🚀 go-pugleaf

Well I got tired of waiting for my registered xmas gift of DOOM to come
in so we drove 3.5 hours from Houston to Dallas, Texas to get a copy 
from DOOM hq.  It's located in a black office building (figures!).

Once inside, you see a shelf full of id software products and a wall of
awards for stuff like wolf3d, etc. and a pretty cool ad for DOOM.  It said
something to the effect of "have an exciting summer.... Go to Hell!".  I 
didn't get to ask, but I wonder if that's the promo they're going to be 
using for the full 6-level commercial release to be sold in stores about
six months from now?

The office suite was made up of only small commons area with a conference
room (role playing games and posters on table and wall *grin*), CEO office
(I guess), tech support room, and a pretty dark room with a buncho black
NeXT's and large monitors.  All in all a VERY small place.  The fact that
it's so small impresses the hell out of me.  It shows that it only takes a
handful of talented individuals to put in some hard work and produce a
great product.

Like most people have said about the registered version of DOOM, it's 
packaged incredibly nice for a direct-only game.  Great box and a pretty
nice manual detailing objects and enemies in color screen shots.  It can't
be stressed enough that if you even slightly liked the shareware version,
you'd drool over this one.  BUY IT!!!

Oh, speaking on buying DOOM.  If you know anyone that's selling the shareware
version (1st episode only) for anything more than a few bucks, call id and
let them know.  There are folks that are selling the free shareware DOOM
for $12 plus + and are making a killing without giving anything to id.
Call id up or drop them email so that we can expect more great stuff from 
these guys.  

bravo again to id!

alan