Doom Video Games
How One Doomed Space Marine Changed Gaming Forever
Author: Mat Bradley-Tschirgi
Highlights
Includes over a dozen new interviews with game designers, programmers, Doom enthusiasts, and more!
Features thoughtful analysis of over 30 Doom games, ports, and fan-made levels!
Over 120 pictures featuring your favorite moments from both Doom games and games that inspired Doom!
Learn how the Wolfenstein 3D series influenced Doom!
Discusses the newest Doom game Doom: The Dark Ages!
If you’ve ever played a video game, you’ve no doubt heard of Doom. A seminal first-person shooter that rose from the ashes of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom managed to capture the heart, soul, and ludicrous gibs of gamers across the world and Hell alike from the original game released on MS-DOS in 1993 all the way to the latest entry, Doom: The Dark Ages, on modern consoles.
In Doom Video Games: How a Doomed Space Marine Changed Gaming Forever, author Mat Bradley-Tschirgi looks at the core Doom games, their most notable ports, the motion pictures, and even early games (who can forget Dark Designs I: Grelminar’s Staff?) that served as inspiration for the fast-paced demon battling gameplay everyone grew to know and love.
In his signature style, Mat also offers over a dozen candid interviews with game designers (John Romero, Tom Hall, Sandy Petersen), programmers (Randy Linden, Rebecca Heineman), gaming enthusiasts (Anatoly Sashkin, Bhaal_Spawn, Xous) in the midst of his cheeky yet candid analysis of the games themselves. Mat also looks at some of the more obscure variants (Doom on the Sega 32X, anyone?) and celebrated fan-made levels, making this a fascinating tome packed with over 120 pictures for your practical perusal!
NEW BOOK RELEASE
RRP: £35
ISBN: 9781036130282
232 PAGES · HARDBACK
PUBLISHED: AUGUST 2026
WHITE OWL
It’s time to lay down your plasma rifle, crack open a beverage the Doom Slayer would be proud of, and dig into a book like no other that will bring old memories rushing back and inspire you to create new ones.
About the Author
Mat Bradley-Tschirgi is a prolific pop culture author. He has written for outlets including Fanatical, Old School Gamer Magazine, Polygon, Podcast Magazine, and others. He currently hosts The Film-Flam Man Podcast, an interview show looking at author, filmmakers, and journalists about filmmaking and the creative process.
Mat resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, dogs, and cats.
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