Today is a truly wonderful day in the world of gaming, with both Animal Crossing: New Horizons and DOOM Eternal finding their way to stores. Of course, the Nintendo Switch version of DOOM Eternal has sadly been pushed back, so if you don't have access to another console or are waiting to have the game on Switch, you might be feeling a little bit left out.
Thankfully, though, DOOM Eternal isn't the only demon-destroying game launching today. DOOM 64 is out today on Switch, a rerelease of the Nintendo 64 classic featuring brand new content not available in the original release. Surprisingly, the game's only priced at £3.99 / $4.99, which is slightly less than we'd expect for an N64 game.
Celebrate DOOM's 25th anniversary with DOOM 64, originally released on Nintendo 64 in 1997. Take the fight to Hell at home or on-the-go with DOOM 64's triumphant return to Nintendo Switch!
Fight against demons in your crusade to hunt down the Mother of Demons and stop Hell's invasion. As you battle through more than 30 action-packed levels, be on the lookout for enhanced weapons and secrets to help you put an end to the demonic threat.
Just yesterday, we got our first look at one of the new levels available in the game. Make sure to give that a watch if you haven't already. We'll also have a review of DOOM 64's Switch release for you as soon as we can, so make sure to keep checking back if you're wanting to read our thoughts before making a purchase.
Are you thinking of picking up DOOM 64? Will you be waiting to get DOOM Eternal on Switch? Tell us below.
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Tbh this looks more appealing to me than any Doom after 2
It does have the worst UI font ever! The contrast makes it hard to ready anything. It's a cool game, but I felt I was running around looking for microscopic little switches more than I should have. Creature design is wicked though.
After playing a lot of the original Doom, seeing this game in motion actually feels like a weird "next-gen" leap. Seeing real 3d environments makes a big difference, but the gameplay is still just as satisfying (if not more).
Interestingly, the porting team for this seems to be Night dive Studios (who ported the N64 games Turok and Turok 2 to Switch, albeit at a much higher price point).
After seeing that, I lost hope on any multiplayer functionality being added in down the line 🤷♂️
Is Trump gonna cover this with my Corona check?
Already bought it 😁
Fantastic game that often gets overlooked on the N64, and £3.99 is a steal.
I bought it right away.
Never played it back in the day. Is it any good? Will probably get it anyway, nice to have all DOOM games in one place.
@Quarth Its quite good actually.
Panic Button put out a tweet saying that Switch owners who pre-order Doom Eternal wil get Doom 64 for free, adding "how awesome is that". It would be very awesome Panic Button if we actually had the option of pre-ordering it.
@PhilKenSebben Thanks! Will check it out.
@InAnotherCastle I'll add to that!Loved Doom and Doom 2,hated Doom 3 and probably one of the few but felt disappointed by the rebooted Doom so I doubt I'll be getting Eternal but Doom 64 however..is awesome and will be picking it up imminently.
Already got it.
I have it on my 64 and now the switch. Yesssss. And can’t wait for eternal!! Btw I would love a port of quake 1 on switch that would be so cool
Buying Animal Crossing gave me enough gold coins to pick this up for free. It's a good day to be quarantined....
I'm hoping this will remind some people of what a Doom game is actually supposed to be like. . . .
Anyone heard anything for a release date for Eternal?
Such a great game. I downloaded it immediately, because at this price point, it's an absolute no-brainer.
And for those wondering how much better it actually looks than the N64 original, here's a comparison video:
(and be sure to watch it full screen)
Got it this morning Still gotta play around with the settings a bit because it's quite dark...literaly.
@ThanosReXXX thanks a lot, just what I needed!
Find some meat, fellow Marines!!!
It has achievements. Something Nintendo fans hate....
@Mr_Horizon You're welcome!
I'll have to wait a bit longer, as getting it as part of my pre-order for DOOM Eternal on SWITCH,so no buy from me. I'm hoping that wait won't be too long
@OorWullie I pre-ordered through best buy. I hope they honor that bonus perk. It's the only reason I'm holding off buying Doom 64 now.
Will be using my gold points from downloading ACNH to buy it later tonight
Downloaded Doom64 yesterday morning.
Been having a blast playing the game.
@koekiemonster Who honestly still cares about these useless things in 2020? Lol...
@EVIL-C thank you for delivering the proof....
Hmmm, not available in the UK...
@koekiemonster Thank you for also proving many still care about these useless trinkets.
Sucks for me to have 3 PC's that can play anything but doom eternal. Got s refund though.
@Wazeddie22 Yup. Agreed. My first impressions on Doom 64 (truly being the first, I never got the N64 version assuming it to be a cut down version of the PC game) is that this is the Doom sequel I've been waiting for. The other thing that occured to me is that I'll not be getting Doom Eternal. I'm just not enjoying Doom 3 and 4, they're nothing like Doom as I see it. The Wolfenstein games are also collecting digital dust on my eShop redownload shelf, for that matter
@OorWullie That would be very cool if you could, you know, preorder it on the Switch...
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