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☠️Credits ☠️
Written by Grace Kramer & Derek Alexander
Shot by Grace Kramer
Jaguar Doom Footage by Zyrother

#stopskeletons #doom #documentary

Chapters:
00:00 - Hey I'm Derek, it's me Derek!
01:17 - Surfshark
03:09 - A Brief History of the 3DO
04:46 - Let’s Meet Randy
06:14 - Randy Buys the Rights to Doom
09:07 - Randy Starts to Sell
11:12 - Rebecca Heinemen aka Burger Becky
14:02 - Becky Discovers Randy’s Incompetence
15:49 - They Gave Her Ten Weeks
16:50 - Doom’s Lost Live-Action Cutscenes
21:11 - 3DO Doom’s Custom Soundtrack
22:57 - The Crunch from Hell
24:51 - Randy in Debt
27:24 - Where Are They Now?
30:39 - Shelf Zone!

Experience the behind-the-scenes story of a terrible video game port for one of the most iconic video games of all time. Follow the tumultuous development process created by a wealthy man with too much money. Luckily, a single game developer has the help of the team at id Software and navigates the challenges of porting the groundbreaking first-person shooter to the 3DO console. No on likes this Doom port! From technical difficulties to creative conflicts, this video offers a unique look at the making of a gaming disaster-piece. From that surprisingly good 3DO Doom Soundtrack (OST) to the shocking truth behind those live-action FMV cutscenes, this video is a must-watch for any fan of DOOM or video game. Journey down the retro doom ports rabbit hole.

[shecoda]

"There are only four people who can improve doom and all of them were working on Quake" that line I'm dead

[RGMSStarkJegan]

I like how "We spend 7 hours a day having fun and the games happen magically overnight!" is exactly how I thought game development worked in 1995. Of course, I was five and Randy was thirty-five at the time.

[casanovafunkenstein]

The saddest thing about the whole ordeal (outside of Randy being a creep. Why is it always a guy called Randy?) is that if someone competent had just bought the rights and hired Becky to make it she could probably have made something really exceptional (as evidenced by the Wolfenstein 3D port she made), instead of the exceptionally bad end product we got (though if the FMV cutscenes had made it into the final version I would have been very happy. Love me some Z-grade schlock)

[klrtmo]

Randy wanted "online multiplayer" on an "offline console". I'm dead 🤣🤣🤣

[austynwiles]

Hey, I know this video is old, but Rebecca Heineman is married to Jennell Jaquays. Jennell was a part of early video game development with ports of Pac-Man and Donkey Kong for the Coleco. She unfortunately passed away in January 2024, this video taught me who these people were and I really appreciate content paying respects to them.

[Richterdgf]

The fact that Becky got ANYTHING even remotely close to a playable video game put together in the time she had and the conditions she was working under is nothing short of miraculous. The woman is an absolute legend.

[magrildz]

Despite being terrible, kudos to Becky Heinemann for developing the port 100% on her own, she's a legend

[honestlynotarobot]

Fun fact, Rebbeca Heineman also is an author behind a sailor moon x Ranma 1/2 webcomic called Sailor Ranko that still runs online today, which cements her as my most respected woman ever on top of everything else she's done in the video game industry. Especially considering how much work it takes to make a webcomic!!!

Side note, great vid; very concise and polished!

[tyjuarez]

6:00 "That's not gonna be the weirdest lie you're gonna hear in this story."

Don't do this to me, i just recovered from a two hour video about Tommy Tallarico

[jordanwolfson]

Honestly the fact that Becky even got this shit to run in ten weeks is insane.

Don't judge the quality of this port. Just appreciate the fact that Becky is that much of a coding GODDESS. Seriously. I could never do what she did.

[tommyfraz.]

Newscaster: A meteor is going to hit the Earth, and we are all doomed.

Derek: Wait, a new port of Doom!?!

[CaptAwesumNoZone]

I can remember seeing a Panasonic 3DO for the first time on a playable kiosk at a local rental chain called Family Video, I played PO'd and that game where you drove military vehicles from a bird's eye view, I was BLOWN away when I realized games were being made to play on CDs now. I asked my Mom for one, she asked the clerk "how much for one?"
He told her.
She laughed and walked away.
I never got to own a 3DO.

[Mathlink]

This entire video changed my perspective of the port from "oh my God dude, it looks like this is running on an actual toaster" to "oh my God dude, Becky actually managed to make this run on an actual toaster"

[SorcererLance]

The very idea Randy merely thought making a "port" was as simple as literally copying and pasting the files from the retail game to a disk was ludicrous, moreso Id didn't think twice to see if he was legit before giving him the OK... But I think he was confusing roms with the entirely-different job of porting

[Aloiv]

Being someone who works on games, hearing all the weird shit Randy did just reminded me of how many other Randys I've had to work with in the past... cringe isn't even a strong enough word. Becky has the patience and endurance of a saint, bless her heart.

[Olivia-mhwq]

Holy crap, bless Becky Heinemann. The fact that she was able to pull this off at all is a miracle.

[jimmyryan]

This is why I get so annoyed when people accuse developers of this stuff. The amount of BS developers have to put up with is amazing and then at the end they also have to take the blame. Most developers don't get to choose features or timelines, most even struggle to find time to actually code with all the attention seeking managers floating around pestering.

[ricardoediza]

If it wasn't for his actual serious crimes, Randy Scott seems like the cartoon villain laying out his evil plan with no idea what he's doing

[AGreatDivorce]

That is a content warning I did not expect. After nearly 30 minutes of absurdity and Burger Becky being literally the only sane person in the room, that hit like a bullet train. Kudos to all the work you did on this, and to Becky for being a real fighter in the trenches.

[Cloud]

Some devs can’t get a patch out in 10 weeks this is impressive imagine if she had a year