id Software's 25th birthday

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id Software's 25th birthday

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It's today, apparently! https://twitter.com/idSoftware/status/6 ... 7593009152

I suspect the company won't be celebrating by publishing fond recollections on Keen, though.
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Nobody cares for id software anymore. They're no longer what they used to be.

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Post by Benvolio »

Joe Siegler wrote:@bethesda @idsoftware @DOOM Celebrate by letting @ThatTomHall have the Commander Keen rights. That would be all kinds of awesome.
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Post by Nisaba »

wiivn wrote:Nobody cares for id software anymore. They're no longer what they used to be.
yup!
they had their time. way back in the 90's they had some leading and groundbreaking ideas. especially their inventional power were staggering. just remember this revolutionary side-scrolling thing, or all the following game engines. also don't forget this publishing idea through the Internet. they used to push the pc-games forward into new and surely golden era. their golden era.
but that is history by now. things changed - but not for the better - ever since the new millennium.
so I'm with wiivn: nobody cares anymore, do they?
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Post by szemi »

The big question is what they think about the unofficial Keen 7-9.
Yeah, piece of cake!
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szemi wrote:The big question is what they think about the unofficial Keen 7-9.
I asked Tom awhile ago on twitter if he played any mods
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Hopefully he finished them since then!
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Post by Zilem »

I like this Reply:
@JoeSiegler wrote:@bethesda @idsoftware @DOOM Celebrate by letting @ThatTomHall have the Commander Keen rights. That would be all kinds of awesome.
ID pretty much became irrelevant to me, after Rage hit the shelves and i bought and played it...
the best part with Rage was that i found the YouTube channel: "Super Bunnyhop"

However where Rage is Dull, Repetitive and a graphical mess...
Wolfenstein: The new order, was Great!. a Mix of original PC and modern FPS mechanics. just the right way and also funny.
and both used the same graphic Engine.

Rage - made by ID software
Wolfenstien - made by Machine Games
Doom(4) - in work by ID software

If Doom(4) were made by Machine Games - i would be doped on doom(4) hype!!
But it's made by ID software whom last made Rage, and Doom 3 before that.
and the Gameplay-demo just made it look like a bastard child of Mortal Kombat and Halo...
it Tries so bad to be the Fan mod "Brutal Doom" for Doom, that it forgets to be Doom...
i mean they managed to make a chainsaw a dull and boring weapon to wield against Dæmons, Possessed and undead...

Doom 3 isn't that bad, it just isn't as Good of a FPS as Doom II or Quake II
or Quake IV (on Doom 3's Engine), made by Raven software - whom made Heretic and Hexen for ID.
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Post by ScarletFlame »

I've heard the gameplay of doom 4 has is much faster since E3, although, I hope it doesn't become a halo clone.
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Post by Levack »

Commander Keen is not even listed on the Id website anymore.
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Post by ScarletFlame »

Goodbye Galaxy and Aliens ate my Babysitter are listed on the 3D Realms website.
I'm so confused. WHO OWNS THE RIGHTS?!

Also look at this pic of keen on their website he doesn't even look 9 he looks like a disney channel teen.
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Post by Lunick »

3D Realms have always had publishing rights for Commander Keen 1-5. The rights still belong to Zenimax though.
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Post by Levellass »

ID, still alive, if not kicking.

I wonder how old Epic Games is...
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Post by Flaose »

Levellass wrote:I wonder how old Epic Games is...
Epic turns 25 this year, too!
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Post by Levellass »

*GASP!*

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