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Personal computer versions Note: some of these versions are the so-called Vanilla Doom. DOS Initial release on December 10, 1993 was DOS only. Had a QVGA resolution Upgrades Windows Doom 95 released on August 20, 1996. Doom Collector's Edition released in 2001. Contains Ultimate Doom, Doom II: Hell on Earth and Final Doom, as well as preview content for Doom 3. Some early versions of Doom 3 included the Collector's Edition and a small demon figurine as a bonus. NEXTSTEP This was actually the version that the DOS product emerged from, since at the time Id software was using a NeXT cube for its graphic-engine development. This version is sluggish on anything other than an 040 NeXTstation/cube (the more memory the better), and is missing sound that was added on the PC side. Linux Linux Doom binaries were provided by id Software on October 13, 1996 through the company's ftp-server. The source code to the Linux version of Doom was released by id Software on December 23, 1997 under a non-profit End user license agreement, it was rereleased on October 2, 1999 under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The source code to the DOS and Windows versions of the game was not released. This was due to copyright issues concerning the sound library used by original DOS version and id Software having no access to the source code of the Windows port by Microsoft. Since the game had to be ported back to other operating systems the term "Source Port" is often given to software projects based upon the Doom source code release. Apple Macintosh Ultimate Doom and Doom II released in 1995 by GT Interactive using a Mac OS launcher application to run original PC WADs. Now playable on OS X using Doomsday, prBoom or DooMLegacy in Hi-Res and with optional 3D models. Doom 3 available for OS X. Acorn RISC OS versions Doom was officially released for the Acorn Risc PC by R-Comp Interactive in 1998. Within a few months, a significantly enhanced version was delivered as an update called Doom+. That version also runs on the older Acorn Archimedes computers and, apart from speed improvements, adds several features not present in the original DOS release. It was made available including Doom, Doom II, The Ultimate Doom, the Master Levels and approximately 3000 user levels released in the Public Domain. An unrelated version of the Doom engine is freely available, also significantly enhanced over the original version, though it requires compiling before it can be used to play the game. In addition the player needs to acquire the game's IWAD files him- or herself. Zx Spectrum A demo version of Doom was released on 1996 by Digital Reality. Console versions All console ports are developed by id software unless specified. Atari Jaguar Published by Atari in 1994. This version features most of the PC version's levels, though the majority of them were modified, or even completely remade. The levels use simpler textures, less complex lighting effects and have less variation in floor depth and ceiling height. It lacks the Cyberdemon, the Spider Mastermind and the Spectre. An online multiplayer mode is included. The Jaguar version did not have any music during gameplay, but played the familiar MIDI score with new instruments between levels. Sega 32X
Sony PlayStation/Sega Saturn The Sony PlayStation version was published by Williams Entertainment in 1995, and ported to the Sega Saturn by GT Interactive two years later. The PlayStation version features almost all the levels from the final releases of the PC version, though edited much like the Jaguar and 32X versions, with a few brand new levels designed by the Midway team. A small selection of new graphics and visual effects were available. The PlayStation version featuring for the first time, translucent Specters without the cascade effect which includes the darker-shaded nightmare specters, and most notably the inclusion of different colored lights in level design. Two-player deathmatch is available on the PlayStation if two consoles are linked using the original 'Serial I/O' port, and each console has its own controller and Doom CD inserted. Also, the original music by Bobby Prince was replaced by a new score by Aubrey Hodges, who brought a darker and more ambient soundscape to the game. The sound effects and voice-overs were completely redone by Hodges, and in certains parts of the level, echo effects were added to give the game that much more of a realistic feel. Later, a port containing levels from Master Levels and Final Doom would be released for the PlayStation as well, under the name Final Doom. Many gamers considered the PlayStation ports to be the best console versions of the original games until they were flawlessly ported to the Xbox as part of the "Collector's Edition" release of Doom 3. The Saturn version, on the other hand, is held with disregard by many fans, due to the fact that the port was rushed onto the system with no optimizations or tweaks to the game, making the port appear to run very jerky, with severe jumps in frame-rates and other technical issues. It is rumored that the later Japanese edition of Saturn Doom ran more smoothly than the original Western release. Super Nintendo The Super Nintendo version was published by Williams Entertainment in 1996, near the end of the system's lifecycle. The cartridge claims to have contained a Super FX 2 chip, but this is largely untrue and it is only a normal cartridge. Featuring almost every level from the PC version, but the player's heads-up display doesn't take up the whole screen. The floors and ceilings were also not texture mapped. This game also lacked a back-up system, meaning that each episode must be finished from the beginning. Multiplayer only available if a player bought an XBAND modem. Due to memory limitations, the enemies were only animated from the front, which meant that they always faced the player. This rendered monster infighting impossible, although it was made possible