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In Article <30eje6$c...@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>, egg...@physics.ubc.ca (Sebastian
Eggert) wrote:
>Finally:  Doom is DEAD.
>
>This weekend the TOP100 games chart, compiled by the readers
>of the internet has declared the strategy game: UFO, Enemy Unknown
>as the highest rated game above Doom.  That means that  the highly
>celebrated "Doom" was the number one for only 28 weeks (compared to
>Civilization which was number one for 44 weeks and is still number 3).
>
>Soon, Doom will drop even further since it has only a limited
>replay value for most people.  It was a good game, but the best game
>yet? Most people don't think so.
>You may say that it is not fair to compare Doom to a strategy game,
>which is generally more addictive and has much deeper gameplay.
>But Doom has also an advantage:  it is shareware and therefore more
>accessible for voters.

    Did this guy post this jsut to see what kind of rise he could get out of
people?!?!  Holy cow!  Well what the heck...I'll join in.

    As for DOOM being dead.....think again Pal.  It's #2!!!!!  I would say
that's not too shabby, and 26 weeks at #1 ain't too bad.

    I will admit....since I purchased X-COM, I haven't fired off too many
shots at the beasts of hell.....X-COM is addicting.  However, X-COM wears on
me after about an hour and a half.  I'll either walk away from my machine,
or fire up DOOM (using one of the HUNDREDS of homemade WADS that I still
haven't played!!).  Ahhhh DOOM.  No serious thinking involved, just pure,
un-adulterated violence and gore.

    No, DOOM isn't dead.  It's popularity will wane, as does any game's. 
I'd be willing to bet that all of the DOOMers out there who have never voted
before will rush to there terminals and vote.  DOOM will hit #1 again. 
Heck, you could actually make a case that this thread (which will live for
weeks) is going to affect the votes and skew the results!

    Well I've contributed enough to this drivel.  Bottom line...Doom and
X-COM are both great games!!!
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Christopher D. Croad
cro...@venus.se.rl.af.mil (Weekdays)
cro...@delphi.com (Weekends)