90s Doom mod made to advertise cereal is getting an HD remake

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Back in 1996 ad agency Digital Cafe created a free Doom mod called Chex Quest as a pack-in toy for the popular breakfast cereal. Naturally, it was about protecting a sentient race of cereal from slimy green aliens. Now, the artist behind that project, Charles Jacobi, is working on an HD remake of the quirky commercial mod.
In an interview with Zam Jacobi reflected on the process of creating Chex Quest. How he was inspired by Toy Story and Buzz Lightyear; how Digital Cafe managed to snag the Doom license for a song since id had already moved on to Quake; and how cereal manufacturer Ralston Foods commissioned a sequel, while a fan later got Jacobi to collaborate on a third game to commemorate the weird series' 10th anniversary.
And that leads us to now: the game's 20th anniversary. Jacobi has been putting together an HD remake of the cult classic mod using Unreal Engine 4.
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