Talk:Versions and ports of Doom

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Here's a question. The first version of DOOM (that is, the first publicly-available version, not counting the betas etc.) actually identified itself as 0.99, not 1.0. Was there a separate 1.0 version afterwards, or did id directly jump to 1.1? -- Schnee (cheeks clone) 01:18, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] DOOM 2 and Final DOOM

Can we mention DOOM 2 and Final DOOM in this article? We could at least denote that some of these ports support DOOM 2 and/or Final DOOM. --SuperDude 06:55, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] I removed...

I removed the statement "(most notably the Sony PlayStation version which incorporates elements of Doom II including monsters, into levels based upon the original Doom)." This statement is not entirely accurate. The Playstation version of Doom includes every level of both Doom and Doom II, not just "elements" of Doom II.

Nearly every level, not quite all.PeterCT 13:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jaguar

Needs further info on the Jaguar version. I hear it used most of the buttons on its controller for a huge amount of weapons.

[edit] The Ultimate Doom

The Ultimate Doom redirects here, although this article does not discuss multiple versions of the commercial doom releases. Therefore the redirect seems inappropriate. -- Jon Dowland 13:14, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

I tell a lie, it does. OK, well the information about the different variants of the game (vs. platforms it has been ported to, or derived sources) is not expressed clearly enough. For instance it isn't present in the contents at the top. -- Jon Dowland 13:15, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SNES Doom and Super FX2

The article mentions that the SNES cartridge of Doom did not contain a Super FX2... It mentions that it is "largely untrue" - it is either true or it isn't... the cartridge can't half contain a Super FX processor. In any case, the wiki article on the Super FX refers to the SNES version of Doom, indicating that it *does* contain the chip. One of the articles is wrong, in that case.

The box did have a SuperFX logo Ace of Sevens 03:25, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
I always knew it did contain one - there's no way a 16-bit 3.5 MHz processor alone would handle a game like Doom. EpiVictor 10:16, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Redirecting from "Playstation Doom" to here.

Does anyone agree it would make sense to have it so that when you type in "playstation doom" in wikipedia's search engine, it should go straight to the Playstation Doom section in here? Likewise with other versions too I guess, although that's the main one.. Doom jester 07:59, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ZX Spectrum version - removal or changing?

I don't think the Spectrum version is on the same league with the other source ports and versions of Doom in the article: all the others have in common that they are based at least in part on id's source code, either by a commercial license or after the game's source code was made public, and use the original WAD files (or a modification thereof) as the source of their data. The Spectrum version (and others like the TI-83 etc.) fulfill none of these "requirements", and are mostly Wolf-3D-ish engines which use custom made data, written from scratch, and with the word Doom slapped on them. On these grounds, I feel the ZX Spectrum version should be removed from the article or mentioned in a special section with those facts evident. For now I just added some notes onto the ZX Spectrum subsection itself, but I think deletion or reassignment should be considered. EpiVictor 00:00, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

The article is getting pretty big. Maybe there could be an article that is just about cut-down versions or unofficial ones or something like that. Also I think it's worth having a new article specifically for the Playstation version because there's enough information. Merlin1981 16:27, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Categories of Port Systems Games

Shouldn't there be categories at the bottom of the page like 3do games etc.? The only thing I'm wondering though is how you would do it because if you do that, when you go to the 'list of 3do games' page, it will have 'Versions and ports of Doom' on it instead of Doom. How do we get this sorted out so everything works properly? Merlin1981 16:29, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

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Err, isn't there? I seem to see "To show a screenshot of a console version of a PC video game, for comparison purposes.". What's wrong with that? Ben 2082 (talk) 12:25, 12 February 2008 (UTC)