These are some example command-lines (batch files contents) for playing and recording Doom demos.

These are some of the ones that I use, perhaps they will help you to play/record demos.



Doom:
doom -record opdemo -warp 2 6 -skill 4 -file classic6.wad -maxdemo 1024
doom -playdemo e1m1_009
doom -timedemo e4m6-556
doom -file red.wad -playdemo reduvlmp -iwad doom.wad

Doom2:
doom2 -file darken2.wad -maxdemo 1024 -record opdemo -skill 4 -warp 12 -nomonsters
doom2 -maxdemo 1024 -warp 17 -skill 4 -file perdgate.wad -record oplmp
doom2 -file darken2.wad -playdemo dark
doom2 -timedemo 30nm4000

Boom:
boom -file sprike.wad -record spop -maxdemo 1024 -skill 4
boom -file phtga.wad -playdemo opdemo -iwad doom2.wad
boom  -file impatak.wad -deh impatak.deh -fastdemo opdemo

PrBoom:
prboom -width 800 -height 600 -fullscr -file pax.wad -record opdemo -skill 4 -maxdemo 4096
prboom -width 800 -height 600 -fullscr -iwad doom2.wad -file phthp.wad -deh phthp.deh -playdemo opdemo
prboom -width 800 -height 600 -fullscr -file phtga.wad -record opdemo -skill 4 -maxdemo 1024 -warp 30
prboom -width 800 -height 600 -fullscr -file darkstar.wad

MBF:
mbf -iwad doom2.wad -playdemo 30uv1617.lmp

Zdoom:
zdoom -width 800 -height 600 -fullscr -nomusic -iwad doom2.wad -file cresta.wad -playdemo opdemo.lmp
zdoom -width 800 -height 600 -fullscr -file atbeta.wad -skill 4 -nomusic -iwad doom.wad -record opdemo -maxdemo 1024

Doom95: (If you are recording with doom95, I urge you to install the real game and record with it.)
doom95 -record dm2m7 -maxdemo 1024 -timedemo
doom95 -devparm
doom95 -skill 4 -timer 5 -warp 5 -nodes 2 -nomonsters -maxdemo 1024 -record dm7 -file red.wad