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Described by magazine ''Wired'' as "a mecca for Doom heads and architectural aspirants,"{{cite web|author=McCandless, David|title=Legion of Doom|url=http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/6.03/doom_pr.html|publication=Wired|publishdate=1993|accessdate=7 October 2015}} the forum had a number of well-known participants, including [[John Anderson (Dr. Sleep)]], [[Bob Evans]], [[Jim Flynn]] and [[Sverre André Kvernmo (Cranium)]],
 
Described by magazine ''Wired'' as "a mecca for Doom heads and architectural aspirants,"{{cite web|author=McCandless, David|title=Legion of Doom|url=http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/6.03/doom_pr.html|publication=Wired|publishdate=1993|accessdate=7 October 2015}} the forum had a number of well-known participants, including [[John Anderson (Dr. Sleep)]], [[Bob Evans]], [[Jim Flynn]] and [[Sverre André Kvernmo (Cranium)]],
  
The forum closed in 2000, with the file archive believed lost{{cite web|author=[[Graham Burgess (Grazza)|Burgess, Graham]]|title=Wads from the CompuServe Action Games Forum|url={{dwforumst|id=180338}}|publication=[[Doomworld Forums]]|publishdate=23 October 2002|accessdate=7 October 2015}} - including some notable WADs such as the [[Odessa series]] and levels by [[Master Levels]] author [[Christen Klie]] {{cite web|author=Nemark|title=Looking for some rare Chris Klie levels|url={{dwforumst|id=716161}}|publication=[[Doomworld Forums]]|publishdate=14 April 2008|accessdate=7 October 2015}}. However, in late 2013, Odessa author Bob Evans revealed on Doomworld that he possesses a backup CD with the contents of the forum's file archive.{{cite web|author=[[Bob Evans|Evans, Bob]]|title=Bob Evans and the Odessa series|url={{dwforumst|id=1230477}}|publication=[[Doomworld Forums]]|publishdate=11 January 2014|accessdate=7 October 2015}} While it was hoped that the archive would be made publicly available, there has been no response indicating progress in that direction for the last {{TimeAgo|Feb 2 2014|ago=|magnitude=months}}.
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The forum closed in 2000, with the file archive believed lost{{cite web|author=[[Graham Burgess (Grazza)|Burgess, Graham]]|title=Wads from the CompuServe Action Games Forum|url={{dwforumst|id=180338}}|publication=[[Doomworld Forums]]|publishdate=23 October 2002|accessdate=7 October 2015}} - including some notable WADs such as the [[Odessa series]] and levels by [[Master Levels]] author [[Christen Klie]].{{cite web|author=Nemark|title=Looking for some rare Chris Klie levels|url={{dwforumst|id=716161}}|publication=[[Doomworld Forums]]|publishdate=14 April 2008|accessdate=7 October 2015}} However, in late 2013, Odessa author Bob Evans revealed on Doomworld that he possesses a backup CD with the contents of the forum's file archive.{{cite web|author=[[Bob Evans|Evans, Bob]]|title=Bob Evans and the Odessa series|url={{dwforumst|id=1230477}}|publication=[[Doomworld Forums]]|publishdate=11 January 2014|accessdate=7 October 2015}} While it was hoped that the archive would be made publicly available, there has been no response indicating progress in that direction for the last {{TimeAgo|Feb 2 2014|ago=|magnitude=months}}.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 10:20, 7 October 2015

The CompuServe Action Games forum was a forum active in the 1990s on CompuServe. It was dedicated to PC games in general, and had a particularly prominent focus on Doom. Primarily serving as a binary archive, the forum included over 3000 files at its peak, and was considered one of the main sites for Doom-related file sharing outside of the idgames archive.

Described by magazine Wired as "a mecca for Doom heads and architectural aspirants,"[1] the forum had a number of well-known participants, including John Anderson (Dr. Sleep), Bob Evans, Jim Flynn and Sverre André Kvernmo (Cranium),

The forum closed in 2000, with the file archive believed lost[2] - including some notable WADs such as the Odessa series and levels by Master Levels author Christen Klie.[3] However, in late 2013, Odessa author Bob Evans revealed on Doomworld that he possesses a backup CD with the contents of the forum's file archive.[4] While it was hoped that the archive would be made publicly available, there has been no response indicating progress in that direction for the last 119 months .

References

  1. McCandless, David (28 March 1993). "Legion of Doom." Wired. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. Burgess, Graham (23 October 2002). "Wads from the CompuServe Action Games Forum." Doomworld Forums. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. Nemark (14 April 2008). "Looking for some rare Chris Klie levels." Doomworld Forums. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. Evans, Bob (11 January 2014). "Bob Evans and the Odessa series." Doomworld Forums. Retrieved 7 October 2015.