for monsters of the same type to damage each other with projectiles in this version of the game. Perhaps as a concession to this limitation, circle-strafing was also removed from this version, since it would be pointless. Interestingly, some of the maps used in the Super Nintendo port are actually more intricate and detailed, the closest to the PC version, than their counterparts on the more powerful consoles and it features the Cyberdemon and Spider Mastermind monsters that the Atari Jaguar and Sega 32X versions lack. It has a unique difficulty system where you can only access later episodes on harder difficulties. Due to concerns from Nintendo, the Super Nintendo version was modified to not include any hell references; furthermore, blood drawn from gunfire was removed to make the game seem less violent (though the graphic death sequences still remained), and demons were changed for aliens who inhabit Mars. Many believe that this led to very mixed reviews. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Published by Logicware and Art Data Interactive in 1995. Features a similar level set to the Atari Jaguar version. Many fans consider this one of, if not the worst console port of DOOM. It runs in a small screen at a low frame rate, and lacks effects found in other versions. Its updated soundtrack, which features remixed and original music, is considered its one redeeming feature. This version is single player only. Nintendo 64 Doom 64, published by Midway Games and released in 1997, was a drastic departure from other Doom ports. The plot concerned itself with the space marine from the original games returning to Mars to stem the tide of a Demon invasion. The graphics were completely redrawn in 'pseudo 3D' (two images drawn at right-angles producing a 'pretend 3D'), usage of the Quake engine to give the game a more enhanced, free-flowing feel, and entirely new maps were created for this version, as well as a new weapon, a powerful laser cannon. Aubrey Hodges, who had rescored the Playstation ports of Doom and Final Doom, returned once more to provide the game with an all-new creepy, ambient soundtrack (refer to the stages "Even Simpler" and "Alter of Pain"). The general feel of the levels, soundtrack, and all new demon designs made for a very horrific and frightening experience, scarier than the original Doom port and wouldn't be seen until the release of Doom 3; lack of natural and artificial light, demons that appeared out of thin air, and usage of booby-traps that sprung at a moments notice. Around this time, Nintendo had started to ween back their censorship (possibly after disappointing sales of the Super NES port of Mortal Kombat) and, in contrast to the Super NES' port of Doom's lacking of demonic graphics, Doom 64 was chock full of Satanic imagery and connotations (pentagrams, inverted crosses, depictions of sacrifice); plus, this version of Doom is also one of the most violent, with multitudes of demons and the newly redesigned weapons were much more destructive. Game Boy Advance The Game Boy Advance version of Doom was developed by David A. Palmer Productions and released in 2001, and featured a levelset similar to the 3DO and Jaguar games. The Game Boy Advance version of Doom II was developed by Torus Games released in 2002 featured all the levels in Doom II. Both GBA ports feature the same multiplayer functionality as the PC version. This was the first port of Doom on a handheld device Tapwave Zodiac An official version of Doom II was released in 2004, as well as a source port * which requires the original Doom WADs. Xbox The collector's edition of Doom 3, released in 2005 features near-flawless ports of The Ultimate Doom and Doom II, including two new levels, "Sewers" and "Betray". Featured same multiplayer as the PC version, however not through Xbox Live. This port was programmed by Vicarious Visions. Xbox 360 On September 27, 2006 Doom was released for download on the Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360. The game has all 4 Episodes plus online Deathmatch and Co-op through Xbox Live. It costs 800 Microsoft Points, about US$10. This port, programmed by Nerve Software, also credits Vicarious Visions and likely shares code with the XBox version. Source ports Main article: Doom source port Sega Dreamcast Various homebrew applications designed for the Dreamcast play Doom and its sequel at full speed, as well as later games built on the same engine, such as Heretic. iRiver A version of Doom is available for the iRiver H300 using ROCKbox. Nintendo DS DSDoom, a homebrew Doom port to Nintendo DS, is based on the PrBoom source code. Sony PSP A homebrew source port to the PSP has been produced. There are several modifications to this port, including DPAD DOOM, which does not require the player to use the PSP's sensitive analog stick for movement. GP2X A modified version of prBoom has allowed DOOM to be ported to the GP2X. Pocket PC Several versions of Doom have been created for PDA's running Windows CE and Windows Mobile. Mobile Phone An emulator has been made for mobile phones running Symbian OS to enable them to run WADs, thus making DOOM and other games made on its engine to be played. Apple iPod Doom has recently been ported to the iPod using the orginal Doom source and porting it to iPod Linux. Currently iDoom works on the following iPods: iPod 1G (scroll wheel) iPod 2G (touch wheel) iPod 3G (disoriented keys) iPod 4G (click wheel) iPod Photo iPod Color iPod Mini (both versions) iPod nano iPod 5g (video) Microsoft XBox Doom has been ported to the XBOX in the form of DoomX, a modified prBoom executable. This unauthorized software will not run on unmodified XBOX consoles. Atari 2600 In Issue Arcade Game In the 1997 movie Grosse Pointe Blank a character is seen playing a stand-up arcade version of Doom in a convience store. This game was a mockup created for the movie and no arcade version of Doom was ever produced. See also | |||||||||||
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