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The '''Doom Speed Demo Archive''' (often abbreviated '''DSDA''', formerly the '''DooMed Speed Demos Archive''') is a website that collects [[Speedrun|speedruns]] for various [[PWAD]]s. It was created by [[Opulent]] on September 1st, 2000. From November 12th, 2008 to November 12th, 2019, it was run by [[Andy Olivera]].{{cite web|author=Andy Olivera|title=The DooMed Speed Demos Archive returns!|url=https://www.doomworld.com/vb/thread/55591|publication=Doomworld Forums|publishdate=14 November 2008|accessdate=22 August 2019}}. On November 12, 2019, Andy Olivera announced that he was officially retiring from maintaining the DSDA, and encouraged readers to visit a new incarnation of the DSDA created by speedrunners [[Kraflab]] and [[Zero-Master]]. {{cite web|author=Andy Olivera|title=News: November 12th, 2019|url=http://doomedsda.us/news.html|publication=DSDA|publishdate=12 November 2019|accessdate=12 November 2019}}
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The '''Doom Speed Demo Archive''' (often abbreviated '''DSDA''', formerly the '''DooMed Speed Demos Archive''') is a website that collects [[Speedrun|speedruns]] for various [[PWAD]]s. It was created by [[Doug "Opulent" Merrill]] on September 1st, 2000. From November 12th, 2008 to November 12th, 2019, it was run by [[Andy Olivera]].{{cite web|author=Andy Olivera|title=|url={{dwforums|55591|The DooMed Speed Demos Archive returns!}}|publication=Doomworld Forums|publishdate=14 November 2008|accessdate=22 August 2019}}. On November 12, 2019, Andy announced that he was officially retiring from maintaining the DSDA, and encouraged readers to visit a new incarnation of the DSDA created by speedrunners [[Kraflab]] and [[Zero-Master]].{{cite web archived|author=Andy Olivera|title=News: November 12th, 2019|url=http://doomedsda.us/news.html|publication=DSDA|publishdate=12 November 2019|accessdate=12 November 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925183450/http://doomedsda.us/news.html|archivedat=13 November 2020}} One year later on November 11, 2020, Andy's site was shut down.
  
This new version was completely rewritten in a modern layout to allow updates by a team of maintainers, support non-Doom games, show detailed demo information such as times in [[tic]]s, and more.{{cite web|author=Kraflab|title=The Next Iteration of DSDA|url={{dwforumst|2007204}}|publication=Doomworld Forums|publishdate=12 July 2019|accessdate=22 August 2019}} All of the demos from Olivera's DSDA have been mirrored, and more features are being continuously developed, including an API.{{cite web|author=Kraflab|title=DSDA api|url={{dwforumst|1986564}}|publication=Doomworld Forums|publishdate=8 May 2019|accessdate=22 August 2019}}
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The current DSDA version was completely rewritten in a modern layout to allow updates by a team of maintainers, support non-Doom games, show detailed demo information such as times in [[tic]]s, and more.{{cite web|author=Kraflab|title=|url={{dwforums|107427|The Next Iteration of DSDA}}|publication=Doomworld Forums|publishdate=12 July 2019|accessdate=22 August 2019}} All of the demos from Olivera's DSDA have been mirrored, and more features are being continuously developed, including an API.{{cite web|author=Kraflab|title=|url={{dwforums|106189|DSDA api}}|publication=Doomworld Forums|publishdate=8 May 2019|accessdate=22 August 2019}}
  
As of June 2020, the archive contains well over 58,000 demos by more than 740 speedrunners. It allows many different [[demo]] types, expanding on those allowed in [[Compet-n]]. It also offers tutorials on recording and playing demos, hosts binaries of various [[source port]]s and useful utilities. The DSDA lists all players and their contributions to the archive, including total running time.
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As of March 2021, the archive contains well over 62,200 demos by more than 840 speedrunners. It allows many different [[demo]] types, expanding on those allowed in [[Compet-n]]. It also offers tutorials on recording and playing demos, hosts binaries of various [[source port]]s and useful utilities. The DSDA lists all players and their contributions to the archive, including total running time.
 
 
The domain name for the second iteration of the DSDA expired on November 11, 2020, and it is impossible to surf the site since then.
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://dsdarchive.com/ The Doom Speed Demo Archive] (current site)
 
* [https://dsdarchive.com/ The Doom Speed Demo Archive] (current site)
* [http://doomedsda.us/ The DooMed Speed Demos Archive] (Olivera's former site)
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* {{archived link|http://doomedsda.us/|The DooMed Speed Demos Archive|https://web.archive.org/web/20201018003100/http://doomedsda.us/|archive.org}} (Olivera's former site)
 
* [http://www.doomworld.com/sda/ Opulent's DooMed Speed Demos Archive] (Original DSDA website)
 
* [http://www.doomworld.com/sda/ Opulent's DooMed Speed Demos Archive] (Original DSDA website)
  

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The Doom Speed Demo Archive (often abbreviated DSDA, formerly the DooMed Speed Demos Archive) is a website that collects speedruns for various PWADs. It was created by Doug "Opulent" Merrill on September 1st, 2000. From November 12th, 2008 to November 12th, 2019, it was run by Andy Olivera.[1]. On November 12, 2019, Andy announced that he was officially retiring from maintaining the DSDA, and encouraged readers to visit a new incarnation of the DSDA created by speedrunners Kraflab and Zero-Master.[2] One year later on November 11, 2020, Andy's site was shut down.

The current DSDA version was completely rewritten in a modern layout to allow updates by a team of maintainers, support non-Doom games, show detailed demo information such as times in tics, and more.[3] All of the demos from Olivera's DSDA have been mirrored, and more features are being continuously developed, including an API.[4]

As of March 2021, the archive contains well over 62,200 demos by more than 840 speedrunners. It allows many different demo types, expanding on those allowed in Compet-n. It also offers tutorials on recording and playing demos, hosts binaries of various source ports and useful utilities. The DSDA lists all players and their contributions to the archive, including total running time.

External links

References

  1. Andy Olivera (14 November 2008). The DooMed Speed Demos Archive returns!. Doomworld Forums. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. Andy Olivera (12 November 2019). "News: November 12th, 2019." DSDA (archived 🗺). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. Kraflab (12 July 2019). The Next Iteration of DSDA. Doomworld Forums. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. Kraflab (8 May 2019). DSDA api. Doomworld Forums. Retrieved 22 August 2019.