Silikone Posted May 3, 2011 I bet there are some Doom veterans here who ordered Doom back in 1993 or early 1994. I've been wondering whether it came with a big package full of art and gadgets, or if it simply contained a disc (or floppy?) without any special label. I'm also wondering if Id only shipped the initial version, or made new copies to send the latest version directly. 0 Share this post Link to post
kmxexii Posted May 3, 2011 I don't remember the box itself. I was maybe eight or nine and the package was hardly my concern. What I remember was it had (I believe) a full color Doom manual and four floppies (or possibly five? one diskette had to start the install? I could be mixing up Sierra procedures with id but I know the disks read "x of 4") of Doom v. 1.666. The disks did have a special label; they all bore the Doom logo in large, red letters. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted May 4, 2011 I'm waiting on a package that includes the boxed mail-order versions of Doom and Heretic, when they arrive I'll let you know what's in them (assuming the previous owner hasn't lost any of the contents). 0 Share this post Link to post
digger Posted May 4, 2011 GreyGhost said:I'm waiting on a package that includes the boxed mail-order versions of Doom and Heretic, when they arrive I'll let you know what's in them (assuming the previous owner hasn't lost any of the contents). http://i52.tinypic.com/2vry4xv.png 0 Share this post Link to post
Silikone Posted May 4, 2011 digger said:http://i52.tinypic.com/2vry4xv.png CD eh? Where was this available from? 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted May 4, 2011 eBay's a good source if you're patient. digger said:http://i52.tinypic.com/2vry4xv.png Nice - though I'm expecting mine to contain floppies. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted May 4, 2011 I never noticed the similarities in the composition of both pieces of artwork. Coincidence? 0 Share this post Link to post
Lila Feuer Posted May 4, 2011 Quite a few things in Heretic are similar to Doom 1. Some of the manual descriptions also reflect this. They basically copied The Enemy writeup from Doom and changed a few words around. 0 Share this post Link to post
fraggle Posted May 4, 2011 I was struck by the similarities in the artwork as well. It fits with the overall package: I've remarked in the past that Heretic feels more like a Dungeons and Dragons Doom mod than an original game. 0 Share this post Link to post
40oz Posted May 4, 2011 Technician said:I never noticed the similarities in the composition of both pieces of artwork. Coincidence? You might also be surprised to know that they both run on the same engine! 0 Share this post Link to post
tempun Posted May 4, 2011 40oz said:You might also be surprised to know that they both run on the same engine! Yes, and Heretic weapons are quite obviously ripoffs (except Firemace) 0 Share this post Link to post
Dusty Posted May 4, 2011 The original full versions contained 3.5" floppies. I have both in my collection and can take pictures tonight if you guys want to see them. Off the top of my head Doom had 4 floppies, I don't remember about Heretic. Cheers, Dusty 0 Share this post Link to post
Silikone Posted May 4, 2011 Dusty said:The original full versions contained 3.5" floppies. I have both in my collection and can take pictures tonight if you guys want to see them. Off the top of my head Doom had 4 floppies, I don't remember about Heretic. Cheers, Dusty Could you perhaps also list the files in the floppies? 0 Share this post Link to post
Dusty Posted May 4, 2011 Silikone said:Could you perhaps also list the files in the floppies? Sorry, I don't even have a 3.5" disk drive any more. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted May 4, 2011 Dusty said:The original full versions contained 3.5" floppies.How big when hard? 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted May 5, 2011 See for yourself :P Silikone said:Could you perhaps also list the files in the floppies? The files on my Doom v1.2 floppies are as follows...Disk 1 DEICE.EXE 17KB DOOM1_2R.1 1404KB DOOM1_2R.DAT 1KB INSTALL.BAT 1KB Disk 2 DOOM1_2R.2 1424KB Disk 3 DOOM1_2R.3 1424KB Disk 4 DOOM1_2R.4 679KB Heretic also came on 4 floppies and used the same file naming convention, the install files on my v1.0 CD (which look like they've been lifted from the floppies) are as follows...CD-Rom DEICE.EXE 17KB HREG_V10.1 1406KB HREG_V10.2 1424KB HREG_V10.3 1424KB HREG_V10.4 1411KB HREG_V10.DAT 1KB INSTALL.BAT 1KBHope this helps. 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted May 5, 2011 Technician said:I never noticed the similarities in the composition of both pieces of artwork. Coincidence? You mean in the style or poses? Pose wise, yes very similar. Both characters are up high, blasting the guys underneath them. Style wise? A lot of games had that Art-Style during those years, and they very sorely missed in my opinion. 0 Share this post Link to post
