Bethesda is still updating the original Doom games from the 90s

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Editor's take: Bethesda has no obligation or expectation to update a game that is nearly 27 years old, yet they do so anyway. That sort of commitment says a lot about their appreciation for the loyal community that has supported the franchise from the very beginning.

Doom just won’t die, and that’s a good thing for retro gamers. After spicing up the original and Doom II earlier this year with support for community-created content and higher frame rates, Bethesda is at it again with a new update that introduces additional modern touches.

As outlined in its recent announcement, Bethesda has modified the original Doom renderer to support native 16:9 rendering without any letterboxing for the first time. Now, you can play with a larger field of view that doesn’t cut off the top and bottom of the image.

Bethesda has also tweaked its engine to run DeHackEd, a popular editor created by Greg Lewis that allows players to fine-tune the game in a variety of ways for different gameplay experiences. With it, you’ll be able to introduce new weapons, change enemy behavior and more with ease.

Other changes include the ability to add a crosshair, a new millisecond accurate timer on the minimap for those interested in speedruns, the addition of a notification when entering a secret area for the first time and new touch controls and controller support on iOS, just to name a few.

You can check out Bethesda’s post for a full rundown of the new additions and bug fixes. The update is available now across all platforms, we're told.

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Love the update. Bethesda is definitely doing right by the community with Doom. I played the original Doom when it first came out.
 
I played the hell out of Doom on my 32X back in the day. I didn't know at the time that they had chopped some levels out as compared to the PC version (I didn't have a PC at that time), so I just fired up my Doom 3: BFG Edition this week on Steam. Much to the chagrin of my wife, I had to let my 6 year old girl play it since it looked like so much fun.
 
I've had a blast playing the redone "GL Joe Quake". These are breathing new life in the older games.
 
Love the update. Bethesda is definitely doing right by the community with Doom. I played the original Doom when it first came out.

I wonder if they do this as side projects/training for new hires? It would be a great way to train people; update/patch older games that people love and made their company famous.
 
I mean ya can only drink and play Doom so much then somethings wrong. I still play
 
If they update Doom, why won't they update any of the other popular games? Oblivion, Morrowind, Fallout series, etc... I would love to see a "remastered" series on the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series... I have the fan made updates, but you would think that Bethesda would keep themselves relevant while coming up with the latest and greatest. (Fallout 76 is not included) and yes, I know they did an updates Skyrim, but it's not really that good IMO.

Just my 2 cents...
 
If they update Doom, why won't they update any of the other popular games? Oblivion, Morrowind, Fallout series, etc... I would love to see a "remastered" series on the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series... I have the fan made updates, but you would think that Bethesda would keep themselves relevant while coming up with the latest and greatest. (Fallout 76 is not included) and yes, I know they did an updates Skyrim, but it's not really that good IMO.

Just my 2 cents...
You didn't actually make a valid point...
 
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