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  1. 01-Sep-2011 #1
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    Germany lifts Doom sales ban after 17 years

    A German ban on selling Doom to teenagers has been lifted after 17 years.

    The classic video game was put on an index of controlled titles in 1994 as it was deemed likely to harm youth.

    Like pornography, sales of the violent shoot 'em up were restricted to adult-only stores.

    The rules have been relaxed because officials believe that Doom is now only of artistic and scientific interest and will not appeal to youngsters.

    However, one version of the game remains on the index because it features Nazi symbols on some levels.

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    That's Doom 2 with the nazi-stuff.

    Doom is the greatest FPS ever, by the way. I still play through Doom and Doom 2 once a year.
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    Does George have a son? Cos I remember reading that a guy called John Romero was one of the lead designers on doom and also had a dad called George who made zombie movies....wonder if it's true?
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