Hands down my favourite version of Doom. I loved the eerie background ambience and dark tone. It perfectly captured the feeling of being alone in some kind of hell dimension. Really sent chills down my spine. And the controls were just sublime (after some tweaking), so much better than fumbling with directional keys on a keyboard (which was standard back then). It's also remarkable how well it still plays. Quiet ironic that a game that was outdated even before its release is actually more playable today than several other games that really pushed the boundaries back then.
imo this aged way better than goldeneye DUE to the sprite based models. I can play doom, duke nukem, blood, shadow warrior etc. and the graphics won't bother me a bit.
Simplistic? Not really, the older FPS games had puzzles and labyrinthine levels which were puzzles in themselves, and having to weave you way around enemy projectiles circle strafing enemies in sometimes large areas while keeping an eye on your health and strategically picking up health. Nowadays shooters are more straight forward linear affairs with stop and pop gameplay funneling you from one set piece to another. If anything, games have gotten more simplistic, not more complex. It'd have been nice to have gone more down the path of FEAR-like AI or Rainbow SIx type planning, but now things are more streamlined so everyone can enjoy them.
You clearly have no idea what he is talking about. He's clearly talking about xp, bonuses, teams build, load outs, accessories, leveling up your weapons, secondary functions, so on and so on! This was a simpler time in shooters.
Excellent review. I enjoy Doom 64 to this day. I like that they delivered a completely new experience to the N64 rather than just another port of the PC version. Similarly, the audio changes really add to the atmosphere of the game. The music isn't pumping you up with MIDI guitars or toe-tapping techno, but rather setting a mood of creepiness and dread (much like Quake II for the N64). There were some amazing FPS titles for the system and this is one of the best IMO.
Big fan of doom but I feel this was the best graphically and sound wise, if doom 2 was remade using this engine it would be insane. I do have one question... why is it that id never speaks on this doom and nowhere in dooms history is this game mentioned? It's like id is ashamed of it I don't understand why
***** That sucks. I would've paid for a game like that, especially if they had Aubrey Hodges on board, and put just as much effort into the levels as they did with this game.
Space Void Studios Aubrey Hodges has a site where you can buy his soundtracks, I ended up paying the man £50 for all the DooMs and Quake soundtracks he did for N64 and PS1
Great review of a wonderful game that as an older player at this stage of my life (62) I now remember with fond memories playing on it's initial release on N64 with my young son back in the day, along with such other greats as Turok, Golden-eye and Quake. I remember giving my son, who at the time was 10, an N64 game player for Christmas when it first came out and we were immediately addicted as a father son team playing games on the platform. I should be ashamed of myself for introducing my impressionable young son to the wonderful world of "evil" FPS games! :-) I believe I became even more addicted than he was! I remember many late nights staying up until 3 and 4 am playing this dark and thoroughly engrossing game. I would rate Turok as my favorite but this game was definitely a very close 2nd place! Thanks for the memories for this old man's memory bank.
thank you for checking it out! you know i get to see statistics of viewers right here and recently I've noticed quite a spike in the non standard youtube demographics but you are the first to voice yourself! :)
While I can see your point on the lackluster AI, Doom has always (until Doom 3) relied upon the hordes-of-enemies style of AI, which I think is what Doom is best at. GoldenEye employed different combat mechanics that encouraged smarter AI scripting in response to the player's greater control and tactical options (sniper rifle, grenades, full freedom of aiming). With this in mind, Doom 64 is a run-and-gun shooter while GoldenEye requires planning and careful aim. Excellent review, all in all.
Excellent review. Honest, well written, intelligent and appealing! As a retro gamer, I'm surprised I've never played this. It's next on my list for sure!
***** I first played this in 1997 on a vacation at a lake house here in California, the place had a N64 with like 3 games and the only one I cared about was DOOM 64 lol..at the time I was like 12 and only had SNES but I grew up playing the PC DOOM games, anyway I spent the weekend stuck on level 2 LOL but even then there was something about the game that I loved and I knew the challenge could some day be handled with patience... Here we are in 2015 and I just bought DOOM 64 and I am actually good at it finally haha Thanks for showing this old gem some love.
same as you i expected ocarina of time a present from my uncle but instead i got doom 64. i was also disappointed at first but the more i was playing the more i like and in the end finding out what a masterpiece it is. i have done 100% on watch me die difficulty, till today it remains one of my all time favs...
Much better fps than Goldeneye and the Doom 64 EX mod makes it hi def, uncapped framerate and k/m controls. Midway really went above and beyond with this game.
I loved this game as a kid. I still have the cheat code memorized ?TJL- BDFW BFGV- JVVB i havnt played it in decades but i doubt i will ever forget that code.
0073735963 is the code for Mike Tysons Punch Out. It's either Mike Tyson or the fighter before him. For some reason I always remembered this. Your comment reminded me but I'm sorry for going off topic.
You'd think it'd be a version of the fantastic PS1 port of Doom 1 & 2 (or maybe PS1 Final Doom), but instead of porting their earlier work, Midway/Williams created one of the best games on the N64
+N64 Glenn Plant I just got back to playing this game and sadly I can't since the lighting is too dark in the game. Back in the day the room was enclosed with no windows.
Fantastic review as always! I remember renting this for the 64, and having read nothing about it, really having it be a totally welcome surprise with the new levels/content. It took a bit to get back in the flow again, since I was playing a LOT of Quake online at the time, but even then it gave me some great nostalgic feelings for the series as a whole. And honestly, I liked a LOT of the visuals better than the PC counterpart, especially the pre-rendered looking enemy sprites.
I grew up playing Doom on the SNES and it quickly became one of my favorites. I never heard of Doom 64 until many years later when I didn't even had a Nintendo 64 anymore. What I expected when I heard of it, was Doom on the Quake engine (but I realized of that expectation much later) and when I saw those outdated graphics in comparison to Goldeneye (which was my favorite game in the N64) I didn't even bothered with getting it. Curiously, what changed my mind about it was when I saw some footage of someone playing it on RUclips and had this red bleeding transition effect at the end of the levels, which no emulator was capable of displaying it. I got the game just to see that effect for myself and I ended up getting a game that would become one of my favorites. Then I understood the approach, it's Doom with different levels, custom scripting and graphics, but still behaves and looks like classic Doom. A little thing: Midway actually planned to include multiplayer (and as a leftover, there is code to define different colored marines, which you can see in the opening sequence) but they ran out of cart space and time was running short, so they scrapped the idea. It's a pity, one of the strongest points of Doom on the PC was the multiplayer.
