The first part of my story may seem like a deviation, but it will make sense after you read. I'm Gen Z (2003), so a huge part of our culture was Flash games. All of the classes and schools I went to as a young kid had computers. Cool Math and various unblocked sites were the coolest sites. Down the line, we also branched out to other websites and games. We play on our phones, but we also started playing the Oregon Trail on Archive.org. It was kind of the game that the class would watch one kid play, and we would make funny names and see who lives. Rumors of Flash dying were becoming more prevalent, and we all started getting mobile devices, so while we all still played flash games, it wasn't as much as before. (As of 2022, the genre of browser games has died. Seriously, try to find an HTML5 game that isn't a heartless mobile game port or .io game).
I started playing the first Shareware Doom (Archive.org) on the class Chromebooks. It was cool, retro, and people would watch. Cut to summer 2016. We were going to travel to Montana, but the trip was canceled. So now I'm stuck at home. I've always wanted to make a game, so I decided to start then. Unity didn't run well on my old computer, so I switched to modding games. I thought back to Doom (and I had recently seen Doom 2) so I decided to make maps for Doom 2. I started with Doom Builder. I didn't really make anything great, just learning the ropes. After summer, I stopped doing Doom stuff. BUT, in 2019 I re-entered the Doom scene. I was older, and had an actual PC. I use Ultimate Doom Builder now. Now i have a 24GB Folder labeled "DOOM". I play other games, but I always find that I default back to Doom. I still haven't made anything that great, but I'm planning on dropping at least one of my WADS on /idgames.