340. Too Young for Doom

From Topic Lords by Jim Stormdancer

April 27, 2026 · 1h 5m

About this episode

The episode discusses Doom modding, its evolution, and cultural implications through various anecdotes and quotes.

Lords: Matt https://mtrop.net/ Cort Topics: Doom Modding and You The Boston Marathon Stampede This 1989 Shigeru Miyamoto quote. "When pornography escalates, it eventually crosses into the grotesque. I think the world of 'hidden secrets' in games has almost reached that same grotesque level. It's reached a point where it isn't measured by common sense anymore. It's just people getting bored and looking for stronger and stronger stimulation. We've hit a wall. When you're at the point where you have no choice but to go 'grotesque,' you have to start thinking of new ways to use the medium." https://shmuplations.com/itoimiyamoto/ Dammit I'm Mad by Demetri Martin https://www.reddit.com/r/Poetry/comments/zc6iic/poem_dammit_im_mad_by_demetri_martin/ Microtopics: Plugging in the middle of someone else's topic. Successfully comparing apples and oranges. Waking extremely early to meet with someone in the wrong time zone. Doing anything for 30 years. What monsters do. Making Doom mods before they figured out how to change the walls. The Hacker's Guide to Doom, by Hank Leukart. Anthropology of Doom modding. Roots: the Evolution of Doom Level Design. Demon of the Well. People heralding the end…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Stormdancer

Guest: Matt

Topics covered

Doom Modding
Boston Marathon Stampede
Evolution of Doom Level Design
Anthropology of Doom modding
Grotesque in games
Long-term projects
Megawads

Keywords

Doom
modding
Shigeru Miyamoto
Demetri Martin
gaming culture
grotesque
megawads
level design
anthropology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reddit

Books & works: Dammit I'm Mad, The Hacker's Guide to Doom, Roots: the Evolution of Doom Level Design, Demon of the Well