List of commercial compilations
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This article is a list of known commercial compilations of PWADs, shareware programs, level editors, and other utilities, which were popular in the early to mid-1990's as a result of the scarcity and cost of home Internet connections. Some of the more notable of these collections have their own articles which are linked by the compilation's name. Many of these discs can be downloaded from the Internet (see the links below). A gallery of cover art and media for these and other items can be found at shovelware cover art.
Explanation
- No. PWADs: This may be an approximation or a number created by the publisher for marketing purposes. The actual number of PWAD files and levels may vary significantly.
- Extras: Known to include level editors, other utilities, custom graphics or sounds, FAQs and editing guides, and other bonuses.
- Exclusives: Known to include exclusive content (PWADs, IWADs, or game resources) created by or for the publisher.
- Shareware: Known to include the shareware version of Doom or Heretic.
Title | Refs | Publisher | Date | Supported games | No. PWADs | Pack-in | Launcher | Extras | Exclusives | Shareware | Notes | |
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1000+ Great Games | VALUSoft | 1997 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen | Y | N | Y | Shareware game compilation that includes Doom, Doom II PWADs, Heretic & Hexen PWADs, and the shareware edition of Heretic. | |||||
1001 Nights of Doom | Wicked Sensations | 1995 | ||||||||||
3D Game Alchemy | Sams Publishing | 1996 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen | Book | Y | |||||||
3D Super CD Gaming | Software Solutions | 1995 | Doom | 0 | N | N | Y | Shareware disc focused on 3D games. Includes both v1.2 and v1.666 of shareware Doom, and also an unauthorized IWAD hack using Wolfenstein 3-D sprites and sounds. | ||||
4-Ever Doomed | Cypress Software | 1994 | ||||||||||
Absolute Mayhem | Quantum Axcess | 1994 | Doom | 51 | Y | N | Y | Shareware disc with 12 action games including shareware Doom v1.2. The Doom section also includes the Doom FAQ and a selection of PWADs and utilities. | ||||
CD Game Box Volume 1 | CDRI | 1996 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic | Y | N | N | A compilation of shareware info and add-on files, targeted to BBS operators. Includes dedicated Doom and Doom 2 directories as well as some Doom and Heretic related files in the DOS games directories. | |||||
Complete 3D-Action Accessory Pack, The | Modern Microware | 1995 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic | Y | N | Y | ||||||
Complete Doom Accessory Pack, The (Vols. I-IV) | Modern Microware | 1995 | ||||||||||
D!MATCH | [1] | WizardWorks | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | 500 | D! | ||||||
D!MATCH 150 | WizardWorks | Doom, Doom II | 150 | D! | ||||||||
D!ZONE | [2] | WizardWorks | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | 900 | D! | ||||||
D!ZONE 150 | [3] | WizardWorks | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | 150 | D! | N | N | ||||
D!ZONE 2 | [4] | WizardWorks | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | 1000 | D! | Y | N | ||||
D!ZONE 2 150 | [5] | WizardWorks | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | 150 | D! | ||||||
D!ZONE 3 | [6] | WizardWorks | 1996 | Doom, Doom II | 1069 | D! | ||||||
D!ZONE Gold | [7] | WizardWorks | 1996 | Doom, Doom II | 3000 | D! | Y | Y | ||||
D!ZONE MAC | WizardWorks | 1995 | Doom for Mac | 2000 | D!MAC | |||||||
D!ZONE v1.3 | WizardWorks | 1994 | Doom, Doom II | 75 | D! | N | ||||||
Death Match: The Ultimate Game Player's Kit | Micro Star Software | 1996 | Doom, Doom II | 7000 | DOOM-IT | Y | N | N | Two-CD compilation with Doom PWADs on the first disc and the Doom 2 PWADs on the second. Many of the Doom 2 levels are conversions. | |||
Deathday Collection | [8] | Microforum International | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | Deathday | Y | ||||||
