Doom is one of the most widely ported computer games: starting with the original DOS version (released as shareware on December 10, 1993), it has been released officially for 7 computer operating systems and 8 different video game consoles. Unofficial Doom source ports — based on the GPL-released source code for the Doom engine and made by fans — have been created for many others still.

Some of the ports are replications of the DOS version, while others differ considerably. Differences include modifications to creature design and game levels, while a number of ports offer levels that are not included in the original version (most notably the Sony PlayStation version which incorporates elements of Doom II including monsters, into levels based upon the original Doom).

Contents

1 Personal computer versions 1.1 DOS 1.1.1 Upgrades 1.2 Windows 1.3 QNX 1.4 Irix 1.5 NEXTSTEP 1.6 Linux 1.7 Apple Macintosh 2 Console versions 2.1 Super NES 2.2 Sega 32X 2.3 Sony PlayStation 2.4 Game Boy Advance 2.5 Atari Jaguar 2.6 Sega Saturn 2.7 Nintendo 64 2.8 3DO 2.9 Arcade 3 Source ports 4 References

Personal computer versions

DOS

Initial release on December 10, 1993 was DOS only

Upgrades

• 1.0 release (December 10 1993)
• 1.1 (December 16): fixed some bugs in the 1.0 release
• 1.2 (February 17, 1994): added support for modem play and new difficulty level called Nightmare!
• 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 were minor upgrades, available only on the Internet
• 1.666 (September 1994): contained improved network code and a new deathmatch version, "Deathmatch 2.0"
• 1.9 final version
• The Ultimate Doom

Windows

Doom 95 released on August 20, 1996

QNX

Irix

NEXTSTEP

Linux

Apple Macintosh

Console versions

Super NES

Published 1996 by Williams Entertainment

Sega 32X

Published 1994 by SEGA

Sony PlayStation

Published 1995 by Imagineer

Game Boy Advance

Published 2001 by Activision

Atari Jaguar

Sega Saturn

Published 1997 by Williams Entertainment

Nintendo 64

3DO

Arcade

An arcade version using a "virtual reality headset" (an LCD screen an inch (25 mm) from the player's face) was created.

Source ports

Main article: Doom source port

References

• Ledmeister: Comparison of console, handheld and computer Doom games (retrieved December 9, 2004)