Quakecon has started today, and a surprising announcement of Doom I and Doom II will get enhanced versions of the game. This update is filled with Upgraded visuals, cross-platform multiplayer, 4K support, brand new episodes by idSoftware, and more. This is for the Nintendo eShop, which I have already bought when it first came out, I just haven’t played it as much. I may test this out this weekend though.

Owners will be receiving:

• Doom
• Doom II
• TNT: Evilution
• The Plutonia Experiment
• Master Levels for Doom II
• No Rest for the Living
• Sigil
• Legacy of Rust (new episode by idsoftware, Nightdive studios, and MachineGames)
• A new Deathmatch map pack featuring 25 maps

There’s a total of 187 mission maps and 43 deathmatch maps in Doom and Doom II.

The New Enhancements will receive:

• Online, cross-platform deathmatch and co-op for up to 16 players
• In-game mod browser
• Choose between Original Midi Doom and Doom II soundtracks or the Mordern versions, which includes brand new Doom II recordings by Andrew Hulshult)
• Now on the KEX engine
• Boom source compatibility
• Accessibility options
• Translated into 8 new languages.

You can find more information here: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/08/surprise-doom-plus-doom-ii-get-newly-enhanced-release-on-switch-eshop

Are you going to be playing this upgraded Doom and Doom II on the Nintendo Switch? Let me know in the comments below.

Doom and Doom II is also on Xbox Game Pass because it’s Bethesda Softworks game.