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3D Alien Busters version of Doom

Doom is known in Japan as ドゥーム(katakana literally transliterated as Duumu, but understood as 『DOOM』). Official ports of Doom were released in Japan under license from id Software by publisher Imagineer Co., Ltd. and distributor SoftBank. This included versions of the PC Doom, Doom II, and Doom95, as well as multiple console versions in their Japanese releases.

PC-98

Ports of Doom to the NEC PC-98 architecture were programmed by Infinity Co., Ltd. Though based on Intel processors like the IBM PC, the NEC PC-98 series featured a custom bus and different video hardware which made it binary incompatible with most PC software. Versions of the Doom games for this architecture were released on 5.25" and 3.5" floppy disk as well as on CD-ROM.

Minimum system requirements

PC-9801/Fellow, PC-9821/Mate/Multi, or Epson PC-386/486 clone system
i386SX processor or later
MS-DOS 3.3 or later
Supported sound devices: Sound Blaster 16, PC-9801-86 (OPNA), or PC speaker
Supported music devices: Sound Blaster 16 (OPL3 or MIDI daughterboard), PC-9801-26K (OPN), PC-9801-86 (OPNA), Roland MPU-PC98 (MIDI), or MIDI over RS-232
Most VGA-or-higher equivalent PC-98 graphics adaptors are supported

PC-98 release gallery

Doom on 5.25" floppy discs
Doom on 3.5" floppy discs
Doom on CD-ROM
Doom II on 3.5" floppy discs
Doom II on CD-ROM

DOS/V

Equivalent releases of all games were made for the standard IBM PC architecture, with minor tweaks for the DOS/V version of IBM PC DOS with full Japanese language support. Unlike the PC-98, ordinary PC software could execute under DOS/V on standard hardware without modification.

3D Alien Busters

At least one release by Imagineer in their DOS/V Series 6 was uniquely entitled DOOM 3D Alien Busters (ドゥーム), or 3D Alien Busters DOOM, depending on the context.

DOS/V release gallery

Doom II on 3.5" floppy discs
Doom II on CD-ROM

Windows 95

Windows 95 dual-CD release

A double-disc release of Doom II along with Doom95 was also coordinated by Imagineer, containing versions for both the PC-98 and standard PC on each disc. This release touts compatibility with the Imagineer PCPad controller, and like some American releases, it includes an offer for free time on the DWANGO network, which had recently expanded its franchise territory into Japan.

Console games

The following console versions of Doom series games were given Japanese releases, some with specific localizations:

Port	Developer	Distributor	Release date	Differences
Doom for Sega 32X	id Software	SEGA Enterprises	3 December 1994
Doom for Super NES	Sculptured Software	Imagineer	1 March 1996	Localized text. All episodes can be selected in any skill level.
Doom for Sony PlayStation	Williams Entertainment	SoftBank	19 April 1996
Doom for Sega Saturn	Probe Software, Ltd.	SoftBank	11 July 1997	Supports multiplayer. Reordered music tracks
Doom 64	Midway Games	GameBank	1 August 1997	Default brightness is higher. Localized text. Green blood.
Final Doom for Sony PlayStation	Williams Entertainment	SoftBank	2 October 1997	Missing retouched super shotgun graphics.

External links

DOOM at the Japanese-language Wikipedia.

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 * i386SX processor or later
 * {{wp|MS-DOS}} 3.3 or later
-* SoundBlaster 16 or onboard {{wp|Yamaha YM2608|OPNA}} for sound effects; MPU-PC98 [[MIDI]] or onboard {{wp|Yamaha YM2203|OPN}}/{{wp|Yamaha YM2608|OPNA}} for [[music]]
+* Supported sound devices: Sound Blaster 16, PC-9801-86 ({{wp|Yamaha YM2608|OPNA}}), or PC speaker
+* Supported music devices: Sound Blaster 16 (OPL3 or MIDI daughterboard), PC-9801-26K ({{wp|Yamaha YM2203|OPN}}), PC-9801-86 (OPNA), Roland MPU-PC98 (MIDI), or MIDI over RS-232
 * Most VGA-or-higher equivalent PC-98 graphics adaptors are supported
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 [[File:Win95 Doom 2 CD JP.jpg|thumb|right|Windows 95 dual-CD release]]
 A double-disc release of Doom II along with [[Doom95]] was also coordinated by Imagineer, containing versions for both the PC-98 and standard PC on each disc. This release touts compatibility with the Imagineer PCPad controller, and like some American releases, it includes an offer for free time on the [[DWANGO]] network, which had recently expanded its franchise territory into Japan.
+==Console games==
+The following [[Commercial games#Console_versions|console version]]s of Doom series games were given Japanese releases, some with specific localizations:
+{| {{prettytable}}
+|-
+! Port !! Developer !! Distributor !! Release date !! Differences
+|-
+| [[Sega 32X|Doom for Sega 32X]] || [[id Software]] || [[Sega|SEGA Enterprises]] || 3 December 1994 ||
+|-
+| [[Super NES|Doom for Super NES]] || Sculptured Software || Imagineer || 1 March 1996 || Localized text. All episodes can be selected in any [[skill level]].
+|-
+| [[Sony PlayStation|Doom for Sony PlayStation]] || [[Williams Entertainment]] || SoftBank || 19 April 1996 ||
+|-
+| [[Sega Saturn|Doom for Sega Saturn]] || Probe Software, Ltd. || SoftBank || 11 July 1997 || Supports multiplayer. Reordered music tracks
+|-
+| [[Doom 64]] || [[Midway Games]] || GameBank || 1 August 1997 || Default brightness is higher. Localized text. Green [[blood]].
+|-
+| [[Final Doom (PlayStation)|Final Doom for Sony PlayStation]] || Williams Entertainment || SoftBank || 2 October 1997 || Missing retouched [[super shotgun]] graphics.
+|}
 ==External links==
-* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOOM DOOM] at the Japanese-language [[Wikipedia]].
+* {{wp|ja:DOOM|DOOM}} at the Japanese-language [[Wikipedia]].
 [[Category:Commercial ports]]