I started playing this just recently and was impressed with the quality. They could probably have gotten away with a straight-forward port of the original, but I found myself playing an original game with great qualities. Especially the level design and music made this a good and very distinct experience, and I have to say that it's rare to see a game with colored lighting from 1997 that doesn't look like a christmas tree.
Boy have things changed since last year. Now DOOM 64 is possibly one of the most important DOOM games of all time because it’s an immediate prequel to DOOM Eternal and everyone was playing the remaster of DOOM 64 in anticipation of DOOM Eternal
@@n64glennplant I played the hell out of it a few months ago on switch, couldn’t put it down, and since the visuals aren’t as dark you can see everything now and truly appreciate how good it looked for the time.
I still play this from time to time, got the n64 for christmas when i was a young lad and this came with it, my Uncle became obsessed with it and some of my fondest memories as a child was watching him and my Dad swap the controller back and forth as the played it, great times!
I always thought Doom 64's story was that the UAC blew up the moon bases from the first Doom game in order to kill the monsters Doomguy forgot to kill, but after this, something's bringing them back to life, so Doomguy is sent to kill them and find out who or what's bringing them back to life.
I had a game called Hexen 64 which was a bit like this but more Medievil, it got poor reviews I recall but i loved it for its co-op multiplayer mainly. Did you ever play that?
Great graphic and soundtrack, amazing atmosphere. Fast action, no frame rate drops, interesting and fun to use weapons. The only problem I have with this game is level design. I was never fan of this box levels, like go up down left right, find blue key, find red key, find yellow key. After 10 levels doing same thing it become very boring and repetitive. If this game have progression levels like Goldeneye this game would be 10/10 for me.
I just finished this game, and am now starting to play Doom Eternal. Got to say that Doom 64 still holds up for me. It scratches that killing demons in a beautiful gory blood bath, just as much as Doom Eternal does.
this is the best doom games that was ever made for me, i still have my N64 and this game and i play it often and i believe with the music on this game is more scarier than the other doom games but still today in 2017 this game is still my game today
Doom 64 was the first Doom game I ever played and owned. Over the years I was shocked over how underrated it was. Nobody talked about it. When it finally dropped on the Xbox One, nostalgia struck me like a train. What a great game.
This is my favourite doom game out of them all by far. Love everything about it. Absolutely fantastic review of this brilliant game! Summed it up so well :)
I loved this game. When I first got it, I loved that eerie feeling I got when playing it. The ambient music really did add to the mood. Great, classic game!
I was a big Doom fan growing up and it's one of the only computer games i ever really played...I have always wanted a copy of Doom 64 but i haven't been able to find a copy yet
The game is dark both in the non-functional sense and in the atmospheric sense. I find max brightness detracts from atmosphere. I raise it the minimum where I can generally see, understanding that the darkness will still obscure at times. Some players just seem to have more tolerance for this than others. How about that Goldeneye AI? Shoot a guard in the ass, and as long as you're using the silencer, he'll forget about it and simply resume his post.
I have Doom 64 & I love it. Sure it's not the greatest game of all time but it's still good. It's a darn shame it did not sell well. My first memory of Doom was playing it on my IBM computer till 3:00 in the morning & I only got a quarter of the way through the game. I have just discovered your channel and I must say very good review, Mr Plant. I shall look at your other vids with great interest.
glad you are enjoying my channel so far! man i have the same old school doom pc memories....like way before every home had like 7 computers like they do now lol. its a shame they cancelled doom 64 2 :(
Have you reviewed resident evil 2 for the N64 yet? Great port with that added nintendo feel by giving you the choice of Green or Blue blood, instead of the standard red. lol
Doom 64, such a great game. To think it was made for console, N64 of all of them. It pushed the Doom experience about as far as youd like to. Great mood, atmosphere, graphics, sound. The only thing I disagree with the video on is Mr Plant saying the "flat" aka 2D sprite enemies were somehow a problem. To me it keeps the game Doom-like by keeping enemies as 2D sprites. They did a great job upgrading the enemies slightly, just enough but kept them recognizable. Also they kept the same sound effects. Definitely the true "Doom 3" game.
Loved playing this game as a kid, had really dark visuals and the music was sick. The Quake port on the N64 was also good, loved that ambient soundtrack. N64 limitations were its blessing in the end.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who always reset my Doom 64 controls to a Turok-style setup back in the day! Haha, this brings back memories. My most-played N64 game.
I remember the warning when you turn on the game, they tell you that this game is dark, very dark. It truly is a dark game, most of it is in the lighting and background "music". It kept all the aspects that made the original great but added a darker, more horror aspect that we have known with Doom 3.
Having gotten this recently for the original console, this game surprisingly holds up very well, even when compared to the recent remaster. And with the Retrobrawler controller it feels really good. Definitely holds up better than the other N64 FPS games, in my opinion.
My absolute favorite Doom game. I remember renting this and was blown away. I then found it at a bargain bin for 20 bucks and played the heck out of it trying to find every secret I could. You know what makes this game so special ? The level design and ambient soundtrack. It was just so different for Doom. The earlier levels were military bases and the later levels in hell were the real gems on this masterpiece. Sure the gameplay was same old Doom, but that didn't matter. Play through this game at night, by yourself and feel the mood Midway created with this game. You will feel it. It's an extremely dark depressing game, but that's what I loved about it. Still holds up til this day. And thank goodness for Doom64 EX which makes this game look even better on PC. And I'll always remember the cheat code no matter what : ?TJL BDFW BFGV JVVB ENJOY EVERYONE !!!
Great review. I recently got into Doom and have played both the 2016 game and the original Doom, so I've been interested in Doom 64. Sadly it seems like the game is pricey to get, so who knows when I'll ever be able to play this without going the emulator route.
Given how the old Doom Games have stood the test of time, Doom 64 has a strong following to the point where it's being sold for modern systems, and the new Doom games are huge hits with modern gamers. I think it's safe to say that the "King of High school" came out on top in the end.
