If there is one thing that is keeping the ancientDoomtitle alive, aside from the recent reboots, it’s the dedicated modding community that wishes only to pay homage to the classic FPS with new ideas and custom changes a-plenty. Mods do all sorts of things to the influential title, including turning it intoan acion-packedNinja-Gaidenstyle game, or allowing people to take out their frustration by shooting NFTs in hell. With that, a recent add-on takes the innocent world ofSpongeBob SquarePantsand reimagines it as the violent shooter.
In a post on the Doom World forums, user ContrastSaturation has unveiled “The Bikini Bottom Massacre,” a full-conversion mod that does what it sounds like, letsDoomplayers loose in the aforementioned cartoon’s world, where they will take on the role of Squidward. According to the post, the basic premise is that Squidward has just been fired from his much-hated job at the Krusty Krab, and the ensuing rampage in the fictional town commences. It’s important to mention at this stage that the creator has issued a trigger warning, as the mod apparently contains references to suicide.
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A recent trailer for “The Bikini Bottom Massacre” shows the combined ideas of the beloved cartoon with the pixilated first-person perspective of the id Software game. The high octane antics of cartoon-y violence, complete with an accompanying track from The Prodigy, really sell the idea of Squidward going postal in his hometown. Of course,SpongeBob SquarePantsis no stranger to video games, but there are few instances in which someone creates a full conversion mod, and especially for something as classic asDoom.
Other cartoons have also been the subject of a bit ofDoom-ing, includingThe Simpsons. It’s just one of those games that stands the test of time by having a dedicated community keen to keep the spirit alive in all kinds of neat ways. Mods are one thing, but people have also managed toget the originalDoomto run on some bizarre devices, such as a GoPro Drone Controller, and a calculator. It’s a very versatile game, it seems.
Asone of the most innovative and influential FPS titles ever made,Doomhelped usher in the modern first-person shooter genre when it was launched almost 30 years ago. What people like ContrastSaturation continue to do is not only show that they have skills and creativity, but that there is still so much love to give this classic release, perpetuating its significance three decades after it launched.
