The Official Doom Survivor's Strategies & Secrets
The Official Doom Survivor's Strategies & Secrets is a book by Jonathan Mendoza and published by Sybex Inc., a division of John Wiley & Sons (ISBN 978-0782115468). The book is Doom's official strategy guide and was developed with assistance from id Software. The book was sold with two floppy disks containing shareware Doom v1.25.
Contents
SynopsisEdit
"The official manual and reference to Doom, this guide is filled with little-known facts, insider information, winning strategies, detailed maps, and a wealth of other information to greatly enhance one's enjoyment of the game and appreciation of the massive Doom universe."
― Publisher's description
ContentsEdit
The book is divided into several sections:
- Basic training: covers basics about how to play Doom, what weapons and powerups can be found in the game, monsters that can be encountered, and strategic tips.
- Kicking interdimensional butt: contains level maps of each level in registered Doom, including each of the secrets.
- Intelligence briefing: how to play Doom multiplayer, technical information and interviews with the game's developers.
- Appendices: Troubleshooting how to set up Doom, cheat codes and information about add-on resources.
CatalogEdit
Identifier | Data |
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Dewey Decimal | 793.93/25369 |
ISBN-10 | ISBN 0782115462 ; ISBN 0782115780 (no disks) |
ISBN-13 | ISBN 978-0782115468 |
Library of Congress Classification | GV1469.25.D66 M46 1994 |
Library of Congress Control Number | 94066139 |
Open Library ID | OL1124709M |
Translated editionsEdit
Language | Title | Co-author(s) / translation | Publisher | Year |
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Czech | Oficiální DOOM: Průvodce bojovníka, strategie a tajemství | Lubomír Mojzes | Computer Press | 1995 |
Dutch | Het complete officiële Doom boek | Joke van Lienen-Boot | Sybex | 1994 |
French | Doom: stratégies & secrets | François Saluden | Sybex | 1994 |
Japanese | 公式DOOMサバイバルガイド (Kōshiki doūmu sabaibaru gaido) | Impress editorial section | インプレス (Inpuresu) | 1995 |
Polish | Doom: strategie i sekrety | Tomasz Pokora | Wydawnictwo PLJ | 1995 |
Portuguese | Guia Oficial de Sobrevivência Doom: Estratégias e Segredos | Makron Books | 1995 |
GalleryEdit
See alsoEdit
- Doom II: The Official Strategy Guide - Official strategy guide for Doom II
- The Lost Episodes of Doom - also by the same author
External linksEdit
- The Official Doom Survivor's Strategies & Secrets on the Open Library (available for online loan).