When I bought Doom 64, it wasn't my favorite game on the N64. But now it's the only game I keep going back to. No other Doom has such a sinister atmosphere that inspires me. I agree that the AI could be better. Not that I want them to duck and cover, but rather to make it out of corners and chase you through the level if necessary. Midway had originally planned to put multiplayer, more weapons, and more demons, but them being a regular game company, they wanted to meet deadlines so it ended up being scrapped. I think they might have known the engine looked a bit outdated as well. This is why they made new sprites and probably why they rushed it a bit to release.
I completely love this game. My older brother was way better at it than I was though, so a good deal of my nostalgic memories for it involve watching my brother play through it. It's later, not so nostalgic memories that I beat the game. So yeah, sound effects were awesome, and I totally fell in love with the music from the start. My favorite thing though is the level design. I used to (and still do, actually) create Doom 2 maps and as a mapper I can appreciate well designed levels. Doom 64 did excellently at it.
You are correct! To anyone that is unaware of it, go download Zandronum and use the program Doomseeker. (It comes with Zandronum) There are still plenty of people out there playing Doom online and there are several very awesome mods for it out there.
This is one of the very few Doom titles that I haven't played yet (and thankfully, it was recently released on Steam). When I got my N64, the games I bought for it were Goldeneye and Banjo-Kazooie and ended up skipping Doom 64, but I remember talking to a lot of my friends at the time and them saying just how awesome it was, but I was too busy playing 007. I kinda want to play it now though, if for nothing else but to say I played all of the old school Doom titles.
Great vid Glenn, you cant go wrong with a bit of Doom and Doom 64 is definitely a underrated hidden gem on the N64 and the Doom franchise, I recently picked up Doom 3 BFG edition and I was thinking it was such a shame that they didnt include Doom 64 as they threw in Doom 1 and 2, it would be so awesome if they re-released it for download or something.
Thanks this video brought back some fun memories. I picked up Doom 64 on its release and never owned Goldeneye until my friends gifted me a copy when the next console cycle began. Doom 64 was a fun overall refinement of the original Doom with a soundtrack that grew on me as I played though it. My only gripe I had with this version is the CG- rendered monsters looked a little more cartoony to me vs the clay model-based monsters in the original games.
I know Im some years of but I still felt that I needed to post a comment. I remember myself in this story. We (me and my brothers) got a 64 for chrismas 97 an ALL games where sold out. Lyckely for us our mom knew the guy in the toy store so he was kind and lend my mom a "show copy" of a game which was.... MRC! The evening was saved. We later went out to buy our first game. I was the one who got the mission. I went to the mall to se what I could find. We wanted Goldeneye but it was weeks before it would return in stock. I chose Doom 64. Took my bike home (it was dark outside) and was so eager to try the game!! But we had played some Goldeneye with friends before and the game couldn't really replace it. It felt... Old... We also got stuck (didn't know there was a button for running) so we left it back and bought Super Mario 64. Im really eager (again) to try this game out. Im pretty sure I bought it a while ago... Maiby after Im finish with Shadow of the tomb radier. Or maiby in a retro evening with my brothers!
dude I don't get it why you would go through the trouble of capturing the footage from a real N64 and then do the bad mistake of having it uploaded in horrible stretched out widescreen instate of authentically showing us how the game actually looks like
great review as usual man! you should definitely try doom absolution, it's the pc version of doom 64. In my opinion it does everything that doom 64 did well, and fixes everything that it didn't.
Great review! As a fan of Doom I loved this game as a teen, it was one of my favorites, I remember renting a couple times before my dad got it for me and eventhough I played Mario Cart, Goldeneye and Turok with my Friends I played this one a lot by myself. This and the PS1 version were my favorite due to the atmosphere and soundtrack.
tbh its only the more recent dooms that i haven't liked, back then they were stellar but seemed to get bogged down when moving to real 3d as we know now
I remember when I saw the first screenshots of Doom 64, I was blown away because it looked so good. Doom 64 was also one of the first N64 games I ever played, it was at some electronics expo. Later when I got my N64 I bought Doom 64 as well, really good and fun game. BTW, I have been reading Masters of Doom, really well written book about the guys at id software and their games. I recommend reading it (I'm about halfway through).
Hi Glenn, after months of trying to make N64 emulation work for me, i've finally bought another N64 to play. I'd just like to comment on the state of N64 prices at the moment, and sellers inflating prices for consoles which aren't rare. Luckily I got a console, games and expansion pack for 43....however it really shocked me. Worth making a vid to help people thinking about buying and giving them advice?
Playing games from the 5th generation of consoles today, it's the games that were "out of date" or "yesterday's news" at release that actually hold up the best. Doom 64 is one of those games. The frame rate is high because of the lack of polygonal enemies, and the 2D sprites themselves look better today than any of the blocky 3D models from other games. I was in middle school when this game was released and I was highly influenced by the gaming press (the actual magazines as I wouldn't have Internet access until November '98). This game only generated marginal reviews from most of the outlets at the time so I passed over it. When I finally picked it up around 2009/2010 I was blown away. Great atmosphere, great game play, impressive graphics... just an overall pleasure. Today I'd much rather play stylized games from that era than envelope pushers. Back in 1997 I balked at games like Symphony of the Night that didn't have "advanced 3D graphics". Now those types of games are the most desired.
There is a fan made PC port of this game called Doom 64 EX. It's exactly like the N64 version and best of all you get to use a mouse and keyboard. I played it myself and it's a very good game. The atmosphere of this game feels like Bungie's Marathon. A quiet "empty" feeling with eerie background music. It's a very unique game in the Doom franchise.
