DOOM definition
<games> A simulated 3D moster-hunting action game for IBM
PCs, created and published by id Software. The original
press release was dated January 1993. A cut-down shareware
version v1.0 was released on 10 December 1993 and again with
some bug-fixes, as v1.4 in June 1994.
DOOM is similar to Wolfenstein 3d (id Software, Apogee) but
has better texture mapping; walls can be at any angle, of
any thickness and have windows; lighting can fade into the
distance or come from point sources; floors and ceilings can
be of any height; many surfaces are animated; up to four
players can play over a network or two by serial link; it has
a high frame rate (comparable to TV on a 486/33); DOOM
isn't just a collection of connected closed rooms like
Wolfenstein but sounds can travel anywhere and alert monsters
of your approach.
The shareware version is available from these sites:
Cactus,
Manitoba,
UK,
South Africa,
UWP ftp,
UWP http,
Finland,
Washington.
A FAQ by Hank Leukart: UWP,
Washington.
FAQ on WWW.
Other links.
Usenet newsgroups: rec.games.computer.doom.announce,
rec.games.computer.doom.editing,
rec.games.computer.doom.help,
rec.games.computer.doom.misc,
rec.games.computer.doom.playing, alt.games.doom,
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce,
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc.
Mailing List: <listserv@cedar.univie.ac.at> ("sub DOOML" in
the message body, no subject).
Telephone: +44 (1222) 362 361 - the UK's first multi-player
DOOM and games server.
(1994-12-14)
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