As many will no doubt be very aware,Doom Eternalis far from the first game in the demon-slaying franchise. In reality,Doomis actually one of the most defining video game properties in the history of the medium, with many of the series' earliest entries doing a lot to innovate the shooting genre and cultivate it to the level it’s at today. It seems the creators ofDoomEternalhave a lot of reverence for the series' groundbreaking origins, as can be seen in two incredible easter eggs that can be accessed within the game’s hub, the Fortress of Doom.
As it turns out, there are actually two classicDoomgames inside ofDoom Eternal,with players being able to gain access to both through some fairly hard to discover means. These games are both the originalDoomand its sequel,Doom 2: Hell on Earth,with each being playable on the Doom Slayer’s computer in theFortress of Doomafter certain parameters have been met.
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Unlockingthe originalDoomis the hardest to achieve of the two. Players must scour the whole campaign for the 14 floppy disc collectibles that lie in wait in nearly every level of the game. By extension, the player will have had to have beaten the game to be able to play the originalDoom, which will only become unlockable when all the floppy discs have been collected. Of course, the original game is a classic, and it’s fantastic to think that players will be able to experience the retro title through this incredible easter egg.
Doom 2: Hell on Earth,on the other hand,is much easier to find. The player simply has to go tothe Doom Slayer’s room and interact with his old computer. Here, they’ll be met with two squares filled with floppy discs with question marks beneath them, to which they select the one on the right and input “FLYNNTAGGART.“Hell on Earthwill then appear on the computer, allowing the player to load it up and enjoy the classicDoomsequel. With the secondDoomtitle so closely mimicking the plot ofEternal, it seems fitting that players will get to experience it through the long-awaited next entry in the series.
Of course, fans likely won’t be too preoccupied with playing these two games whenDoom Eternalhas so much to offer.With a campaign that stretches over roughly 16 hoursand a ton of side content that supposedly elongates that runtime dramatically, it’s clearEternaloffers tons of explosiveDoomaction, being labeled by many as one of the best entry in the series.
Doom Eternalis available now on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One, with a Switch version currently in development.
