Doom's other forgotten RPG finally comes to PC after 13 years

Doom 2 RPG
(Image credit: id Software/GEC.inc)

Doom 2 RPG - ✨which yes, unbelievabl෴e as it may sound, is the second Doom RPG - has been ported to PC by fans 13 years after it launched.

Originally released for Java phones on November 23, 2009, then ported to iPhones on February 1, 2012, Doom 2 RPG seemed destined for the same obscure fate that awaits most mobile games. Apple no longer supports iOS apps, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:emu♍lation of the platform is in its infancy, so most old mobile games simply disappear with 🥃little protest from the gaming community - after all, most players see them as c💃heaply-made timewasters, right?

But Doom 2 RPG along with its predecessors, Doom RPG and Wolfenstein RPG, are special. Developed by the legendary Doom programmer John Carmack and his then spouse, Katherine Anna Kang, these were full-on turn-based spin-offs of the classic shooter series. Built in the style of old-school dungeon crawlers (Legend of Grimrock is a solid semi-modern example of the format), there's nothing else quite like them. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:id Software fans were very much missing somethiꦺng as long as these ga♚mes remained unplayable.

, a group of fan developers going under the name GEC.inc released a port of the original Doom RPG to PC, and now they've done the same for Doom 2 R𒁏PG, reverse engineering the original code to get the game running on modern PCs. You can find the download and installation instructions over on , but bear in mind that you will need to source your own copy of the original game in order to get the assets this port needs to run.

Take a look at the video above if you want a quick idea of what Doom 2 RPG is all about. In my mind, it's all worth it just for the image of Doomguy in a polo ൲shirt and blue jeans.

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