I must ask. Why does the game audio seem to always be hard panned into the right speaker and not in stereo? Even if it's mono, it's possible to make it play through both speakers too. Just wondering because I wear headphones sometimes so it's more noticeable.
dude 7th grade..I love this game..i remember it costing 79.99 dollars which was a LOT of money in 97 for a game...these cart games were expensive but it was worth,it..i still,have the same exact copy from 97 and still works great! dope review btw man
I think when I rented this game I got some kind of weird beta copy. It was just this small room that spiraled out with a nearly impossible enemy, and the movement was really slow, but still smooth. I just remembered being baffled by that.
sadly never played doom 64 on original hardware, but i've checked it out on emulator and it looked pretty amazing! i've been trying to get actual game for a long time but it's quite rare in my country (although not very expensive) :( great review as usual btw :)
Wow! Great synopsis! Why isn't there a ported version of Doom2 for N64 on Project 64 for example? You would think that there was a few surviving copies of it somewhere in cyberspace! I haven't been able to find any references to this other than what came from you. I am surprised no one ever came up with a copy of the Doom2 for N64 on a game emulator platform that you mentioned in your video. Do u have any input on this at all? Thanks... BTW I would think that a Doom2 64 port on Project would be a hit!
well doom 64 2 was going to be a whole new game like doom 64 was so i don't think there was much demand for doom 2 on n64 as the pc pretty much did it best. i don't play on emulators like project 64 so i don't know if there would be demand for that either but it would be cool to see
I was so excited for this game back them, I borrowed it from a friend, I played it not too much, I don't remember why, and I never played it again, until now, I must say that the game is slow at the beginning , but once you go to hell the games becomes the real DOOM , level desing is amazing, and frame rate is smooth , light effects are amazing, it's indeed the classic doom I have played so far. What I don't like is that some puzzles are very complicated compared to doom 1 and 2 .
I'm having hard time to go back to Golden Eye and Perfect Dark simply because I can't stand playing FPS with only one analog stick. That being said I still believe they are great games. Doom 64 seems to make perfect sense control-wise the way you described it and I can't wait to get it tonight at my local store! Thanks for the review, you gave me hope in this game! Any words on Hexen 64?
Prior to DOOM 64 I hated 3D shooters because they made me sick. Don´t know what made me buy used DOOM 64 from a Blockbuster...and I LOVED it. One of my favorite N64 games. Played it multiple times.
@@n64glennplant No. But as said, loved this one. And yes, the atmosphere was amazing. One thing though, the only way to finish It was with codes. I can not think of anyone that could have beat it. PS I do have the Xbox Doom and was terrifying.
@@n64glennplant Do you think the original has been rediscovered? Like you said, it could have been a port or a port with improvements but it wasn´t. It was an original game.
Amen Glen you pretty much summed up my feeling on this game and where FPS have gone. Great review of sadly ignored game. At the same time I had this first then moved onto Goldeneye and although Goldeneye blew my mind at the time this really gave me plenty of "OH SHIT RUN!" moments.
On the critcism of the game being dark, try Doom 1 or 2 with Chocolate Doom. You'd be shocked at how dark Doom genuinely is on the original engine without all of the fancy renders and source ports that upped the lighting effects. It was such a scary game at the time for a reason, and not just because of the enemies that jump out at you.
i seen it in a magazine when i was a kid and thought it was just a doom port with different gun sprites. I think my cousin brought it over later and i figured out it was its own thing.
Hands down my favourite version of Doom. I loved the eerie background ambience and dark tone. It perfectly captured the feeling of being alone in some kind of hell dimension. Really sent chills down my spine. And the controls were just sublime (after some tweaking), so much better than fumbling with directional keys on a keyboard (which was standard back then).
It's also remarkable how well it still plays. Quiet ironic that a game that was outdated even before its release is actually more playable today than several other games that really pushed the boundaries back then.
only doom i like is this one. doom 1 always sucked to me.
imo this aged way better than goldeneye DUE to the sprite based models. I can play doom, duke nukem, blood, shadow warrior etc. and the graphics won't bother me a bit.
man not only that, but the way fps works in goldeneye as compared to this game is something else entirely
Simplistic? Not really, the older FPS games had puzzles and labyrinthine levels which were puzzles in themselves, and having to weave you way around enemy projectiles circle strafing enemies in sometimes large areas while keeping an eye on your health and strategically picking up health. Nowadays shooters are more straight forward linear affairs with stop and pop gameplay funneling you from one set piece to another. If anything, games have gotten more simplistic, not more complex. It'd have been nice to have gone more down the path of FEAR-like AI or Rainbow SIx type planning, but now things are more streamlined so everyone can enjoy them.
You clearly have no idea what he is talking about. He's clearly talking about xp, bonuses, teams build, load outs, accessories, leveling up your weapons, secondary functions, so on and so on! This was a simpler time in shooters.
Excellent review. I enjoy Doom 64 to this day. I like that they delivered a completely new experience to the N64 rather than just another port of the PC version. Similarly, the audio changes really add to the atmosphere of the game. The music isn't pumping you up with MIDI guitars or toe-tapping techno, but rather setting a mood of creepiness and dread (much like Quake II for the N64). There were some amazing FPS titles for the system and this is one of the best IMO.
Quake 2 is amazing too on n64 I just haven't had time to cover it yet
Big fan of doom but I feel this was the best graphically and sound wise, if doom 2 was remade using this engine it would be insane. I do have one question... why is it that id never speaks on this doom and nowhere in dooms history is this game mentioned? It's like id is ashamed of it I don't understand why
SeriousBeats357 whats more surprising is that doom 64 2 was cancelled even before it got properly underway
***** That sucks. I would've paid for a game like that, especially if they had Aubrey Hodges on board, and put just as much effort into the levels as they did with this game.
Space Void Studios Aubrey Hodges has a site where you can buy his soundtracks, I ended up paying the man £50 for all the DooMs and Quake soundtracks he did for N64 and PS1
Great tip! I'll have to check that out
here is where you can buy them. www.aubreyhodges.com/
I put my DooM 64 into my RED ALL-STAR BASEBALL 2001. Switched the stickers cleanly and slapped on the top label! RED CART DOOM64
Ninja Grinders how did you switch stickers without damage
+Azrubel Fisker a very small amount of wd-40 on a razor...and alot of patience. then use a glue stick to put it back on.
It should have been in a red cart to begin with
do that a few more times... sell them on e-bay...
Ka-ching goes the manchine gun!
Great review of a wonderful game that as an older player at this stage of my life (62) I now remember with fond memories playing on it's initial release on N64 with my young son back in the day, along with such other greats as Turok, Golden-eye and Quake. I remember giving my son, who at the time was 10, an N64 game player for Christmas when it first came out and we were immediately addicted as a father son team playing games on the platform. I should be ashamed of myself for introducing my impressionable young son to the wonderful world of "evil" FPS games! :-)
I believe I became even more addicted than he was! I remember many late nights staying up until 3 and 4 am playing this dark and thoroughly engrossing game.
