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By far the most effective solution is to use a [[source port]]. Many source ports exist which are derived from the [[Doom source code]], [[Heretic source code]] and [[Hexen source code]]. These are further developed and much better supported than the official game engine versions released by [[id Software]], [[Raven Software]] and [[Nerve Software]].
 
By far the most effective solution is to use a [[source port]]. Many source ports exist which are derived from the [[Doom source code]], [[Heretic source code]] and [[Hexen source code]]. These are further developed and much better supported than the official game engine versions released by [[id Software]], [[Raven Software]] and [[Nerve Software]].
  
For playing Doom with the same feel of the original engine (capped framerate, limited screen resolution and so on), [[Chocolate Doom]] exists. However, there are other source ports which come with a variety of new features along with lots of bug fixes and almost complete removal of the engine limitations. The most popular of them are:
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Recommended source ports are:
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* [[Chocolate Doom]]
 
* [[Doomsday]]
 
* [[Doomsday]]
 
* [[Eternity Engine]]
 
* [[Eternity Engine]]

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