HacX
HacX (pronounced "Hacks") is a formerly commercial game derived from the
id Software computer game Doom II. It was created by Banjo Software in
1997, and featured an almost entirely new set of graphics and some minor adjustments to the original
Doom II code.
HacX uses the
Doom game engine. The author of
HacX paid id Software $5000 for the rights to market
HacX.
HacX itself was generally unsuccessful; by the time it was released, the technologically superior
Quake engine had just been released. Public interest for
Doom and games derived from it was, effectively, dead; even though
HacX was considered a decent
total conversion, it arrived on the market too late to become a success.
It was originally priced at $15; though sales were low, some used the game's graphics for their own
Doom editing projects. There were plans for a
Hacx 2, but it was never finished.
HacX is now being distributed as
freeware. The original site, maintained by Nostromo, may or may not function. Ownership of the site was transferred to Bob Larkin, creator and maintainer of the Doom Wad Station, in March of
2003.
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HacX official site*
Mirror of original site, maintained at Doom Wad Station