I would rate Turok as my favorite but this game was definitely a very close 2nd place!
Thanks for the memories for this old man's memory bank.
thank you for checking it out! you know i get to see statistics of viewers right here and recently I've noticed quite a spike in the non standard youtube demographics but you are the first to voice yourself! :)
While I can see your point on the lackluster AI, Doom has always (until Doom 3) relied upon the hordes-of-enemies style of AI, which I think is what Doom is best at. GoldenEye employed different combat mechanics that encouraged smarter AI scripting in response to the player's greater control and tactical options (sniper rifle, grenades, full freedom of aiming). With this in mind, Doom 64 is a run-and-gun shooter while GoldenEye requires planning and careful aim. Excellent review, all in all.
Excellent review. Honest, well written, intelligent and appealing! As a retro gamer, I'm surprised I've never played this. It's next on my list for sure!
TheGebs24 thank you so much - let me know how you find it when you play it. if you like doom then this is a must
***** I love Doom. I'll let you know what I think. Cheers.
***** My boxed copy arrived today :)
When I had this game, I only made it to level 13. Every time I got to that level, I would get sick.
TheGebs24
You've never played it ? Lol it was one of my first games on the n64
DOOM 64 is very nostalgic for me. I love this game.
Necesary Evil i love it too :) so much nostalgia with it as it was one of the 4 games i got with the console to begin with
***** I first played this in 1997 on a vacation at a lake house here in California, the place had a N64 with like 3 games and the only one I cared about was DOOM 64 lol..at the time I was like 12 and only had SNES but I grew up playing the PC DOOM games, anyway I spent the weekend stuck on level 2 LOL but even then there was something about the game that I loved and I knew the challenge could some day be handled with patience...
Here we are in 2015 and I just bought DOOM 64 and I am actually good at it finally haha
Thanks for showing this old gem some love.
Necesary Evil Have to disagree with you on the music, the PC version of doom had a rocking original sound track that suited the game.
>describes DOOM as a series that lost its luster
>checks video release date
>2013
>well dude I got good news for you
Haha man I know what a come back right
same as you i expected ocarina of time a present from my uncle but instead i got doom 64. i was also disappointed at first but the more i was playing the more i like and in the end finding out what a masterpiece it is. i have done 100% on watch me die difficulty, till today it remains one of my all time favs...
"To win the game you must kill me, John Romero."
Much better fps than Goldeneye and the Doom 64 EX mod makes it hi def, uncapped framerate and k/m controls. Midway really went above and beyond with this game.
Your reviews are very well done. I enjoy them very much.
I loved this game as a kid. I still have the cheat code memorized ?TJL- BDFW BFGV- JVVB i havnt played it in decades but i doubt i will ever forget that code.
bewareoblivionisathand :v
@@alecdavidoff8602 that's turok 2 seeds of evil. But still awesome
@@salsashark8876 Yeah I know, but it´s a cheat I have not forgotten, just like those old folks and its Contra´s 30 medal cheat
@@alecdavidoff8602 Up up down down left right left right b a start.
0073735963 is the code for Mike Tysons Punch Out. It's either Mike Tyson or the fighter before him. For some reason I always remembered this. Your comment reminded me but I'm sorry for going off topic.
i played it as a kid and after the 6th level i gave up. it was too damn hard at the time.
So go now and play it again, you won't regret it :)
It's a joke how good this game looks compared to Hexen 64.
You'd think it'd be a version of the fantastic PS1 port of Doom 1 & 2 (or maybe PS1 Final Doom), but instead of porting their earlier work, Midway/Williams created one of the best games on the N64
This was a game was enjoyed by my friend's whole family lol. Who says rated M games can't bring the family together?
Lieutenant Yoshi i played doom with my dad when i must have been about 8 or 9 :)
+N64 Glenn Plant I just got back to playing this game and sadly I can't since the lighting is too dark in the game. Back in the day the room was enclosed with no windows.
Fantastic review as always! I remember renting this for the 64, and having read nothing about it, really having it be a totally welcome surprise with the new levels/content. It took a bit to get back in the flow again, since I was playing a LOT of Quake online at the time, but even then it gave me some great nostalgic feelings for the series as a whole. And honestly, I liked a LOT of the visuals better than the PC counterpart, especially the pre-rendered looking enemy sprites.
Nice Review, I took it to the next level by getting the first accurate 100% secret walk trough on RUclips.
Brilliant review!
Why is no one talking about this
I grew up playing Doom on the SNES and it quickly became one of my favorites. I never heard of Doom 64 until many years later when I didn't even had a Nintendo 64 anymore. What I expected when I heard of it, was Doom on the Quake engine (but I realized of that expectation much later) and when I saw those outdated graphics in comparison to Goldeneye (which was my favorite game in the N64) I didn't even bothered with getting it. Curiously, what changed my mind about it was when I saw some footage of someone playing it on RUclips and had this red bleeding transition effect at the end of the levels, which no emulator was capable of displaying it. I got the game just to see that effect for myself and I ended up getting a game that would become one of my favorites. Then I understood the approach, it's Doom with different levels, custom scripting and graphics, but still behaves and looks like classic Doom.
A little thing: Midway actually planned to include multiplayer (and as a leftover, there is code to define different colored marines, which you can see in the opening sequence) but they ran out of cart space and time was running short, so they scrapped the idea. It's a pity, one of the strongest points of Doom on the PC was the multiplayer.
I started playing this just recently and was impressed with the quality. They could probably have gotten away with a straight-forward port of the original, but I found myself playing an original game with great qualities. Especially the level design and music made this a good and very distinct experience, and I have to say that it's rare to see a game with colored lighting from 1997 that doesn't look like a christmas tree.
storerestore haha you know thats one very good way of putting it! the atmosphere in this one is top notch
One of the best installments of Doom up to the current release...
