Doom

Doom (sometimes written DOOM){{ref|title}} is a computer game developed by id Software in 1993, and is one of the seminal titles in the first-person shooter genre. Combining immersive 3D graphics with graphic violence{{ref|ESRB}}, it became both controversial and immensely popular, with a shareware release version that is estimated to have been played by 15 million people. Beyond defining many gameplay elements of first-person shooters, Doom established a subculture by popularizing networked gaming and allowing player-created expansions called WADs. The game's success influenced the mid-1990s boom of first-person shooters to the degree that these games are sometimes known as "Doom clones".

External links

• Official websites
• Doom at id Software's official website
• Doom at Activision's official website
• Unofficial portal sites with Doom-related news, forums, information resources, and downloads
• Doomworld.com - Doomworld
• PlanetDoom.com
• NewDoom.com
• Information resources
• The Doom Wiki at Wikicities - includes encyclopedic articles, trivia, strategy guides, and editing information
• ClassicDoom.com - focuses on walkthroughs and comparisons of Doom versions
• The Page of Doom - contains articles about the history of the Doom games
• OldDoom.com - contains general information
• It Plays Doom - a database of the different gadgets Doom has been ported to
• WADs and fan creations
• Doomworld's web interface to the comprehensive idgames FTP archive
• Doom Wad Station - another large collection of WADs
• Compet-N - Compet-N - the main Doom speedrunning site
• The Dark Side of Phobos - unofficial album with rearranged Doom music

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