Talk:Doom (1993 video game)

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DOS version in Japan and Australia
When did it release in Japan and Australia. Hellonature (talk) 21:00, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Shortdesc
I think we should be using the genre in this case. From WP:VG/SHORTDESC:

Per WP:SDDUPLICATE, "avoid duplicating information that is already in the title (but don't worry too much if you need to repeat a word or two for context)". For example, for the article God of War (2018 video game), "2018 video game" is already in the title, so use the short description to add the genre instead: "Action-adventure game". Popcornfud (talk) 17:05, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm good either way, so if you feel strongly I'll revert myself. -- Pres N  18:21, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm kind of fine with either too, just trying to follow the guidance. IMO it's slightly more useful to add the genre to help people identify the article I guess. Popcornfud (talk) 18:50, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Rewording sentance about "Can it run doom?" meme
Hi, I edited earlier this week that simply reworded a sentence to make it read better. The edit was undone by @IceWelder, so I'd like to try again. I thought it'd be a good idea to talk about it here before I do anything, though. Not sure if I'm doing this totally right, so if I'm not, please tell me. I'd like to improve.

The original text is as follows: "Doom has been ported unofficially to numerous platforms due to the release of the source code; so many ports exist, including for esoteric devices such as smart thermostats and oscilloscopes, that variations of "It runs Doom" or "Can it run Doom?" are long-running memes."

I edited it to say: "Doom has been ported unofficially to numerous platforms due to the release of its source code. Several of these ports include esoteric devices such as smart thermostats and oscilloscopes, which lead to variations of a long-running meme of the question, "It runs Doom" or "Can it run Doom?"."

The reasoning behind the undo was fair. "It runs Doom" is not a question. So, couldn't we just remove "question"?

Doom has been ported unofficially to numerous platforms due to the release of its source code. Several of these ports include esoteric devices such as smart thermostats and oscilloscopes, which lead to variations of a long-running meme, "It runs Doom" or "Can it run Doom?" Coulomb1 (talk) 02:20, 13 December 2023 (UTC)


 * i think something like
 * Due to [the release of its source code], Doom has been unofficially ported to numerous platforms. Several of these ports include esoteric devices such as smart thermostats, pianos, and Doom itself, which led to variations of a long-running meme, "Can it run Doom?", often followed by the answer "It runs Doom".
 * would work, but both seem fine honestly, aside from the minor spelling mistakes in the sentence and this question's title  cogsan (give me attention)  (see my deeds) 13:48, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Gosh, I always mistype "sentence"
 * I like this, but I would replace "often followed by the answer" with just "and." Also, why include "and Doom itself"? We're talking about ports, and devices that Doom has been ported to. Coulomb1 (talk) 01:07, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * because as mentioned in sources 59 and 60, there's a functional enough doom port for a gzdoom port of doom
 * that's probably the funniest example i can name until someone finds a way to run doom in bad apple
 * by the way, the opposite has actually happened, but i found no sources mentioning it :(  cogsan (give me attention)  (see my deeds) 11:51, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Haha I didn't even consider Doom being run in Doom. I've always wanted to try to make a Doom port.
 * So is this good? "Due to the release of its source code, Doom has been unofficially ported to numerous platforms. Several of these ports include esoteric devices such as smart thermostats, pianos, and Doom itself, which led to which led to variations of a long-running meme, "Can it run Doom?" and "It runs Doom."" Coulomb1 (talk) 01:24, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
 * yeah, that seems good  cogsan (give me attention)  (see my deeds) 11:11, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Doom was also ported to Unix by ID
I'm a bit surprised this article doesn't mention that the NeXT-based code was also easily ported to other Unix systems running X. ID's David Taylor (his initials are the "ddt" in the secret codes) and I got together to run his IRIX (SGI's Unix) port on an SGI Onyx RE2 at Origin Games (also in Austin, like ID) where it ran well at 1280x1024, possibly the single most attractive run of the game on anything at the time. Alex North-Keys (talk) 22:05, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * It's listed at List of Doom ports, along with the Solaris port he did; the only reason the Linux port is listed here but not those two is that I don't have a good reliable source for him doing it- using the usenet post for the linux port is honestly stretching things quite a bit as it is. -- Pres  N  04:26, 18 May 2024 (UTC)