<s>
Gloom	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
computer	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
released	O
Amiga	B-Device
clone	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
features	O
'	O
Messy	O
 '	O
or	O
'	O
Meaty	O
 '	O
graphics	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
Deluxe	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
a	O
workbench	B-Operating_System
screen	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
feature	O
absent	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
has	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
a	O
network	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
split	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
Doom	B-Application
clone	O
by	O
Mark	O
Sibly	O
(	O
programmer	O
)	O
Kurt	O
&	O
Hans	O
Butler	O
(	O
graphics	O
)	O
,	O
Laki	O
Schuster	O
(	O
additional	O
artwork	O
)	O
and	O
Kev	O
Stannard	O
(	O
music	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Gloom	B-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
featured	O
higher	O
resolution	O
graphic	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Gloom	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Gloom	B-Application
2	O
was	O
announced	O
but	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
the	O
assembly	B-Language
and	O
BlitzBasic	B-Language
2	I-Language
source	O
code	O
of	O
Gloom	B-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
public	B-Application
domain	I-Application
software	I-Application
under	O
unlicense	B-License
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
's	O
map	O
editor	O
and	O
utility	O
programs	O
were	O
written	O
in	O
Blitz	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
,	O
a	O
programming	O
language	O
written	O
by	O
Mark	O
Sibly	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Gloom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
began	O
in	O
May	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1995	O
issue	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
,	O
a	O
British	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
,	O
Gloom	B-Application
was	O
previewed	O
before	O
release	O
with	O
some	O
information	O
about	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
cover	O
story	O
of	O
this	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Gloom	B-Application
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
's	O
logo	O
is	O
on	O
several	O
walls	O
in	O
Gloom	B-Application
in	O
the	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
stated	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
Gloom	B-Application
's	O
name	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
name	O
sort	O
of	O
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
joke	O
...	O
just	O
something	O
to	O
call	O
the	O
project	O
while	O
we	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
we	O
had	O
to	O
settle	O
on	O
a	O
'	O
real	O
 '	O
name	O
,	O
we	O
threw	O
around	O
some	O
petty	O
weird	O
ones	O
like	O
Gorefest	O
'	O
95	O
,	O
and	O
Bloodbath	O
,	O
but	O
wound	O
up	O
sticking	O
with	O
Gloom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crew	O
behind	O
Gloom	B-Application
met	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
together	O
,	O
with	O
Mark	O
describing	O
the	O
situation	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
drama	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
honest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
Doom	B-Application
clone	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
attempted	O
to	O
differentiate	O
Gloom	B-Application
from	O
its	O
inspiration	O
and	O
other	O
Doom	B-Application
clones	O
by	O
dividing	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
"	O
distinct	O
graphic	O
styles	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
alter	O
the	O
mood	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
entirely.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trait	O
noted	O
by	O
Kurt	O
Butler	O
is	O
that	O
many	O
other	O
Doom	B-Application
clones	O
 '	O
sprites	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
really	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
background	O
graphics	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
's	O
enemy	O
sprites	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
which	O
aids	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
see	O
them	O
at	O
a	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
Gloom	B-Application
is	O
that	O
all	O
enemies	O
explode	O
into	O
gibs	O
upon	O
being	O
killed	O
rather	O
than	O
leaving	O
a	O
corpse	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
promote	O
this	O
feature	O
,	O
a	O
competition	O
was	O
run	O
in	O
The	O
One	O
magazine	O
to	O
correctly	O
match	O
up	O
pictured	O
in-game	O
gibs	O
with	O
what	O
body	O
part/organ	O
they	O
are	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
winner	O
's	O
face	O
being	O
put	O
into	O
Gloom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gloom	B-Application
was	O
stated	O
to	O
cost	O
£29.99	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
18th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
magazine	O
gave	O
Gloom	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
90%	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
emphasis	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
on	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
plenty	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
gave	O
Gloom	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
90%	O
,	O
praising	O
Gloom	B-Application
's	O
rock	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
calling	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
enemies	O
'	O
impressive	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
expressed	O
that	O
they	O
feel	O
Gloom	B-Application
differentiates	O
itself	O
from	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
Doom	B-Application
'	O
has	O
more	O
atmosphere	O
 '	O
,	O
Gloom	B-Application
is	O
"	O
more	O
frantic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
summarises	O
Gloom	B-Application
's	O
combat	O
as	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
