8 Iconic Moments From Each Era Of Games
6. The Cyberdemon Makes Its Debut - Doom
Doom is one of the most influential video games of all time, helping popularise the first-person shooter alongside its predecessor Wolfenstein 3D.
And there's one moment in particular that stands out as emblematic of the entire era of shooters - even more unforgettable than Wolfenstein's Mecha-Hitler, it's the first appearance of the damn, dirty Cyberdemon.
The Cyberdemon first shows up in the level E2M8 and is the game's most powerful enemy - a minotaur-esque beast whose huge stature and loud roar immediately left an entire generation of players clenching their butts.
That's without even getting into the creature's cybernetic leg and rocket launcher for a left arm, ensuring the Cyberdemon was an oppressive enemy in all the right ways, his sudden appearance instantly striking fear into us all.
And to rub salt in the wound, developers id Software chose to exclude the Cyberdemon from the rogues gallery in Doom's instruction manual, ensuring his appearance was a genuine pant-filling shocker.