<s>
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1997	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
spin-off	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
series	I-Application
after	O
Final	B-Application
Doom	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
from	O
1994	O
by	O
Midway	O
Studios	O
San	O
Diego	O
under	O
supervision	O
of	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Doom	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
customized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
enabling	O
new	O
kinds	O
of	O
level	O
geometry	O
,	O
and	O
dynamic	O
colored	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
fan-made	O
PC	B-Device
source	O
ports	O
and	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
earlier	O
Doom	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Doom	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
were	O
customized	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
visual	O
assets	O
such	O
as	O
weapon	O
and	O
monster	O
graphics	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
weapons	O
from	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
present	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
new	O
sprites	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chainsaw	B-Language
has	O
two	O
blades	O
instead	O
of	O
one	O
,	O
the	O
fists	O
have	O
bloodstained	O
gloves	O
instead	O
of	O
brass	O
knuckles	O
,	O
the	O
plasma	O
gun	O
has	O
an	O
electric	O
core	O
that	O
emits	O
a	O
sparking	O
sound	O
,	O
the	O
rocket	O
launcher	O
has	O
a	O
small	O
kickback	O
,	O
the	O
shotgun	O
's	O
priming	O
handle	O
is	O
at	O
the	O
grip	O
instead	O
of	O
under	O
the	O
barrel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
double-barreled	O
"	O
Super	O
"	O
shotgun	O
reloads	O
faster	O
and	O
causes	O
kickback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
originated	O
in	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
Bible	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
in	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
appeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
appearance	O
in	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
its	O
only	O
official	O
appearance	O
prior	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
Eternal	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
spelled	O
"	O
Unmaykr	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
Marine	O
's	O
success	O
at	O
thwarting	O
Hell	O
in	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
on	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Doom	I-Application
storyline	O
,	O
a	O
planetary	O
policy	O
is	O
established	O
to	O
quarantine	O
the	O
U.A.C.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
only	O
experienced	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
episodes	O
,	O
the	O
Marine	O
is	O
sent	O
in	O
alone	O
to	O
exterminate	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demons	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
Unmaker	O
,	O
he	O
eventually	O
battles	O
and	O
kills	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Lost	O
Levels	O
from	O
the	O
2020	O
remaster	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
continues	O
as	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
sister	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Resurrector	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
branches	O
the	O
storyline	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
2016	O
reboot	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Doom	B-Application
Eternal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
at	O
its	O
San	O
Diego	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
id	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
supervised	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
tentative	O
title	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Absolution	I-Application
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
for	O
brand	O
recognition	O
,	O
and	O
reused	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
every	O
demon	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
extra	O
levels	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
,	O
but	O
deadlines	O
and	O
storage	O
size	O
constraints	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
cartridges	O
made	O
them	O
exclude	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nightmare	O
Imp	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
near-complete	O
beta	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
removed	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
debuted	O
in	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
game	O
but	O
was	O
postponed	O
until	O
April	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
then-recent	O
decision	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
over	O
animals	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Cruis'n	B-Application
USA	I-Application
raised	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
censoring	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Midway	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
software	O
Mike	O
Abbot	O
said	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
not	O
voiced	O
any	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
violent	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
Cruis'n	B-Application
USA	I-Application
was	O
perceived	O
by	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
a	O
family	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
targeted	O
towards	O
mature	O
gamers	O
,	O
making	O
violent	O
content	O
less	O
of	O
a	O
concern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Aubrey	O
Hodges	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
original	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
team	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
potential	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Doom	B-Application
Absolution	O
designed	O
only	O
for	O
two-player	O
deathmatches	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
but	O
canceled	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
id	O
Software	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
they	O
were	O
assigned	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
at	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
Home	O
Entertainment	O
shipped	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
had	O
been	O
converted	O
to	O
nearly	O
every	O
platform	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
best-looking	O
Doom	B-Application
to	O
date	O
,	O
exceeding	O
even	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
deeming	O
them	O
imaginative	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
challenging	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
skillful	O
Doom	B-Application
fans	O
will	O
have	O
their	O
hands	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
most	O
reviewers	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
graphics	O
and	O
levels	O
were	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
feeling	O
like	O
yet	O
another	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peer	O
Schneider	O
of	O
IGN	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Make	O
no	O
mistake	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
update	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
so	O
farbut	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
played	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PSX	O
,	O
SNES	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
Saturn	O
,	O
etc	O
versions	O
to	O
death	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
do	O
without	O
this	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
disagreed	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
on	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
pumps	O
the	O
tried-and-true	O
corridor-shooter	O
formula	O
full	O
of	O
life	O
,	O
with	O
another	O
challenging	O
,	O
intense	O
experience	O
that	O
showcases	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
capabilities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Smith	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
instead	O
regarded	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
advancements	O
in	O
the	O
basic	O
Doom	B-Application
gameplay	O
as	O
a	O
positive	O
:	O
"	O
Some	O
of	O
you	O
may	O
want	O
to	O
see	O
your	O
space	O
Marine	O
jumping	O
around	O
or	O
swimming	O
underwater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purists	O
would	O
n't	O
want	O
these	O
features	O
added	O
because	O
Doom	B-Application
was	O
n't	O
about	O
that	O
stuff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schneider	O
and	O
GamePro	O
were	O
both	O
pleased	O
with	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
analog	O
control	O
works	O
,	O
but	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
off	O
and	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
"	O
On	O
paper	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
sounds	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
could	O
ever	O
hope	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
end	O
result	O
feels	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
bastardization	O
of	O
the	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
it	O
to	O
contemporary	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
shooter	O
Turok	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dinosaur	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
Schneider	O
and	O
GamePro	O
both	O
remarked	O
that	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
has	O
less	O
freedom	O
of	O
exploration	O
and	O
depth	O
of	O
control	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
more	O
intense	O
and	O
"	O
anxiety-filled	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
has	O
garnered	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
fan-made	O
PC	B-Device
source	O
ports	O
compatible	O
with	O
PC	B-Device
WAD	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
prominently	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
TC	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
massive	O
collaborative	O
PC	B-Device
fan	O
port	O
led	O
by	O
Samuel	O
Vilarreal	O
to	O
add	O
numerous	O
enemy	O
variants	O
and	O
levels	O
;	O
and	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
EX	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
source	O
port	O
to	O
re-create	O
the	O
original	O
experience	O
made	O
by	O
Vilarreal	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
TC	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Klepek	O
from	O
Kotaku	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
underrated	O
Doom	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
unique	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
darker	O
and	O
more	O
sinister	O
tone	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
intense	O
and	O
aggressive	O
action	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
for	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
by	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
for	O
pre-orders	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
Eternal	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
almost	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-release	O
includes	O
The	O
Lost	O
Levels	O
expansion	O
,	O
additional	O
missions	O
intended	O
"	O
to	O
connect	O
'	O
old	O
 '	O
Doom	B-Application
to	O
'	O
new	O
 '	O
Doom	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Doom	B-Application
Marine	O
is	O
forced	O
out	O
of	O
hell	O
by	O
the	O
Resurrector	O
,	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
Demon	I-Application
's	O
sister	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
fight	O
his	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
hell	O
to	O
slay	O
the	O
creature	O
.	O
</s>
