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Ultimate Doom
''Doom'' (stylized as ''DOOM'') is a 1993 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by id Software for MS-DOS. Players assume the role of a space marine, popularly known as Doomguy, fighting their way through hordes of invading demons from hell. Id began developing ''Doom'' after the release of their previous FPS, ''Wolfenstein 3D'' (1992)''.'' It emerged from a 3D game engine developed by John Carmack, who wanted to create a science fiction game inspired by ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and the films ''Evil Dead II'' and ''Aliens (film), Aliens.'' The first episode, comprising nine levels, was distributed freely as shareware; the full game, with two further episodes, was sold via mail order. An updated version with an additional episode and more difficult levels, ''The Ultimate Doom'', was released in 1995 and sold at retail. ''Doom'' is one of the most significant games in History of video games, video game history, frequently cited as one of the List of video games considered the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ivan Punchatz
Don Ivan Punchatz (September 8, 1936 – October 22, 2009) was a science fiction and fantasy artist who drew illustrations for numerous books and publications, including magazines such as '' Heavy Metal'', ''National Geographic'', ''Playboy'', and ''Time''. He illustrated album covers, and provided the cover art for session guitarist Steve Hunter's debut solo album, '' Swept Away''. Characterized as a "skilled hyperrealist with a penchant for the fantastic and absurd" and "elegantly weird," he produced cover art for books by Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asimov and others. Punchatz was born in Arlington, Texas. In 1970, he started the SketchPad Studio there, where he trained dozens of apprentices (known as "the elves") and came to be known as the "Godfather of Dallas Illustration." During 1993, id Software hired him to create the ''Doom'' video game package art and logo. The result was named the second best game box art of all time by '' GameSpy''. His son, Gregor Punchatz, has worked o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