Dusty Posted May 9, 2011 Well here it is, not as quickly as I planned to post the pics, but just the same. The full version of Doom 1 on 3.5". http://www.v8killer.com/doom01.jpg http://www.v8killer.com/doom02.jpg Regards, Dusty 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted May 10, 2011 These arrived yesterday, I decided to wait for some sunshine before taking a few snaps. Doom 1.1 - with upgrade disk and (not in picture) original invoice. (1800x1440 - 628k) Heretic 1.0 - box has seen better days but no matter, I scored a tidier one with the registered CD. (1800x1440 - 623k) The parcel also contained Spear of Destiny and Hexen on floppies, the latter looking like it hadn't been played. 0 Share this post Link to post
fraggle Posted May 10, 2011 Dusty said:World's Largest id Software Collection - V8Killer.com for pictures! So did you get yourself a copy of Doom II French yet? 0 Share this post Link to post
Dusty Posted May 10, 2011 GreyGhost said:These arrived yesterday, I decided to wait for some sunshine before taking a few snaps. Doom 1.1 - with upgrade disk and (not in picture) original invoice. Heretic 1.0 - box has seen better days but no matter, I scored a tidier one with the registered CD. The parcel also contained Spear of Destiny and Hexen on floppies, the latter looking like it hadn't been played. GREAT haul man! Awesome pics and a fantastic addition to anyone's collection. Congrats!! Dusty 0 Share this post Link to post
Dusty Posted May 10, 2011 fraggle said:So did you get yourself a copy of Doom II French yet? I have several copies of Doom II, some that came from Europe. I honestly haven't looked at the back of all of them. I may or may not have a French Doom II but I'll try to find out soon. I have 2 Doom II boxes sitting out and 3 or 4 more in storage I'll have to dig out. Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing that! Dusty 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted May 10, 2011 GreyGhost said:These arrived yesterday, I decided to wait for some sunshine before taking a few snaps. Doom 1.1 - with upgrade disk and (not in picture) original invoice. Heretic 1.0 - box has seen better days but no matter, I scored a tidier one with the registered CD. The parcel also contained Spear of Destiny and Hexen on floppies, the latter looking like it hadn't been played. I'll give you ten dollars for the lot of them. 0 Share this post Link to post
hervoheebo Posted May 10, 2011 Dusty said:http://www.v8killer.com/doom01.jpg What's with the crazy boxart to the left? 0 Share this post Link to post
Regen Posted May 10, 2011 I burned my original floppy's to a cd. made a batch file so they would read consecutively during install. haven't done a physical install with the originals since about 2001 and god only knows if they still read. i made the cd back in 04 so im thinking of re-archiving them to a new cd just in case. Anyone waiting on original doom floppy's and counting on them still working good luck. (i know its the collecting and nostalgia that counts) ive re-purchased this game on cd twice and even my ultimate doom cd that i bought in 2002 is showing its age. Tons of wad floppy's, my original work gone due to age. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted May 11, 2011 hervoheebo said:What's with the crazy boxart to the left? I've seen a variant of that boxart used as a CD jewel case inlay and assumed it's Shareware Doom. Be kicking myself if I'm wrong. 0 Share this post Link to post
Silikone Posted May 11, 2011 Was there really no version 1.0 registered? The release date of 1.0 and 1.1 are six days apart according to multiple sources. Unless it took more than six days for Doom to arrive, what would you get if you ordered Doom on the 10th of December? 0 Share this post Link to post
fraggle Posted May 11, 2011 Silikone said:Was there really no version 1.0 registered? The release date of 1.0 and 1.1 are six days apart according to multiple sources. Unless it took more than six days for Doom to arrive, what would you get if you ordered Doom on the 10th of December? I think maybe you've answered your own question: the two releases were only six days apart. Do you really think they went through a six day period of shipping copies of one version before switching to another? It's much more likely that there was a short delay before the first copies shipped, by which time 1.1 was released. Bear in mind that that the first shareware release probably also functioned as a sort of "public beta" to shake out any bugs before releasing the registered version. 0 Share this post Link to post
Porsche Monty Posted May 11, 2011 The helpme from the original 1.1 registered version actually mentions a 1.0: "NOTE TO THOSE UPGRADING DOOM FROM 1.0 TO 1.1" but it could been a note for people actually switching from the shareware version. No 1.0 registered as far as official releases go. 0 Share this post Link to post