It was a dark and stormy night in the year 1993, and many kids were huddled around their computers, desperately trying to beat the newest and most intense video game to hit the market: DOOM.
As you may or may not know, DOOM was a first-person shooter that pitted players against hordes of demonic creatures on the planet Mars. It was a game that was meant to be played in the dark, with the sound turned all the way up and a steady supply of Mountain Dew on hand.
But as these things often go, things didn’t quite go according to plan.
For starters, the graphics were about as advanced as a stick figure drawing. The monsters looked like they were made out of blocks, and the sound effects were about as intimidating as a kitten mewing. But that didn’t stop gamers from loving DOOM!
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As the night wore on back in the day of the early ’90s, the players became more and more sleep deprived, their eyes bloodshot and their fingers numb from all the mouse clicking. But still, they persevered.
And then, just when they thought they had finally defeated the final boss and saved Mars from certain doom, the game crashed. All of their hard work, all of those sleepless nights, had been for nothing.
But the devoted DOOM players didn’t let this setback deter them. They simply reloaded the game and started all over again, determined to emerge victorious.
So if you ever find yourself hankering for a good old-fashioned demon-slaying session, just remember: it’s not the graphics or the sound effects that make a game great. It’s the sheer determination and willingness to keep playing, no matter how many times you die.