Couch co-op had been around forever, but to be able to team up with a friend over a distance to mow down demons with a BFG was an amazing experience.
Now only did DOOM support play over a local IPX network, you could even dial up a friend, and eventually, just play over the internet. Playing with or against others in a distant location was new and exciting. Services like AOL and Prodigy were the norm. In 1993, most people had never heard of, or even dreamed of, the internet. But without a doubt, the most meaningful innovation of DOOM was the network play. The variety in weapons and powerups was staggering. The graphics were impressive for the time, particularly the lighting. For years, similar games were known simply as DOOM clones. It was not the earliest first person shooter, but it was certainly the most popular early FPS. When discussing a game as iconic as DOOM, it's difficult to know where to start. A technical marvel, a violent, intense atmosphere, awesome level design and downright scary foes, all wrapped up in a co-op package, make DOOM one of the greatest co-op games of all time.
This game spawned hundreds of clones, and almost singlehandedly birthed an entire game genre, the first person shooter. Today, we move on to what many consider to be the most influential game ever. Double Dragon and the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game are on most people's list of classics. For the past few Co-Op Classics columns, I've been trying to hit some of the key co-op games of the past.
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