DeathMatch 2 for Doom 2 | [9] | Simitar Entertainment | 1995 | Doom II | ||||||||
DeathMatch for Doom 1 & 2 | Simitar Entertainment | 1994 | Doom, Doom II | |||||||||
Demon Gate Mega Collection | [10] | Laser Magic | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | 6000 | MegaEZ | ||||||
Demon Gate: 666 New Levels for Doom & Doom II | [11] | Laser Magic | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | 666 | EasyWAD | N | N | ||||
Demon Gate: Over 600 New Levels for Doom & Doom II | Laser Magic | Doom, Doom II | 600 | EasyWAD | N | N | ||||||
Demon Gate: Over 600 New Levels for Doom II | Laser Magic | Doom II for Mac | 600 | N | N | |||||||
Digital Warfare | MIS:Press | 1996 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen | Book | DoomShell | Y | N | N | ||||
Doom + Accessories | 1994 | Doom | 500 | Y | N | Y | ||||||
Doom 1 & 2 Add-On Levels (Special Edition) | Explore The World Of Software Inc. | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | Easy Menu System | N | N | ||||||
Doom 2 Explosion | Red Hot | 1995 | Doom II | |||||||||
Doom Add-On Levels Volume 2 | [12] | Arcade International | 1994 | Doom | 70 | N | N | N | ||||
Doom Companion CD-ROM | Limelight Media Inc. | 1994 | Doom | 0 | Y | Y | ||||||
Doom Companion Edition | [13] | Laser Magic | 1995 | Doom | 0 | Y | Y | A later reissue of Limelight Media's Doom Companion CD-ROM. Slight updates were made to the frontend and the readme text files but the contents were otherwise not changed. | ||||
Doom Construction Kit, The | Waite Group | 1995 | 30 | Book | Y | |||||||
Doom Extras | Software Solutions | 1995 | Y | |||||||||
Doom Fever | Maple Media, Inc. | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | 500 | Y | N | Y | |||||
Doom Game Editor CD-ROM, The | Wiley Publishing | 1995 | Doom | Book | Y | Y | ||||||
Doom Hacker's Guide, The | [14] | MIS:Press | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | Book | Y | Y | Also published as Hank Leukart's Hacker's Guide to Doom. | ||||
Doom Heaven II | Most Significant Bits | 1995 | Doom II | 2000 | Y | |||||||
Doom II Extras: Down & Dirty | Doom II | Y | N | |||||||||
Doom II Mania!!! | [15] | Tech Express | 1995 | Doom II | 432 | DOOM II Control Center | Y | N | N | |||
Doom Mania!!! | [16] | Tech Express | 1994 | Doom | 525 | Y | N | Y | ||||
Doom Univers Parallèls | Sybex | Doom, Doom II | Y | N | Y | |||||||
DoomWare Developers Network CD - Occurrence I | Cytech Codehouse | 1994 | Y | |||||||||
D·1000 | Gametek | 1995 | Doom | 1000 | ||||||||
Gaminator | DP Tool Club | 1994 | Doom, Doom II | 1390 | Y | Y | ||||||
H!ZONE | WizardWorks | 1996 | Heretic, Hexen | 262 | D! | Y | Y | H!ZONE includes twelve custom exclusive episodes. | ||||
Heresies: Developer's Network CD Occurrence Three | Cytech Codehouse | Heretic | APCi Game Client | |||||||||
Home Edutainment Collection Volume IV, The | Aztech | 1995 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic | 1200 | Y | N | Y | |||||
Level Master II | Macmillan Digital Publishing USA | 1996 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen | 2400 | Book | DoomShell 5 | Y | Y | A release of the 3D Game Alchemy book and disc in packaging resembling a game box. Often also referred to as Instant Doom Levels. | |||
Magic & Mayhem for Heretic | [17] | Laser Magic | 1995 | Heretic | 1500 | DOOM-IT | N | Contains Heretic conversions of levels that were designed for Doom; no textfiles. | ||||
Maximum Death for Doom II | Quality Multimedia | 1996 | Doom II | 2400 | Maximum Death | Y | Contains some WADs for the original Doom, but the launcher supports Doom II only and will attempt to convert them before play. | |||||
Maximum Death for Heretic | [18] | Quality Multimedia | Heretic | 1600 | Maximum Death | Y | Interface software developed by Head Games. | |||||
Maximum Doom | id Software | 1995 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic | 1830 | DOOM-IT | |||||||
MegaDoom Adventures | Pacific Media WorX | 1994 | Doom | 300 | Unknown | Y | ||||||
