The world is still moved by the crisis unleashed in Ukraine after the Russian invasion a week ago, and more and more companies and individuals have launched to try to lend a hand with whatever. And John Romero, one of the old programmers known as Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and many other video game classics, has decided to come out of his voluntary retirement to do what he does best: levels of your classics shooters for PC.
An extra level almost 30 years later
What John Romero has thought is nothing more than dusting off his old passion for programming and developing PC games and has published a new level that we can enjoy in our version of Doom II. A great classic for MS-DOS that hit the market in 1994, when in the field of 16-bit consoles both the Mega Drive and the Super Nintendo continued to fight to see which was the best seller.
This level will not come for free, but the cause behind it makes it content to support yes or yes, since the 5 euros that it will cost us will go to Ukraine, to the people who are having a hard time under the bombing, and to those who are fleeing their country. So much so, that John Romero himself has baptized this level with the name of OneHumanity (One Humanity) and explains that it is "a new level for id Software's 1994 version of DOOM II" born for "support the people of Ukraine and the humanitarian efforts of the Red Cross and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund.” Of everything we pay for this new map "100% of the proceeds go to this support."
In the event that you do not have an original copy of Doom II right now by hand, you have the opportunity to purchase the full version from digital stores like GOG or Steam. In the case of website from CD Projeckt RED, remember that the downloads are without DRM, so you can download them to your hard drive without the problem that in the future you need to be connected to the internet or logged in as is the case with Steam. In addition, their prices are quite affordable, so it won't cost you much to support the cause of Ukraine and entertain yourself with the latest creation by the legendary John Romero. On Steam you have it for 4,99 euros while on GOG, along with Final doom, pack It can cost you 9,99.
Support from the gaming world
Fortunately, the industry is aligning itself against the Russian invasion and in recent days we have seen key decisions such as that of EA Sports, which has expelled Russian teams and national teams from FIFA and other franchises. Even some Ukrainian minister has asked throughout this last week that both Sony and Microsoft stop supporting users in Russia and prevent them from accessing all services available on both PlayStation and Xbox.
At least with this map. OneHumanity for Doom II We will have the first opportunity to support a just cause with money, very necessary in these situations, and also spend some time entertaining with an unprecedented creation of one of the myths of this industry thanks to another classic that 28 years later is still as current as the first day.