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Title:	DOOM for Windows --> WinDoom April 13 Build
Filename:	historic/wdoom2.zip
Size:	369.65 KB
Date:	02/03/06
Author:	id Software, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation
Description:	It is an old Beta version of Microsoft's Doom port. It's made for DOOM II v1.8 (though the latest IWADs will work as well), but will also run DOOM. One convenient feature it provides is that if when executed it doesn't find an IWAD it'll let you browse for one (so you don't have to necessarily run it from the Doom2 directory.)
Credits:	: funduke for uploading the earlier build, Thrasher for posting a copy of this one.
Base:
Build time:
Editor(s) used:
Bugs:	Maybe (it's a development beta after all.) For example, using DOOM's IWAD it can terminate early on as it looks for HELP2; it's a resource for the shareware, but the registered version, will work otherwise, as will the ultimate version (sans the last episode.)
Rating:	(15 votes)

Download mirrors:

/idgames protocol:

idgames://14158

Reviews:

Dragonsbrethren	^ It's very interesting! This seems like it was shaping up to be a very good port, there are only a few small bugs/oversights, yet it got shelved in favor of Doom 95...which has much worse bugs than anything in this. Amazingly, this still runs on Win7 x64 without any significant problems other than a lack of music and a palette issue on the text/end screens.	x
Anonymous	I believe I used to have this in the old days. It's not really interesting, though.	x

View wdoom2.txt

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Archive Maintainer      : I'm assuming this goes in /historic
Uploaded by		: Miguel Folatelli (aka myk)
Primary purpose         : No levels included
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Title                   : DOOM for Windows --> WinDoom April 13 Build
Filename                : WINDOOM.EXE
Release date            : 1995
Author                  : id Software, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation
Email Address           : myk@fibertel.com.ar (uploader)

Description             : It is an old Beta version of Microsoft's Doom 
                          port. It's made for DOOM II v1.8 (though the
                          latest IWADs will work as well), but will also
                          run DOOM. One convenient feature it provides is
                          that if when executed it doesn't find an IWAD
                          it'll let you browse for one (so you don't have
                          to necessarily run it from the Doom2 directory.)

Additional credits to:  : funduke for uploading the earlier build, Thrasher
                          for posting a copy of this one.
===========================================================================
* What is included *

Files Included          :

04.08.1995  14:59           1.872 DEISLOG.1
17.03.1995  07:51          36.864 DOOMSER.DLL
11.04.1995  16:24          89.600 NETDOOM.EXE
13.02.1995  20:00         165.888 UNIST.EXE
13.04.1995  11:39         617.472 WINDOOM.EXE

Other files required    : DOOM II: Hell on Earth .

* Play Information *

Game                    : DOOM II
Known Bugs		: Maybe (it's a development beta after all.) For
                          example, using DOOM's IWAD it can terminate early
                          on as it looks for HELP2; it's a resource for the
                          shareware, but the registered version, will work
                          otherwise, as will the ultimate version (sans the
                          last episode.)

* Additional notes *
                          
The officially reased version of WinDOOM can be downloaded from this 
location of the /idgames archive (see below:)

idstuff/doom/win95/doom95.zip

It comes with the shareware IWAD, but works also with Registered DOOM, The
Ultimate DOOM, DOOM2 and Final DOOM.

* Copyright / Permissions *

[The above is displayed, when you select the About option 
from the Help menu of the running program.]

* Where to get the file that this text file describes *

The Usual: ftp://archives.3dgamers.com/pub/idgames/ and mirrors
(In the historic directory, but check the README file for your
closest currently active mirror.)

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