Boy have things changed since last year. Now DOOM 64 is possibly one of the most important DOOM games of all time because it’s an immediate prequel to DOOM Eternal and everyone was playing the remaster of DOOM 64 in anticipation of DOOM Eternal
I know right, but so glad this is getting the respect it deserves now
@@n64glennplant I played the hell out of it a few months ago on switch, couldn’t put it down, and since the visuals aren’t as dark you can see everything now and truly appreciate how good it looked for the time.
I actually always liked the sprite based enemies in this particular game. They are true to the original.
man how cool are the originals though - such awesome games
I like that you don't have to use the joystick.. using the d-pad to move and L + R buttons to strafe works perfectly
Not sure why you say fps games got more complex. Old school fps have vastly more complicated map desing than any contemporary fps.
Indeed
I believe he means that the overall story and mechanics have become more complex in contrast with run and gun blaster with no story
or barely any story
Would love for this to come out on the 3DS. Doom 64 was one of my favourite N64 games.
+ll WARGUNNER ll Yes! I'd even sent in a suggestion to id software!
I still play this from time to time, got the n64 for christmas when i was a young lad and this came with it, my Uncle became obsessed with it and some of my fondest memories as a child was watching him and my Dad swap the controller back and forth as the played it, great times!
I always thought Doom 64's story was that the UAC blew up the moon bases from the first Doom game in order to kill the monsters Doomguy forgot to kill, but after this, something's bringing them back to life, so Doomguy is sent to kill them and find out who or what's bringing them back to life.
would love to see an hd port of this. You're right, this game deserves more love.
I had a game called Hexen 64 which was a bit like this but more Medievil, it got poor reviews I recall but i loved it for its co-op multiplayer mainly. Did you ever play that?
Great graphic and soundtrack, amazing atmosphere. Fast action, no frame rate drops, interesting and fun to use weapons. The only problem I have with this game is level design. I was never fan of this box levels, like go up down left right, find blue key, find red key, find yellow key. After 10 levels doing same thing it become very boring and repetitive. If this game have progression levels like Goldeneye this game would be 10/10 for me.
Very well said. You sir have an excellent skill in language, and have used it to nail a perfect review for this game. I couldn't agree with you more.
I just finished this game, and am now starting to play Doom Eternal. Got to say that Doom 64 still holds up for me. It scratches that killing demons in a beautiful gory blood bath, just as much as Doom Eternal does.
good review Glenn
this is the best doom games that was ever made for me, i still have my N64 and this game and i play it often and i believe with the music on this game is more scarier than the other doom games but still today in 2017 this game is still my game today
Doom 64 was the first Doom game I ever played and owned. Over the years I was shocked over how underrated it was. Nobody talked about it. When it finally dropped on the Xbox One, nostalgia struck me like a train. What a great game.
Amen to that! I think it’s aged brilliantly too
This is my favourite doom game out of them all by far. Love everything about it. Absolutely fantastic review of this brilliant game! Summed it up so well :)
There may be a short circuit in the capture card or the audio cord coming from the N64 is broken.
They need to make Doom 4 like this, dark and creepy; also they should include the nightmare imp and unmaker
Guess you got what you wished for friend
I loved this game. When I first got it, I loved that eerie feeling I got when playing it. The ambient music really did add to the mood. Great, classic game!
This is my favorite console version of old school Doom. I still dust off the old N64 and replay it to this day, as it brings back such fond memories.
me too cro, me too :)
I was a big Doom fan growing up and it's one of the only computer games i ever really played...I have always wanted a copy of Doom 64 but i haven't been able to find a copy yet
These reviews are just excellent.
The game is dark both in the non-functional sense and in the atmospheric sense. I find max brightness detracts from atmosphere. I raise it the minimum where I can generally see, understanding that the darkness will still obscure at times. Some players just seem to have more tolerance for this than others.
How about that Goldeneye AI? Shoot a guard in the ass, and as long as you're using the silencer, he'll forget about it and simply resume his post.
I have Doom 64 & I love it. Sure it's not the greatest game of all time but it's still good. It's a darn shame it did not sell well. My first memory of Doom was playing it on my IBM computer till 3:00 in the morning & I only got a quarter of the way through the game. I have just discovered your channel and I must say very good review, Mr Plant. I shall look at your other vids with great interest.
glad you are enjoying my channel so far! man i have the same old school doom pc memories....like way before every home had like 7 computers like they do now lol. its a shame they cancelled doom 64 2 :(
Have you reviewed resident evil 2 for the N64 yet? Great port with that added nintendo feel by giving you the choice of Green or Blue blood, instead of the standard red. lol
not yet but i may have a haloween special month coming up....
Do it up man. Resident Evil is a great game to play during the fall months.
As I type this I am playing the 2nd one then I'm moving on to the remake. Gotta find a copy of Nemesis still.
Doom 64, such a great game. To think it was made for console, N64 of all of them. It pushed the Doom experience about as far as youd like to. Great mood, atmosphere, graphics, sound. The only thing I disagree with the video on is Mr Plant saying the "flat" aka 2D sprite enemies were somehow a problem. To me it keeps the game Doom-like by keeping enemies as 2D sprites. They did a great job upgrading the enemies slightly, just enough but kept them recognizable. Also they kept the same sound effects. Definitely the true "Doom 3" game.
Loved playing this game as a kid, had really dark visuals and the music was sick. The Quake port on the N64 was also good, loved that ambient soundtrack. N64 limitations were its blessing in the end.
Oni64 you know thats one very good way to look at it, it made devs work around it which made a lot of creativity come to light
is that red cartridge real?
its a mod which someone made for the cart, i wish it was the real way they sent the cart in the box :)
"Screw collage, why be nothing in collage when I can be the king of high school forever."
The enemy sometimes attack each other on all platforms of the game not just this one in particular.
Yeah, I liked it best on the latest doom’s because it’s funnier to see them do it
I'm glad I'm not the only one who always reset my Doom 64 controls to a Turok-style setup back in the day! Haha, this brings back memories. My most-played N64 game.
I remember the warning when you turn on the game, they tell you that this game is dark, very dark. It truly is a dark game, most of it is in the lighting and background "music". It kept all the aspects that made the original great but added a darker, more horror aspect that we have known with Doom 3.
Makes one wonder in this day of retro games why Doom 2 for N64 wasn't re-released? Sad.....
This game had so much atmosphere. My favorite FPS game on the N64, behind GoldenEye of course, tied with Perfect Dark..
