BFG 2704

The BFG 9000 was originally to be called the BFG 2704. The Doom press release beta included the BFG 2704 which behaved differently to the BFG 9000 in the final released version. The beta version launched a large number of green fireballs which bounced off floors and ceilings. This behaviour is perhaps the reason behind the odd behaviour of the BFG 9000.

The BFG 2704 was originally replaced because, according to John Romero, "it looked like Christmas" and slowed down the game too much due to the large number of sprites on screen.

MBF included a modification of the BFG which made it behave like the beta version.