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Programmer runs Doom on C64

Emma James — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:35:45 +0000

Revisiting the Classics: How One Programmer is Building Doom for the Commodore 64 We all remember the golden age of

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Coder runs Doom with regex at 80k subs per second

Lucas Bennett — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:53:37 +0000

What happens when you combine the deeply complex world of programming with sheer, glorious randomness? You get an experiment that

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One expansion fixed Doom The Dark Ages

Emma James — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:47:48 +0000

When Doom: The Dark Ages first arrived, it offered some truly generationally great FPS campaigns. Yet, a deeper appreciation of

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Jedi Knight Site Looks Exactly Like 1998

Sophia Harris — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:46:00 +0000

The early days of the internet were a Cambrian explosion—a wild, untamed period where dedicated users crawled out of BBS

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Doom’s undo key revolutionizes early ’90s animation tools

Ava Taylor — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:47:37 +0000

Human ingenuity is a force that shapes history, often manifesting in tools we never first imagined. From the ancient mysteries

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Mid-2000s FPS Golden Era: Creator David Szymanski discusses the classics

Lucas Bennett — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:18:09 +0000

From Doom to Modern Chaos: A Designer’s Journey Through FPS History When you look at the landscape of PC gaming,

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Good Games Over History Hugo Martin on id Software

Olivia Smith — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:18:06 +0000

When massive corporate restructuring hits the gaming world, the immediate question isn’t about quarterly reports; it’s about the creative soul

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Doom: America’s only video game cultural landmark

Mason Carter — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:19:35 +0000

The Inferno and the Icons: Why Doom Holds a Place in American Cultural History In an era where mainstream cultural

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Doom dev claims Microsoft destroyed massive value at id Software

Ethan Wright — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:18:50 +0000

The collision between corporate restructuring and creative anticipation often leaves the most poignant scars on the industry. This recent tension

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id Software: Gutted but Alive Making More DOOM games

Jackson Turner — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:18:49 +0000

When major corporations implement sweeping organizational changes, the tremors often run deep, especially within the creative spaces that define modern

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