DOOMScroll, the Twitter Bot Playing DOOM, Is The Best Follow for Gamers
DOOMScroll, a Twitter bot that is slowly posting an entire playthrough of Ultimate DOOM frame-by-frame, is a fascinating subject for gamers to follow. The 1995 title serves as an updated edition of id Software's 1993 first-person shooter, coming complete with an additional episode and more challenging levels. The DOOMfranchise has long been the subject of fan-made mods and strange tributes, with one gamer recently making DOOMplayable with a rotary phone in place of a controller.
id Software's DOOMis considered by many to be the world's first true first-person shooter, with the demonic adventure paving the way for an extremely popular and successful gaming genre. The title's three-dimensional environments, varied weapon arsenal and horde of unique enemies all established core pillars of the modern first-person shooter. DOOM'sshareware distribution method also played a huge role in the demonic franchise's success, giving gamers free access to the title's first episode. Even today id Software's beloved series continues to show dominance, with 2020's Doom Eternal delivering a more modernized rampage against the forces of Hell. Unique fan projects like Tweet2Doom, which made DOOMplayable on Twitter, have also helped to keep the infernal shooter relevant in the modern day.
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Similar to the Tweet2Doom project, Twitter account DOOMScroll is slowly posting an entire playthrough of Ultimate DOOM. As reported by Rock Paper Shotgun, the account posts one frame of the playthrough every hour, with the entire four-hour playthrough consisting of 15,770 frames total. The frames are being posted in reverse order, so that users quickly scrolling down on Twitter can experience the
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