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Doom was named after a Tom Cruise line

Video Games · Origin Stories · V6.8 patch 149 / audience-tailored weird facts

John Carmack named the game after a line from The Color of Money in which Cruise's character says "this is the doom" before a pool shot.

TopicVideo Games · Origin Stories
SourceV6.8 patch 149 / audience-tailored weird facts
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