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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]], [[Doom (2016)]], [[Doom Eternal]], and more. We have created '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles to date. {{Statistics}} | + | 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 64]], [[Doom 3]], [[Doom (2016)]], [[Doom Eternal]], and more. We have created '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles to date. {{Statistics}} |
This site is a [[wiki]], so everyone is encouraged to create and edit articles. New contributors should read our [[Doom Wiki:FAQ|FAQ]] first. If this is your first time using a wiki, be sure to check out the [[m:Help:Editing|basic editing instructions]] as well. If you need additional help, or wish to discuss general aspects of this wiki, pay a visit to the [[Doom Wiki:Central Processing|Central Processing]] discussion board. | This site is a [[wiki]], so everyone is encouraged to create and edit articles. New contributors should read our [[Doom Wiki:FAQ|FAQ]] first. If this is your first time using a wiki, be sure to check out the [[m:Help:Editing|basic editing instructions]] as well. If you need additional help, or wish to discuss general aspects of this wiki, pay a visit to the [[Doom Wiki:Central Processing|Central Processing]] discussion board. | ||
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* [[Doom II]], [[Final Doom]], [[Master Levels for Doom II|Master Levels]], [[No Rest for the Living]] | * [[Doom II]], [[Final Doom]], [[Master Levels for Doom II|Master Levels]], [[No Rest for the Living]] | ||
* [[Doom 64]], [[Sony PlayStation|PSX Doom]], [[Atari Jaguar|Jaguar Doom]], and [[:Category:Commercial ports|others]]... | * [[Doom 64]], [[Sony PlayStation|PSX Doom]], [[Atari Jaguar|Jaguar Doom]], and [[:Category:Commercial ports|others]]... | ||
− | * [[Doom 3]], [[Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil|Resurrection of Evil]], [[Doom 3: BFG Edition|BFG Edition]], [[The Lost Mission]] | + | * [[Doom 3]], [[Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil|Resurrection of Evil]], [[Doom 3: BFG Edition|BFG Edition]], [[The Lost Mission]], [[Doom 3: VR Edition]] |
* [[Doom (2016)]], [[Doom VFR]] | * [[Doom (2016)]], [[Doom VFR]] | ||
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* The [[idgames archive]] | * The [[idgames archive]] | ||
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* [[:Category:People|People]] and [[Quotes]] | * [[:Category:People|People]] and [[Quotes]] | ||
* [[Speedmapping]] | * [[Speedmapping]] | ||
* [[Speedrun]]ning | * [[Speedrun]]ning | ||
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* [[:Category:Modifications|WADs and mods]] | * [[:Category:Modifications|WADs and mods]] | ||
* [[Websites]], [[Forum]]s, [[IRC]] | * [[Websites]], [[Forum]]s, [[IRC]] | ||
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About DoomWiki.org
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 64, Doom 3, Doom (2016), Doom Eternal, and more. We have created 23,448 articles to date.
This site is a wiki, so everyone is encouraged to create and edit articles. New contributors should read our FAQ first. If this is your first time using a wiki, be sure to check out the basic editing instructions as well. If you need additional help, or wish to discuss general aspects of this wiki, pay a visit to the Central Processing discussion board.
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Trivia
Did you know that many sound effects used in the original Doom games were acquired from Sound Ideas' General series sound effects library, which is why they can be heard in various movies and television shows?
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Featured articles - December 2022
Doom source code and DOSDoom
The Doom source code was released December 23, 1997, initially under a not-for-profit license. Later, permission was granted to re-release the source code under the GNU GPL on October 3, 1999.
Before release, the source code was tidied up by Bernd Kreimeier; the source release includes a changelog of his contributions. Several documentation files are also included.
(read more)
DOSDoom is the first source port of Doom, as well as the first MS-DOS port of Doom after the release of the Doom source code. The initial versions were developed by Chi Hoang and the later ones by a small team of other developers.
Chi Hoang released the initial version of DOSDoom on December 23, 1997, soon after the Doom source code came out. According to Hoang, "it took me 4-5 hours to port".
(read more) (feature nominations)
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