Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3

The original Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 in Doom 3

Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 is a recurring easter egg mini-game in the Doom series, having appeared in Doom 3, the expansions to Doom 3 in the Doom 3: BFG Edition release, and in Doom (2016).

Game play

The only point and mechanic in the game is punching turkeys. Each turkey takes a number of punches to kill, with scoring varying on the Doom marine's timing of the punches. Once one turkey is killed, another falls into place while gobbling. In the original release of Doom 3 there is no beneficial consequence of playing the game, but obtaining a new high score of 25,000 points or more will cause an email to be received on the marine's PDA from the UAC human resources department, informing him that his wasting of time by proving himself a "shining example of humanity by punching defenseless turkeys" has resulted in an automatic deduction of two days' leave. In BFG Edition, this additionally unlocks an achievement named "Killing Time".

Appearance

Original location from E4M9: Fear used in the game as a backdrop.

The game is formed mostly from Doom graphics, and features the fist, status bar face, gibs and a background which is actually a screenshot from E4M9: Fear from The Ultimate Doom. The game's logo is an allusion to Street Fighter Alpha 3, and the fictional developer Nabcon is likewise a reference to that game's developer Capcom. When killed, the in-game turkey breaks into gibs in the manner of exploded characters from the classic Doom games.

Doom 3

The only working copy of Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 is found in the kitchen area of Mars City during the marine's initial visit. After returning from the underground, it has been severely damaged and is no longer playable, displaying a scrambled image and repeating its title audio in a warped, distorted fashion. Two additional non-working copies are later found in Alpha Labs - Sector 2, in the initial Level 2 Entrance area. One is completely powered down and has a broken screen, and the other displays a rolling, scrambled, static-filled image. Neither emits any audio.

BFG Edition

In Doom 3: BFG Edition and later versions of Doom 3 based on it, Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 replaces the games Sarge's Big Game Hunt, Hellanoid, and Martian Buddy Blaster in the Resurrection of Evil of expansion.

Doom (2016)

In Doom (2016), Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 can be found in the Advanced Research Complex hidden behind a stack of crates near the level's first rune trial stone.

Gallery

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  Arcade cabinet in the 2016 Doom.

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  Game play shot in Doom 2016.

Trivia

• The minigame is referenced by the Thanksgibbing event for Doom Eternal.