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A comment on Sid Meier and the meaning of ‘Civilization’. Parent comment

Re:Sid Meier and the meaning of ‘Civilization’ by tome on Thursday September 23, 2021 @03:38AM (#28626295)
> the timer that spawned Doom's speedrunning culture

Could you elaborate on that? I'm aware of speedrunning (it's fun to watch!) but I don't know anything about "the timer".

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Re:Sid Meier and the meaning of ‘Civilization’ by dagw on Thursday September 23, 2021 @03:48AM (#28626359)
Doom was one of the first games that showed how long you'd spent to complete a level at the end of each level. This made it easy (and obvious) to compare times and compete with others.
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Re:Sid Meier and the meaning of ‘Civilization’ by tome on Thursday September 23, 2021 @03:56AM (#28626414)
Ah, the levels were timed. Got it, thanks!
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Re:Sid Meier and the meaning of ‘Civilization’ by ant6n on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:28AM (#28626596)
What about Wolfenstein 3d?
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