Power-Ups

Discover all the essential power-ups in Doom 64, including the Backpack, Berserk, Computer Area Map, Invisibility Sphere, Invincibility Sphere, Radiation Suit, Light Amplification Visors, and Demon Artifact.

These are items that will be a big help to you throughout the game. They help you or protect you of some sort.

Backpack: This is probably my favorite item in the whole game. When you pick it up, it doubles the amount of ammo you can carry! For example, the maximum amount of bullets you can carry is 200. With a backpack you can carry 400. Just take your maximum ammo and multiply it by 2.

Berserk: Man, this is a really fun item right here. When you pick it up, it will set your health to 100% if it is below 100%. The second effect is that your screen will go red and it will power up your Fist! The red screen lasts for a few seconds, and this will remain in effect for the rest of the level. During this time, your Fist will become very powerful, and it will be able to knock out anything weaker than a Demon in one hit. It can knock out stronger enemies in just a few punches! Very useful to save ammo as well.

Computer Area Map: Another useful item if you may happen to get lost. Once you pick this up, it will fill your Automap 100% so that you can see everything on the Automap! Areas that are in gray are areas that you have not visited yet. However, this will not add object indicators to the Automap (where you can see items and enemies moving around).

Invisibility Sphere: This red orb is something that makes you invisible. While you are invisible, enemy attacks will be less accurate, and when they try to attack you, it may miss. But you won't be completely invisible, as enemies just have more difficulty spotting you. The other part is that this is on a time limit, and you will be invisible for a minute.

Invincibility Sphere: Just the exact thing you'll need when you are in a hellhole. While you are invincible, your screen will go white. This effect lasts for 30 seconds. Also when you are invincible, you cannot be damaged in any way. This includes enemy attacks, crushing ceilings, and even slime pits. It just lasts for 30 seconds, and the white screen can be annoying.

Radiation Suit: Something you will really need in levels with a lot of slime pits. When you pick one of these up, your screen will go green for a minute. During this time, you will not be hurt when you are walking around in slime, as this gives you protection from lava and slime. This effect lasts for a minute and you can still get hurt by enemies, even if you do have this on.

Light Amplification Visors: A really, really, neat power-up. When picked up, the entire level will have maximum brightness for 2 minutes. This item is really useful for navigating very dark rooms and mazes. After two minutes, the rooms in the level will return to their normal brightness levels.

Demon Artifact: The only new item in the game. There are 3, and hard to get. 1 is found in each secret level (except for Hectic), and can do 2 things: they can make your Laser fire faster and fire more cells. Their other thing they can do is to be used on those pedestals with the demon artifact symbol on them in Level 28, The Absolution, and shut the doors, having less enemy encounters. They are in 3 colors too: Gold, Pink, and Blue. Once you pick up a Demon Artifact, it shows up in your Automap.