Another great review..
Having gotten this recently for the original console, this game surprisingly holds up very well, even when compared to the recent remaster. And with the Retrobrawler controller it feels really good. Definitely holds up better than the other N64 FPS games, in my opinion.
Really enjoyed this review. Lots of detail and covered a lot of key areas. I loved this game when It came out!
Niall Ruane and i still love it to this day! thanks for watching
My absolute favorite Doom game. I remember renting this and was blown away. I then found it at a bargain bin for 20 bucks and played the heck out of it trying to find every secret I could.
You know what makes this game so special ? The level design and ambient soundtrack. It was just so different for Doom. The earlier levels were military bases and the later levels in hell were the real gems on this masterpiece.
Sure the gameplay was same old Doom, but that didn't matter. Play through this game at night, by yourself and feel the mood Midway created with this game. You will feel it. It's an extremely dark depressing game, but that's what I loved about it. Still holds up til this day. And thank goodness for Doom64 EX which makes this game look even better on PC.
And I'll always remember the cheat code no matter what : ?TJL BDFW BFGV JVVB
ENJOY EVERYONE !!!
Great review. I recently got into Doom and have played both the 2016 game and the original Doom, so I've been interested in Doom 64. Sadly it seems like the game is pricey to get, so who knows when I'll ever be able to play this without going the emulator route.
Just download Doom64 EX for pc, it's an awesome experience. I still play it today
Given how the old Doom Games have stood the test of time, Doom 64 has a strong following to the point where it's being sold for modern systems, and the new Doom games are huge hits with modern gamers.
I think it's safe to say that the "King of High school" came out on top in the end.
When I bought Doom 64, it wasn't my favorite game on the N64. But now it's the only game I keep going back to. No other Doom has such a sinister atmosphere that inspires me. I agree that the AI could be better. Not that I want them to duck and cover, but rather to make it out of corners and chase you through the level if necessary.
Midway had originally planned to put multiplayer, more weapons, and more demons, but them being a regular game company, they wanted to meet deadlines so it ended up being scrapped.
I think they might have known the engine looked a bit outdated as well. This is why they made new sprites and probably why they rushed it a bit to release.
That looks amazing I cant believe i never heard about it till now, downloading it as I type this :) Thanks for the heads up Glenn :)
Fun fact: this was actually Doom 3 but was ignored by the world as time went on. Had it on Ps4 recently and loved it.
I completely love this game. My older brother was way better at it than I was though, so a good deal of my nostalgic memories for it involve watching my brother play through it. It's later, not so nostalgic memories that I beat the game.
So yeah, sound effects were awesome, and I totally fell in love with the music from the start. My favorite thing though is the level design. I used to (and still do, actually) create Doom 2 maps and as a mapper I can appreciate well designed levels. Doom 64 did excellently at it.
ImperatorScab i love how the doom mod scene is still alive as ever :)
You are correct! To anyone that is unaware of it, go download Zandronum and use the program Doomseeker. (It comes with Zandronum)
There are still plenty of people out there playing Doom online and there are several very awesome mods for it out there.
This is one of the very few Doom titles that I haven't played yet (and thankfully, it was recently released on Steam). When I got my N64, the games I bought for it were Goldeneye and Banjo-Kazooie and ended up skipping Doom 64, but I remember talking to a lot of my friends at the time and them saying just how awesome it was, but I was too busy playing 007. I kinda want to play it now though, if for nothing else but to say I played all of the old school Doom titles.
I replayed it through the Xbox one release this year and it’s just as good as I remembered
@@n64glennplant Awesome, maybe I'll go ahead and get it.
this was the first FPS i ever played and i was blown away at how good it is but it was also very hard
This one will always have a place in my heart
Great vid Glenn, you cant go wrong with a bit of Doom and Doom 64 is definitely a underrated hidden gem on the N64 and the Doom franchise, I recently picked up Doom 3 BFG edition and I was thinking it was such a shame that they didnt include Doom 64 as they threw in Doom 1 and 2, it would be so awesome if they re-released it for download or something.
Thanks this video brought back some fun memories. I picked up Doom 64 on its release and never owned Goldeneye until my friends gifted me a copy when the next console cycle began. Doom 64 was a fun overall refinement of the original Doom with a soundtrack that grew on me as I played though it. My only gripe I had with this version is the CG- rendered monsters looked a little more cartoony to me vs the clay model-based monsters in the original games.
I'm sure I've got this game lying around here somewhere, feeling the urge to give it another go now after watching this.
Watched this to prep for the rerelease. I want to play it. Never got the chance.
I know Im some years of but I still felt that I needed to post a comment. I remember myself in this story. We (me and my brothers) got a 64 for chrismas 97 an ALL games where sold out. Lyckely for us our mom knew the guy in the toy store so he was kind and lend my mom a "show copy" of a game which was.... MRC! The evening was saved. We later went out to buy our first game. I was the one who got the mission. I went to the mall to se what I could find. We wanted Goldeneye but it was weeks before it would return in stock. I chose Doom 64. Took my bike home (it was dark outside) and was so eager to try the game!! But we had played some Goldeneye with friends before and the game couldn't really replace it. It felt... Old... We also got stuck (didn't know there was a button for running) so we left it back and bought Super Mario 64. Im really eager (again) to try this game out. Im pretty sure I bought it a while ago... Maiby after Im finish with Shadow of the tomb radier. Or maiby in a retro evening with my brothers!
That sounds kinda like what happened to my parents, Goldeneye was OOS everywhere so we got doom 64 before Goldeneye instead too
Midway's late nineties output is absolutely ace! Chicago proud.
Midway and CM punk make Chicago proud 👍
dude I don't get it why you would go through the trouble of capturing the footage from a real N64 and then do the bad mistake of having it uploaded in horrible stretched out widescreen instate of authentically showing us how the game actually looks like
great review as usual man! you should definitely try doom absolution, it's the pc version of doom 64. In my opinion it does everything that doom 64 did well, and fixes everything that it didn't.
