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This level of Doom II costs 5 euros and will help Ukraine

The world is still shaken 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 programmers of old known as doom, Wolfenstein 3D and many other video game classics, has decided to come out of voluntary retirement to do what he does best: levels of your classics shooters for PC.

New level of Doom 2 in favor of Ukraine.

An extra level almost 30 years later

What John Romero has thought of is nothing more than dusting off his old love of 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 Mega Drive and Super Nintendo continued to fight to see which was the best seller.

This level will not be free for us, but the cause behind it makes it become a 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 bombings, and for those others who are fleeing their country. So much so, that John Romero himself has baptized this level with the name of One Humanity (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 income goes to this support”.

Doom 2.

In the event that you do not have an original copy of Doom II right now by hand, you have the opportunity to acquire the full version from digital stores like GOG or Steam. In the case of if you from CD Projeckt RED, remember that the downloads are DRM-free, so you can download them to your hard drive without the problem of needing to be connected to the internet or logged in in the future, as happens with Steam. In addition, its prices are quite affordable, so it will not cost you much to support the cause of Ukraine and entertain yourself with the latest creation of the legendary John Romero. On Steam you have it for 4.99 euros while on GOG, along with end doomthe package You can get it for 9.99.

The support of the world of video games

Fortunately, the industry is lining up against the Russian invasion and in recent days we have seen key decisions such as that of EA Sports, which has expelled from FIFA and other franchises the teams and selections of Russia. Even some Ukrainian minister has asked throughout this last week that both Sony and Microsoft stop giving support to Russian users and prevent them from accessing all services available on both PlayStation and Xbox.

New level of Doom 2 in favor of Ukraine.

At least with this map One Humanity for Doom II we will have the first opportunity to support a just cause with money, which is very necessary in these situations, and also have an entertaining time with an unprecedented creation of one of the myths of this industry thanks to another classic that 28 years later is still as valid as the first day.

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