18 Mind-Blowing Facts You Never Knew About DOOM

11. The Iconic Weapons Are Toys

Doom has one of the most satisfying and iconic lineups of weaponry in any game, but did you know that many of them were modeled after children’s toys?

id Software was a very small development team at the time, and consequently were operating on a miniscule budget. In order to save costs, they used Nerf guns purchased from Toys 'R' Us as the models for many for the weapons, including the shotgun, chaingun, and rocket launcher.

The weapons were of course reskined in game; replacing the bright and colorful appearance of the toys with metallic silvers, blacks, and browns so as to give them a more realistic and believable look.