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Doom is one of the most widely ported computer games: starting with the original DOS version, it has been released officially for 7 computer operating systems and 8 different video game consoles (with unofficial [[source ports]] available for many others still).
 
Doom is one of the most widely ported computer games: starting with the original DOS version, it has been released officially for 7 computer operating systems and 8 different video game consoles (with unofficial [[source ports]] available for many others still).
  
Some of the ports are replications of the DOS version, while others differ considerably. Differences include modifications to creature design and game levels, while a number of ports offer levels that are not included in the original version (most notably the [[Sony PlayStation]] version which incorporates elements of Doom II including monsters, into levels based upon the original Doom).
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Some of the ports are replications of the DOS version, while others differ considerably. Differences include modifications to creature design and game levels, while a number of ports offer levels that are not included in the original version (most notably the [[Sony PlayStation]] version, which incorporates Doom II monsters and other elements into levels based upon the original Doom).
  
 
==Doom series==
 
==Doom series==
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===Console versions===
 
===Console versions===
 
* [[Arcade]]
 
* [[Arcade]]
* [[Super NES]] (1996, Williams Entertainment)
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* [[Super NES]] (1996; Williams Entertainment)
* [[Sega 32X]]  (1994, SEGA)
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* [[Sega 32X]]  (1994; SEGA)
* [[Sony PlayStation]] (1995, Imagineer)
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* [[Sony PlayStation]] (1995; Imagineer)
* [[Game Boy Advance]] (2001, Activision)
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* [[Game Boy Advance]] (2001, 2002; Activision)
* [[Atari Jaguar]]
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* [[Atari Jaguar]] (1994)
* [[Sega Saturn]] (1997, Williams Entertainment)
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* [[Sega Saturn]] (1997; Williams Entertainment)
 
* [[Doom 64]] (1997)
 
* [[Doom 64]] (1997)
* [[3DO Doom]]
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* [[3DO Doom]] (1996)
  
 
===Operating system ports===
 
===Operating system ports===
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* [[NEXTSTEP]]
 
* [[NEXTSTEP]]
 
* [[Linux]]
 
* [[Linux]]
* [[Apple Macintosh]]
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* [[Apple Macintosh]] (1994, 1995)
  
 
===Doom 3===
 
===Doom 3===
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*[[HacX]] (1997)
 
*[[HacX]] (1997)
 
*[[Amulets & Armor]] (1997)
 
*[[Amulets & Armor]] (1997)
*[[Chex Quest]] (late 1990s)
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*[[Chex Quest]] (1996)
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*[[Chex Quest 2]] (1997)
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
* {{Wikipedia|title=Doom versions and ports}}
 
* {{Wikipedia|title=Doom versions and ports}}
 
* Ledmeister: [http://classicdoom.com/doomcomp.htm Comparison of console, handheld and computer Doom games]
 
* Ledmeister: [http://classicdoom.com/doomcomp.htm Comparison of console, handheld and computer Doom games]
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* [http://www.allgame.com/ The All Game Guide]
  
 
[[Category:Games]]
 
[[Category:Games]]

Revision as of 21:38, 19 June 2005

This page lists the Doom games and other games based on the Doom engine. See also Doom clones and Fan-made Doom games for imitations and spoofs, and sales for information about how much money the games have made.

Doom is one of the most widely ported computer games: starting with the original DOS version, it has been released officially for 7 computer operating systems and 8 different video game consoles (with unofficial source ports available for many others still).

Some of the ports are replications of the DOS version, while others differ considerably. Differences include modifications to creature design and game levels, while a number of ports offer levels that are not included in the original version (most notably the Sony PlayStation version, which incorporates Doom II monsters and other elements into levels based upon the original Doom).

Doom series

Original PC series

Console versions

Operating system ports

Doom 3

Other games using the Doom engine

References