QuakeCon kickstarted its 2024 outing on August 8th to great reception, and to start off the event with a bang, Bethesda announced a brand new re-release of Doom and Doom II was announced alongside a brand new trailer.

Without any notice, id Software and Nightdive Studios combined forces and brought forth this new re-release, but this new release of the classic FPS that defined the genre is not any re-release, but it adds a lot of previously unavailable content alongside brand new content as well go to with the occasion, in what the trailer deems "the definitive experience", and without a doubt, this re-release does offer a definitive experience to this classic duo.

Some of the features that this enhanced release brings are:

• All of the previously released map packs (enhancements as they call them in the trailer) for Doom and Doom II are available in this re-release. These include:
  • Doom (All original 3 episodes, and also Episode 4: Thy Flesh Consumed)
  • Doom II
  • Master Levels for Doom II
  • TNT: Evilution
  • The Plutonia Experiment
  • No Rest for the Living
  • Sigil (Unofficial 5th episode for the original Doom by John Romero)
  • Legacy of Rust. Brand new single player episode with new weapons and new enemies made in collaboration with people from id Software, Machinegames and Nightdive Studios
• Select between the Original or an Enhanced IDKFA soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult
• 60 fps at 1080p for all platforms released, with hardware that supports it being able to go up to 120fps at 4k.Online Deathmatch and Co-op with up to 16 players with 43 Deathmatch levels
• Supports community-published mods, like Sigil II and BTSX to name a few
• And much, much more...

As a side note, the enhanced soundtrack was made by none other than industry veteran Andrew Hulshult, and in quite the turn of events, Hulshult started his career by working on the very same (then fan-made) IDKFA OST years ago, the very same that is now currently available in an official release of Doom and Doom II.

Additionally, users that owned versions of DOOM or DOOM II previously will get this new enhanced edition for free, similar to the Quake and Quake II remastered releases.

The definitive and enhanced re-release of DOOM+DOOM II is available now on Game Pass, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.

DOOM+DOOM II Trailer by Bethesda

 

[Kioku]

This is what the modern ports should have been from day one.. I’m so happy. Ran through episode 1 of UDoom last night in coop for the first time since the XBLA release.

 

[ShadowOne333]

This is what should have been.. I’m so happy. Ran through episode 1 of UDoom last night in coop for the first time since the XBLA release.

I found out about the release at midnight and I just couldn't help myself but had to play it for a bit and went through the entire first Episode of Doom as well.
Man what a blast that was. The achievements support, the whole map packs being available, the OST options, the in-game options, it's all incredible.

This is what I wanted from an official release in modern days out of the classic Doom entries.
I'd love to tackle a review for this one, but I'll see if I have the proper time as I want to 100% the achievements in this release.

Also, can anyone confirm if the exclusive Xbox levels are included in this one? I'm talking about E1M10: Sewers in EP1 of Doom and MAP33: Betray from Doom II.

 

[Kioku]

I found out about the release at midnight and I just couldn't help myself but had to play it for a bit and went through the entire first Episode of Doom as well.
Man what a blast that was. The achievements support, the whole map packs being available, the OST options, the in-game options, it's all incredible.

This is what I wanted from an official release in modern days out of the classic Doom entries.
I'd love to tackle a review for this one, but I'll see if I have the proper time as I want to 100% the achievements in this release.

Also, can anyone confirm if the exclusive Xbox levels are included in this one? I'm talking about E1M10: Sewers in EP1 of Doom and MAP33: Betray from Doom II.

I have not tried those two hidden levels. I know what I’m looking for tonight..

 

[cyb0rg]

Very disappointed there doesn't appear to be an option for level statistics in the HUD.

 

[Cranesbill]

Me you

 

[supergamer368]

i downloaded nuts .wad through the official mod browser and my computer was able to run it WITHOUT LAGGING.

technology's come a long way.

 

[ShadowOne333]

i downloaded nuts .wad through the official mod browser and my computer was able to run it WITHOUT LAGGING.

technology's come a long way.

"The future is now, old man."
I only played official Doom 1 yesterday, have yet to try any mods.

One thing I did find odd though is that they included Sigil, but Sigil II is relegated to the mods section.
I wonder why that was?

 

[masagrator]

Also worth adding that it added support for languages that were not available before, though HUD is untouched.

 

[hippy dave]

Glad to see it's free for buyers of previous versions, that makes it feel like just a good thing instead of maybe a bit of a pisstake having another release so soon after the last.

One thing I did find odd though is that they included Sigil, but Sigil II is relegated to the mods section.
I wonder why that was?

The first one is listed as part of the stuff that was included in a previous release. The second one came out since then I guess

 

[Jayro]

Oh sweet, I get to re-buy doom on the switch.

 

[RedoLane]

I saw the announcement on the Quakecon livestream. Didn't hesitate FOR EVEN A SECOND and just bought it on Steam.
Might double-dip on Switch later on.
Gotta love the KEX Engine, although it probably won't be my default way to play Doom since it lacks mouselook.

And my god, id software basically opened the flood gates with Boom and MBF21 support. That means you can easily download the most impressive mappacks such as Eviternity as long as someone uploads them, although some of them with their own soundtracks don't originally support the SC-55 sound module so they might sound off.

But that also means all the shitty wads might appear here and there... especially terry wads...
Better check those with a lot of caution.

 

[ShadowOne333]

I saw the announcement on the Quakecon livestream. Didn't hesitate FOR EVEN A SECOND and just bought it on Steam.
Might double-dip on Switch later on.
Gotta love the KEX Engine, although it probably won't be my default way to play Doom since it lacks mouselook.

And my god, id software basically opened the flood gates with Boom and MBF21 support. That means you can easily download the most impressive mappacks such as Eviternity as long as someone uploads them, although some of them with their own soundtracks don't originally support the SC-55 sound module so they might sound off.

But that also means all the shitty wads might appear here and there... especially terry wads...
Better check those with a lot of caution.

That reminds me, since this release doesn't add E1M10 and MAP33 from the Xbox releases...
Would it be possible to add those two wads and have them accessible through the main games as intended?

 

[ChibiMofo]

I first played this game in June of 1994. I last played in August of 1994 (I nearly developed carpel tunnel playing this on my Northgate keyboard). This must be the about the 70th release of a Doom game that I've witnessed in the past 30 years. Although I knew I was seeing the future when I saw Doom, I never could have guessed that anyone would get excited over a re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-release of it three decades later.

 

[CMDreamer]

Got it from GOG, without even knowing.

Awesome!

 

[LanHikariDS]

That reminds me, since this release doesn't add E1M10 and MAP33 from the Xbox releases...
Would it be possible to add those two wads and have them accessible through the main games as intended?

Theoreticallly, though I don't think this port supports PWADs like that, so you would have to include the entirety of Doom's levels as a mod, WITH those two extra levels

 

[urbanman2004]

So that's why there was a Doom 1+Doom 2 update waiting for me on Steam yesterday... Which also coincided w/ another Doom Eternal update.

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

vsync on console with no option to turn it off absolutely stinks my god.

Game feels really slippery and slow on Xbox. Not good. Would not recommend.

 

[lordelan]

Just to be sure, is this the correct Steam link?


Edit: Nevermind. The trailer is the same as in this news.
To my own surprise I didn't own Doom 3 on Steam yet so I just bought the bundle with Doom1+2+3+64 for around 12 bucks. Pretty solid.

 

[DJPlace]

about fucking time to add online. now to add it to doom 3 and i can retire my PS3 Doom Collection but i have to buy these again just going wait for a sale.

10 dollars for both not a bad deal i might bite.