{"id":97419,"date":"2019-07-26T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/the_original_doom_doom_ii_and_doom_3_are_available_on_switch_now"},"modified":"2019-07-26T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T14:00:00","slug":"the-original-doom-doom-ii-and-doom-3-are-available-on-switch-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/26\/the-original-doom-doom-ii-and-doom-3-are-available-on-switch-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Original DOOM, DOOM II And DOOM 3 Are Available On Switch Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/875ee87063fcb\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/875ee87063fcb\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jjx2L3xhl5I?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Update (26th July, 17:20 BST):<\/strong> The games have now <em>officially<\/em> been announced at QuakeCon 2019 and confirmed to be releasing today on Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One. To the eShop!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Play the games that started it all. DOOM, DOOM II, and DOOM 3 are all available now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PS4. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DOOM25?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DOOM25<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QuakeCon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QuakeCon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aZwEfnJaP0\">pic.twitter.com\/aZwEfnJaP0<\/a><\/span>\u2014 DOOM (@DOOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOOM\/status\/1154788818970714112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Update (26th July, 15:40 BST):<\/strong> And suddenly, links to all three of these DOOM pages have been removed from Nintendo UK&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>Did someone at Nintendo jump the gun here? A possible leak from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/this_years_quakecon_is_celebrating_25_years_of_doom_with_two_special_panels\">QuakeCon<\/a> taking place this weekend? It certainly seems so. Hopefully all the games will release today as originally stated.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Article: (26th July, 15:00 BST):<\/strong> To celebrate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/doom\">DOOM<\/a>&#8216;s 25th anniversary, the original 1993 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/doom_1993\">DOOM<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/doom_ii_classic\">DOOM II<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/doom_3\">DOOM 3<\/a> have all magically appeared on the Nintendo Switch eShop. <em>Say whaaaat?!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yep, all three games have just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-download-software\/DOOM-1993--1610001.html\">appeared on Nintendo&#8217;s official UK site<\/a> and they&#8217;re all coming out today. They&#8217;re not actually live to buy on the eShop just yet strangely, but we assume they&#8217;ll be ready to purchase very soon indeed. We&#8217;ve got the rundown on all three below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Doom\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/875ee87063fcb\/doom.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/875ee87063fcb\/doom.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Doom\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Celebrate DOOM\u2019s 25th anniversary with the re-release of the original DOOM (1993). First released in 1993, DOOM introduced millions of gamers to the fast-paced, white-knuckle, demon-slaying action the franchise is known for.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Experience the classic demon-blasting fun that popularized the genre home or on-the-go<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The expansion, Episode IV: Thy Flesh Consumed, with 9 additional action-packed levels<\/li>\n<li>Local 4 player deathmatch<\/li>\n<li>Local 4 player co-op<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Doom2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b69c2665cd881\/doom2.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b69c2665cd881\/doom2.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Doom2\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Celebrate DOOM&#8217;s 25th anniversary with the re-release of DOOM II. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) gave players the brutal Super Shotgun to bear against deadlier demons, and the infamous boss, the Icon of Sin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>Battle the demon hordes at home or on-the-go on Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Master Levels, 20 additional levels made by the community and supervised by the developers<\/li>\n<li>Local 4 player multiplayer<\/li>\n<li>Local 4 player co-op<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Doom3\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1bc85736b7564\/doom3.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1bc85736b7564\/doom3.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Doom3\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Celebrate DOOM&#8217;s 25th anniversary with the release of DOOM 3, available for the first time on Nintendo consoles.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In this critically acclaimed action-horror re-telling of the original DOOM, players must battle their way through a demon-infested facility before entering the abyss to battle Hell&#8217;s mightiest warrior &#8211; and put an end to the invasion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DOOM 3 includes the Resurrection of Evil and The Lost Missions expansion packs.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>DOOM and DOOM II are both priced at \u00a33.99; DOOM 3 is slightly more expensive at \u00a37.99.<\/p>\n<p><em>Well, that was a nice surprise! Will you be getting any of these? Leave us a comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jjx2L3xhl5I?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Update (26th July, 17:20 BST): The games have now officially been announced at QuakeCon 2019 and confirmed to be releasing today on Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One. To the eShop! Play the games that started it all. 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