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The '''[[Doom Wiki]]''' is an extensive community effort to document everything related to [[id Software]]'s masterpiece games [[Doom]] and [[Doom II]], other [[games]] based on the [[Doom engine]], [[Doom 3]], the upcoming [[Doom (2016)|Doom]], and more. We have created '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles to date.
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The '''[[Doom Wiki]]''' is an extensive community effort to document everything related to [[id Software]]'s masterpiece games [[Doom]] and [[Doom II]], other [[games]] based on the [[Doom engine]], [[Doom 3]], the newest [[Doom (2016)|Doom]], and more. We have created '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles to date.
  
 
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* [[Doom (2016)]]: The game previously known as Doom 4.
 
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===[[Memento Mori]]===
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'''Memento Mori''' is a 1995 megawad that contains 32 new levels, designed by two members of the Innocent Crew, Denis and Thomas Möller, along with 19 other authors, including Tom Mustaine and both Dario and Milo Casali.  It was initially released in December 1995, and saw an updated release in February 1996. In contrast to most megawads, it is designed especially for cooperative multiplayer gameplay, although it can be played in single-player as well. It is also one of the few PWADs that are allowed to be used in Compet-N speedruns.
'''Hexen: Beyond Heretic''' is a first-person shooter and fantasy adventure computer game developed by Raven Software, published by id Software, and distributed by [[Wikipedia:GT Interactive|GT Interactive]] twenty years ago on [[Timeline#1995|October 30, 1995]]. It is the sequel to [[Heretic]]. The primary goal of the game is the destruction of [[Korax]], the second of a trio of demon brothers known as the [[Serpent Riders]], who has taken over the world of [[Cronos]].
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Memento Mori

Memento Mori is a 1995 megawad that contains 32 new levels, designed by two members of the Innocent Crew, Denis and Thomas Möller, along with 19 other authors, including Tom Mustaine and both Dario and Milo Casali. It was initially released in December 1995, and saw an updated release in February 1996. In contrast to most megawads, it is designed especially for cooperative multiplayer gameplay, although it can be played in single-player as well. It is also one of the few PWADs that are allowed to be used in Compet-N speedruns.
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