DOOM (1993) Networked Multiplayer Gameplay in 2022 #DOScember - Geek With Social Skills

In early December 2022 I got together with some friends and fellow YouTubers to play the MS-DOS version of DOOM by id Software and network four 486 computers together like it was the golden age of DOS gaming in 1994. We even had a Nintendo 64 game console playing Doom 64 setup as well.

Ian from Tales of Weird Stuff put this whole event together for #DOOMcember which was awesome! He provided the 486 computers, network gear and two monitors, I brought two of my LCD monitors and the N64 with Doom 64.

This video footage features some highlights I recorded showcasing our fun night of networked Doom gaming, however getting the network working properly was not fun! Don't ask LOL. If network issues weren't enough, as an added bonus by the end of the evening, one of the 468 machines gave up the ghost in true 1990s PC gaming fashion.

Fun fact: From its first release, Doom by id Software supported networked multiplayer gameplay in addition to its single-player gameplay. It was one of the first popular games to support networked play.

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--- Video Index

0:00 - Intro: Doom online multiplayer in 2022 0:25 - Adrian's Digital Basement, Doug and Ian (Tales of Weird Stuff) playing Doom 0:31 - Joel (Joel Explores Tech), Martin and Ian playing Doom 0:42 - Chad, Tim (My Drunk Sibling) and Ian playing networked Doom 0:46 - Chad discussing Nintendo 64 Doom 64 frame rates 0:50 - Great clip of everyone in the room playing networked Doom 0:51 - More of Tim and Ian playing multiplayer Doom 1:00 - Outro

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