MegaDoom II | Pacific Media WorX | 1995 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic | 1500 | UltraLaunch | Y | N | |||||
PC Gamer Disc 2.5 | PC Gamer | 1996 | Doom II, Heretic, Hexen | 6 | Magazine | N | N | N | ||||
PC Gamer Disc 2.8 | PC Gamer | 1996 | Doom II, Hexen | 5 | Magazine | N | N | N | ||||
PC Zone CD Edition | Dennis Publishing | 1995 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic | 1000 | Magazine | Y | ||||||
SUPERDEAD | Microboss | 1996 | Hexen | Y | N | N | Variety pack of game add-ons. Non-Doom-engine games featured include Descent 1 & 2, Duke Nukem 3D, Quake and Warcraft 2. | |||||
Supergames Volume 2 | MediaProducts | 1995 | Doom | 20 | Y | N | Y | |||||
TOOM Parade, The | CDV Software GmbH | 1994 | Doom, Doom II | 150 | ||||||||
Total Ruin | Pacific Media WorX | 1995 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic | UltraLaunch | Y | |||||||
Tricks of the Doom Gurus | Sams Publishing | 1995 | Book | Y | ||||||||
Ultimate Add On Collection for Doom & Doom II, The | SoftKey | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | Deathday | Y | N | A re-release of Deathday with trivial changes to the CD-ROM's contents; play-wise they are identical. | |||||
Ultimate Add-On's Tournament Edition | Cybercore Publishing | 1995 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic | UltraLaunch | Y | N | Y | |||||
Ultimate DOOM Companion | Powersource Multimedia | 1995 | Doom, Doom II, Heretic | 3600 | Y | N | N | There are two versions of the jewel case front insert illustration, one shows the official DOOM logo and a cacodemon flanked by two demons; the other says "DOOM" in a different font with a larger scene of a spaceship. The CD-ROM contents are 100% identical in both versions. There is also a folder titled "heretic" that includes not only Heretic files, but also ones related to Wolfenstein 3-D, Descent and Rise of the Triad. | ||||
Wads of Wads | [19] | CD ROM User Group (UK) | Y | |||||||||
ZONE Sampler | WizardWorks | 1995 | Doom, Doom II | 50 | D! | N | N | N | A sampler disc containing a reduced selection of PWADs from D!ZONE and a reduced selection of files for Sim City 2000 from S!ZONE. |
See also
External links
- The DOOM Level CD Collection on Archive.org
- The Past on Plastic on cd.textfiles.com, a shovelware repository
- Wad Archive Discs has a gallery of covers and listings for each
- Doom Level CD Collector (archived 🏛) also has a gallery of covers and some information (in German)
References
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/dmatch
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/dzone
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/dzone-150
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/dzone-2
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/dzone2-150
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/dzone-3
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/dzone-gold
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/deathday-collection
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/DeathMatch-2-Doom-II-PC/dp/B0013CORZI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1273522308&sr=8-2
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Gate-Mega-Collection-PC/dp/B000RJXDJE
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/demon-gate-666-new-levels-for-doom-and-doom-ii
- ↑ https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/102935-doom-add-on-levels-a-compilation-floppy-disc-of-wads-i-found-in-my-dads-attic/.
- ↑ http://www.gadzookssoftware.com/software_vo_games/T-CD0284_doom-companion_computer-games.htm
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Doom-Hackers-Guide-Hank-Leukart/dp/1558284281
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20030810032921/www.techexpress.com/prod01.htm
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20030810032921/www.techexpress.com/prod01.htm
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/magic-mayhem-for-heretic
- ↑ "Maximum Death" for Heretic at Doomworld forums
- ↑ http://www.addoncollector.spielepedia.de/doomde.html.. (archived 🏛).