Doom

Doom is a first-person shooter developed by id Software in 1993. It was a highly influential title in the development of first-person shooters, as well as playing a pioneering role in realtime texture-mapped 3D graphics, networked multiplayer play, and support for a large number of user-made levels and mods. Doom is also notable for its tremendous success outside traditional 'boxes on shelves' retail channels, originally being distributed under the shareware model.

Production

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Screenshots from early versions of Doom can be seen at Unseen 64's Doom [PC - Alpha / Beta] page.

Previews

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  Computer Gaming World
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  Edge
  (March 1994)

Reviews

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  The Guardian
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  PC Format
  (February 1994)
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  Computer Gaming World
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  Computer and Video Games
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  GamesMaster
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  PC Zone
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  PC Action
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  Edge
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  PC Player
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  PC Gamer (US)
  (June 1994)

Interviews

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  id profile/interview, PC Gamer (March 1994)

• We Play Doom With John Romero — 30th anniversary interview with John Romero while playing early levels of the game with a co-operative mod. (December 10, 2013)
• Devs Play S01E05 — John Romero plays Doom with JP LeBreton (link to first episode in a series of ten)

Histories

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

David Kushner

Masters of Doom' is the true inside story of John Carmack and John Romero, co-creators of the most innovative and notoriously successful video games in history - Doom and Quake.

ISBN 0-8129-7215-5

• Wikipedia's article on the Development of Doom — very thorough
• RetroAhoy: Doom by Stuart Brown
• Doom: A Classic Game Post-Mortem with John Romero and Tom Hall at GDC 2011
• The Early Days of id Software with John Romero at GDC Europe 2016

Miscellany

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  Article about Doom tournament, Austin American-Statesman (8 May 1994)
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  Column from The Daily News Leader, Staunton, Virginia
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