Great review! As a fan of Doom I loved this game as a teen, it was one of my favorites, I remember renting a couple times before my dad got it for me and eventhough I played Mario Cart, Goldeneye and Turok with my Friends I played this one a lot by myself. This and the PS1 version were my favorite due to the atmosphere and soundtrack.
tbh its only the more recent dooms that i haven't liked, back then they were stellar but seemed to get bogged down when moving to real 3d as we know now
I remember when I saw the first screenshots of Doom 64, I was blown away because it looked so good. Doom 64 was also one of the first N64 games I ever played, it was at some electronics expo. Later when I got my N64 I bought Doom 64 as well, really good and fun game.
BTW, I have been reading Masters of Doom, really well written book about the guys at id software and their games. I recommend reading it (I'm about halfway through).
Hi Glenn, after months of trying to make N64 emulation work for me, i've finally bought another N64 to play. I'd just like to comment on the state of N64 prices at the moment, and sellers inflating prices for consoles which aren't rare. Luckily I got a console, games and expansion pack for 43....however it really shocked me. Worth making a vid to help people thinking about buying and giving them advice?
Playing games from the 5th generation of consoles today, it's the games that were "out of date" or "yesterday's news" at release that actually hold up the best. Doom 64 is one of those games. The frame rate is high because of the lack of polygonal enemies, and the 2D sprites themselves look better today than any of the blocky 3D models from other games.
I was in middle school when this game was released and I was highly influenced by the gaming press (the actual magazines as I wouldn't have Internet access until November '98). This game only generated marginal reviews from most of the outlets at the time so I passed over it.
When I finally picked it up around 2009/2010 I was blown away. Great atmosphere, great game play, impressive graphics... just an overall pleasure.
Today I'd much rather play stylized games from that era than envelope pushers. Back in 1997 I balked at games like Symphony of the Night that didn't have "advanced 3D graphics". Now those types of games are the most desired.
There is a fan made PC port of this game called Doom 64 EX. It's exactly like the N64 version and best of all you get to use a mouse and keyboard. I played it myself and it's a very good game. The atmosphere of this game feels like Bungie's Marathon. A quiet "empty" feeling with eerie background music. It's a very unique game in the Doom franchise.
Is the Switch port of this game any better?
Played it on series x during lockdown and found it fantastic, not played the switch one but I imagine it’s the same
I must ask. Why does the game audio seem to always be hard panned into the right speaker and not in stereo? Even if it's mono, it's possible to make it play through both speakers too. Just wondering because I wear headphones sometimes so it's more noticeable.
I came watching this video, so many memories
Looking forward to play Doom 64 on my Nintendo Switch Friday.
Will be 🔥
dude 7th grade..I love this game..i remember it costing 79.99 dollars which was a LOT of money in 97 for a game...these cart games were expensive but it was worth,it..i still,have the same exact copy from 97 and still works great! dope review btw man
I think when I rented this game I got some kind of weird beta copy. It was just this small room that spiraled out with a nearly impossible enemy, and the movement was really slow, but still smooth. I just remembered being baffled by that.
really?
Kid Zodiac Yup
sadly never played doom 64 on original hardware, but i've checked it out on emulator and it looked pretty amazing! i've been trying to get actual game for a long time but it's quite rare in my country (although not very expensive) :( great review as usual btw :)
Wow! Great synopsis! Why isn't there a ported version of Doom2 for N64 on Project 64 for example? You would think that there was a few surviving copies of it somewhere in cyberspace! I haven't been able to find any references to this other than what came from you. I am surprised no one ever came up with a copy of the Doom2 for N64 on a game emulator platform that you mentioned in your video.
Do u have any input on this at all? Thanks...
BTW I would think that a Doom2 64 port on Project would be a hit!
well doom 64 2 was going to be a whole new game like doom 64 was so i don't think there was much demand for doom 2 on n64 as the pc pretty much did it best. i don't play on emulators like project 64 so i don't know if there would be demand for that either but it would be cool to see
Yeah like a real hidden treasure coming to light. I never played Doom64 on the PC maybe I should try it?
yeah it was a version that was ported as a fan project because doom 64 is so highly regarded....play it!
I was so excited for this game back them, I borrowed it from a friend, I played it not too much, I don't remember why, and I never played it again, until now, I must say that the game is slow at the beginning , but once you go to hell the games becomes the real DOOM , level desing is amazing, and frame rate is smooth , light effects are amazing, it's indeed the classic doom I have played so far. What I don't like is that some puzzles are very complicated compared to doom 1 and 2 .
I'm having hard time to go back to Golden Eye and Perfect Dark simply because I can't stand playing FPS with only one analog stick. That being said I still believe they are great games. Doom 64 seems to make perfect sense control-wise the way you described it and I can't wait to get it tonight at my local store! Thanks for the review, you gave me hope in this game! Any words on Hexen 64?
Prior to DOOM 64 I hated 3D shooters because they made me sick. Don´t know what made me buy used DOOM 64 from a Blockbuster...and I LOVED it. One of my favorite N64 games. Played it multiple times.
Did you play the Xbox version that came out a couple years back? That’s great too
@@n64glennplant No. But as said, loved this one. And yes, the atmosphere was amazing.
One thing though, the only way to finish It was with codes. I can not think of anyone that could have beat it.
PS
I do have the Xbox Doom and was terrifying.
@@justicierodelaliga doom 64 on Xbox was fun I actually completed it agin during lockdown over a few days. The controls really make it so playable
@@n64glennplant Do you think the original has been rediscovered?
Like you said, it could have been a port or a port with improvements but it wasn´t. It was an original game.
@@justicierodelaliga more likely that ms owns Bethesda so just wanted their back catalogue on their subscription service
Amen Glen you pretty much summed up my feeling on this game and where FPS have gone. Great review of sadly ignored game. At the same time I had this first then moved onto Goldeneye and although Goldeneye blew my mind at the time this really gave me plenty of "OH SHIT RUN!" moments.
The nostalgia, god i miss this game so much.
On the critcism of the game being dark, try Doom 1 or 2 with Chocolate Doom. You'd be shocked at how dark Doom genuinely is on the original engine without all of the fancy renders and source ports that upped the lighting effects. It was such a scary game at the time for a reason, and not just because of the enemies that jump out at you.
I still play this game lol
i seen it in a magazine when i was a kid and thought it was just a doom port with different gun sprites. I think my cousin brought it over later and i figured out it was its own thing.