I wanted to bring back the attention to those. I thought they were lost from the internet but I managed to find some, thankfully.

I have to say I've always been a fan of the old id/DOOM/Quake imagery, primarily from the UD/DII/Q1 era. This includes the ad posters, Quake the Offering, id Anthology, old CDs etc. There's something really cool about how those were handled, something that is missing today. I'm not even sure who made them but they're all very nice.

What I like about the posters is that there's a really good mix of disturbing / unsettling imagery and kind of silly 90s style phrases. I think that's one of the characteristics of DOOM, it's dark and realistic, not trying to be funny but at the same time there's this over-the-top flavour to it. It's not the DOOM Comic but it's also not full-blown realism. It's a mix of seriousness and violence with the fun factor, both in the right amounts. You are the hero and you destroy your enemies but it's not completely ludicrous.

Kind of makes me think of what we've heard about DOOM4. Would be awesome if they could get that balance right.

Some of the old compilations (Offering, Anthology) also have really good art. It's way more interesting than those boring 'angry character' boxes (yep, also applies to DOOM/DOOMII). I dig that style, camera film bits, non-descriptive images and stuff.

By the way, if anyone has better versions of those pictures (ads), or maybe some that are not here, please do share them!
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http://www.hardocp.com/images/articles/1013763116uc0UFkQY6R_1_5_l.jpg

http://www.hardocp.com/images/articles/1013763116uc0UFkQY6R_1_9_l.jpg

http://www.hardocp.com/images/articles/1013763116uc0UFkQY6R_1_7_l.jpg

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2002/02/15/walls_id#.VL-xBi68qTA

http://img.gamefaqs.net/box/0/5/8/96058_front.jpg
http://www.hardlin0r.com/phlebiac/ida/phlebiac_ida_08.jpg
http://www.hardlin0r.com/phlebiac/ida/phlebiac_ida_16.jpg
http://www.hardlin0r.com/phlebiac/ida/phlebiac_ida_24.jpg

http://quake.ingame.de/forum/threads/209298-id-anthology

http://img.gamefaqs.net/box/3/2/7/4327_front.jpg
http://www.covergalaxy.com/forum/pc/13161-quake-dissolution-eternity-covers-disc.html

Hey id and Bethesda, take notes!