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Summary

The Jaguar version of Doom arrived in late 1994 as an official Atari release, bringing id Software’s groundbreaking shooter to the console crowd. Developed on the NEXTSTEP platform, the core engine was still John Carmack’s handiwork while Dave Taylor tackled the multiplayer code, allowing both co‑op and deathmatch modes to run on the Jaguar’s hardware. Although the 32X version hit shelves first, this port was actually the first to enter the development cycle, and later served as the foundation for the 3DO, GBA, PlayStation and other adaptations. Critics from VideoGames, GamePro and Computer & Video Games all gave the Jaguar port high scores, praising how faithfully it captured the original’s fast‑paced action despite the system’s quirks. In short, Doom on the Jaguar proved that the console could handle a true first‑person shooter, cementing its place as a memorable, if niche, entry in the franchise’s history.

Storyline

Doom is divided into three episodes, each containing eight main levels: “Knee‑Deep in the Dead”, “The Shores of Hell”, and “Inferno”. A fourth episode, “Thy Flesh Consumed”, was added in the expanded version The Ultimate Doom released two years later. The campaign contains very few plot elements, with most of the story presented in the instruction manual and brief text between episodes.

In the future an unnamed marine is posted to a dead‑end assignment on Mars after assaulting a superior officer who ordered his unit to fire on civilians. The Union Aerospace Corporation, which runs radioactive waste facilities there, allows the military to conduct secret teleportation experiments that turn deadly. A base on Phobos urgently requests support while Deimos disappears entirely, and the marine joins a combat force to secure Phobos. He secures the perimeter as ordered, but the entire response team is wiped out. With only a pistol, he enters the base intent on revenge.

In “Knee‑Deep in the Dead” the marine fights demons and possessed humans in the military and waste facilities on Phobos. The episode ends with him defeating two powerful Barons of Hell guarding a teleporter to the Deimos base. After passing through the teleporter he is knocked unconscious by a horde of enemies and awakens with only his pistol.

“The Shores of Hell” has him battling through corrupted research facilities on Deimos, culminating in the defeat of a gigantic cyberdemon. From an overlook he discovers the moon floating above Hell and rappels down to the surface.

“Inferno” sees the marine battling through Hell itself and destroying a cybernetic spider‑demon that masterminded the invasion of the moons. A portal to Earth opens, and he steps through to discover that Earth has been invaded. “Thy Flesh Consumed” follows his initial assault on the Earth invaders, setting the stage for Doom II.