¶ Technical data
- Created by: id Software
- Year of release: 1993
- Genre: First person shooter
- Engine: Doom Engine
- Latest version: The Ultimate DOOM (DOOM. WAD v1.9)
- Operating system: MS-DOS 5.0 or higher
- CPU: 386/33 minimum
- Storage: 20 MB space disk
- RAM: 4 MB RAM minimum; 8 MB recommended
- Resolution: 320x200 pixels
- Sound: Sound Blaster and AdLib or 100% compatible sound card
- Chief Executive Officer : Jay Wilbur
- Software Engineers: John Carmack, John Romero, Dave Taylor
- Artists: Adrian Carmack, Kevin Cloud
- Designer: Sandy Petersen
- Test and technical support: Shawn Green, Maurice Hale
- PEGI: 15
¶ Presentation
¶ Synopsis
" The Ultimate Doom takes you far beyond any known territory. The Ultimate Doom includes all three original installments of the most fantastic, disturbing, and intense game ever created: 27 doomsday levels to challenge even the most hardened gamer. And that's just the beginning... Then, and only if you're persistent enough, you'll be able to take on the challenge of a brand new episode... Thy Flesh Consumed. The satanic geniuses at ID Software have dug deep into their evil souls to bring you this unique experience: 9 brand new levels of the most twisted, unforgiving and tortured action ever. " - Back of the game box -
¶ Main versions of Doom
In order to rough out all the names we can hear, a little recap:
- Doom, released in 1993, by Id Software, has 3 episodes of 9 levels each (Knee-Deep in the Dead, The Shores of Hell and Inferno)
- Doom1 is the freely downloadable shareware version, which includes only the first episode.
- Doom II: Hell on Earth, released in 1994, sequel of Doom, with 30 levels (+2 hidden) in a row.
- The Ultimate Doom, released in 1995, = Doom + a 4th episode of 9 levels (Thy Flesh Consumed)
- Master Levels for Doom II, released in 1995, adding 21 levels for Doom II.
- Final Doom, released in 1996, expansion for Doom II with two separate episodes:
- TNT Evilution (32 levels)
- The Plutonia Experiment (32 levels)
- Sigil, released in 2019, is a 5th episode of Doom, created by John Romero for the 25th anniversary of Doom ... and of course, a lot of additional levels for Doom or Doom II !