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Quake

Classic Quake is now Steam Deck verified – and it might not be done yet

2026-01-11
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 11, 2026
In: Retro games news

Two very different bits of Quake news have landed almost at the same time – one confirmed and practical, the other speculative but exciting. On the solid side, classic Quake is now officially Steam Deck Verified. On the rumour mill, there’s fresh talk that id Software could be heading backRead More →

Wolfenstein 3D Review: More Than Just DOOM With Nazis

2025-02-03
By: Anthony Yates
On: February 3, 2025
In: Retro games and gear reviewed

I recently played and reviewed the original DOOM, but I never tried Wolfenstein 3D, which came out the previous year in 1992. I had a ton of fun with id Software’s famous shooter, and now it’s time to try what came before. Before I get into the review, I haveRead More →

PsyDoom DOOM clone

PsyDoom: astonishing open-source Doom port for PC

2025-01-09
By: Anthony Yates
On: January 9, 2025
In: Retro games and gear reviewed

We take a look at PsyDoom, an open-source backport of PlayStation Doom for Windows and Linux PCs (and it runs on Steam Deck).Read More →

DOOM

Original DOOM Review: It’s All Kicking Off on Mars

2023-11-16
By: Anthony Yates
On: November 16, 2023
In: Retro games and gear reviewed

DOOM by ID Software is an undisputed classic and responsible for countless FPS tropes we know today. Despite its status, my only real experience with the series is with Doom 2016, and this is the first time I’m giving the original a proper try. Thrown in at the deep endRead More →

Forgotten DOOM RPG Ported to Windows

2022-07-03
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 3, 2022
In: Retro games news

Back in 2005, a full 12 years after the game was initially released, a version of DOOM was ported to old style mobiles with T9 keyboards. Impossible, you say? Ah, but this port was a DOOM RPG, and thanks to the efforts of some GitHub devs, the game is nowRead More →

This Guy Installed Doom II on a Cardboard Box – the Results Are Awesome

2021-02-28
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 28, 2021
In: Retro games news

Doom and Doom II run on just about anything, from PC to smartphones to consoles and beyond. Doom runs natively on Raspberry Pi and there’s even a version for Amiga (providing you have the right GFX expansion). But running Doom II on cardboard? No way, right? Wrong. Take bow, theRead More →

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