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This website might just be getting the HN hug of death if it can’t even serve you the game at full speed. It doesn’t seem like it’s related to how practical it

This website might just be getting the HN hug of death if it can’t even serve you the game at full speed. It doesn’t seem like it’s related to how practical it is.

hermitdev 8y ago
Yeah, seems likely. I'll have to come back and check this out later. I recently found my Doom 3 CDs and tried installing it on Win10, but apparently doesn't work out of the box on 64-bit (crashes at start) without manually patching for using > 2 GB of RAM from the cursory googling I did. If this does work later, will have to show it to my 11 year old step son. Was hoping to freak him out with Doom 3 when I found my disks (he loves shooters & scary movies, so thought he might get a kick out of it).
- xirdstl 8y ago
  You can also get a Doom 3 Steam key right now from several places for less than $2.
  - dpkonofa 8y ago
    That's the BFG Edition, though, which, in my opinion, isn't nearly as good as the original. I liked the dynamic of needing to use the flashlight and some of the other tweaks made to the BFG edition ruin the feel of the game a little. That being said, it did also make some improvements but to each their own.
    - xirdstl 8y ago
      I believe Steam has both editions. There are certainly different store entries for "Doom 3" and "Doom 3: BFG Edition".
      - dpkonofa 8y ago
        You are correct! I didn't realize you could get the original edition on Steam. It wasn't on there for a while. Sidenote: The Doom 3 BFG edition also gives you the original Doom games although they've been nerfed a little from the original. (e.g., the stimpacks no longer have the little crosses on them because of a lawsuit from the Red Cross)
  - hermitdev 8y ago
    Even though its a mere $2, on the principle of the matter, I dont want to pay it as I still have my original CDs, plus the expansion.
jsheard 8y ago
Yeah, it loaded in about a minute when I found it. Local HN submitter ruins everything :(

This website might just be getting the HN hug of death if it can’t even serve you the game at full speed. It doesn’t seem like it’s related to how practical it is.

hermitdev 8y ago

Yeah, seems likely. I'll have to come back and check this out later. I recently found my Doom 3 CDs and tried installing it on Win10, but apparently doesn't work out of the box on 64-bit (crashes at start) without manually patching for using > 2 GB of RAM from the cursory googling I did. If this does work later, will have to show it to my 11 year old step son. Was hoping to freak him out with Doom 3 when I found my disks (he loves shooters & scary movies, so thought he might get a kick out of it).

xirdstl 8y ago
You can also get a Doom 3 Steam key right now from several places for less than $2.
- dpkonofa 8y ago
  That's the BFG Edition, though, which, in my opinion, isn't nearly as good as the original. I liked the dynamic of needing to use the flashlight and some of the other tweaks made to the BFG edition ruin the feel of the game a little. That being said, it did also make some improvements but to each their own.
  - xirdstl 8y ago
    I believe Steam has both editions. There are certainly different store entries for "Doom 3" and "Doom 3: BFG Edition".
    - dpkonofa 8y ago
      You are correct! I didn't realize you could get the original edition on Steam. It wasn't on there for a while. Sidenote: The Doom 3 BFG edition also gives you the original Doom games although they've been nerfed a little from the original. (e.g., the stimpacks no longer have the little crosses on them because of a lawsuit from the Red Cross)
- hermitdev 8y ago
  Even though its a mere $2, on the principle of the matter, I dont want to pay it as I still have my original CDs, plus the expansion.

jsheard 8y ago

Yeah, it loaded in about a minute when I found it. Local HN submitter ruins everything :(