controller in the background earlier*
...that could've been much easier
is doom 64 (1997) as great as doom 1 (1993), doom 2 (1994), doom 3 (2004), and doom 4 (2016)?
The reason for the super shotgun being bad and not reloading is well it’s obvious the game was originally on the n64 and I don’t think you can modify the games weapons
Lately I've been seeing a lot of Doom 64 videos lately. Back in the day, this was by far my favorite Doom game when it came out. I still play this game on the PC, and it's still as fun as it ever was. Doom 64 is different in that everything about the game is dark in nature. From the music, to the environments, to the enemy spawns, it's just a different Doom game altogether. Oddly enough, I've been wondering if anyone is considering remaking Doom 64 in the Doom Eternal environmental. I know Doom Eternal can be modded. To what extent, I don't know. Either way, I think it would be nice to see this classic remade in a modern engine.
A remarkable achievement!! I can't find the immersion in modern photorealistic games that I felt in this virtual nightmare Doom 64. There must be some psychological phenomena or clinical terminology given to why that is. The sound track certainly helps but there's this immersion I felt in this 3D construction I never felt in Doom 1&2. It's like the weirdest David Lynch movie. It possesses the similar surreal vibe.
Fun fact now that you've covered DOOM Eternal and TAG1&2
The DOOM 64 Lost Levels tells how the Doomguy got sent to Sentinel Prime (he killed the mother demon's sister causing a dimensional rift) and in DOOM Eternal you see how he becomes the DOOM Slayer (which you know ofc)
So that's a fun little fact
I agree with you, this is definitely my DooM 3 and I always placed it in my version of the canonical timeline. But then again, where does Plutonia Experiment fit into the timeline?? If it is Canon. The actual Doom 3 is a spin-off with a brand new marine going through a demonic attack on Mars, while the real DooMGuY is still in HELL because of his DooM 64 quest in my opinion. That’s how I see things with the DooM timeline, and DooM Eternal explained a whole lot of the story and I love the inclusion of the Mykars and Night Sentinels. It opened up a whole lot of whole new characters and lifeforms throughout the entirety of the universe.
I wonder if the concept art (or hell, even finished sprites) for the shotgun reloads and maybe even some of the missing enemies exist in Midway's archives. Well, Warner Bros' archives now, I guess.
Okay but this isn't the end of the Doomguy story, No Rest For The Living takes place after Doom 64.
I found your channel 2 days ago, and I love it thanks man, for all your hard work and narration thank yoi
"Soul for a soul I guess" 😂😂
What did the icon of sin say at like 3:15? I don't understand..
Doom 64 is really good. Like, really really good. It might arguably have the best maps of all the games. Fantastic music. Looks and plays very well. They took some nice liberties with the monsters. If you like Doom, you need to play it.
Interesting enough, some cut demons included a Hellhound and a female demon. Now what they would have look like is anyone guess. But with Doom 4(2016) and Eternal out and playing them, I think I can guess that the Summoner was based for the discarded female demon of Doom 64. And the Marauder's wolf is what the Hellhound might have been.
Doom 64 is a ton like Marathon 2: durandal. Switch hunting? Check! Massive maze-like levels? Check! Atmospheric focus? Definitely check! But Marathon 2 and 3 have no music at all, but i run the doom soundtrack in the background on UA-cam anyway.