How to watch demos?

[Garbage]

I've received a demo from someone who played my map, but I'm not sure how to view it. What kind of ports/commands do I need to watch it?

[Test Tickle]

Step 1: Create a shortcut of the port you're planning to play the demo on.

 

Step 2: Open the properties menu of the shortcut, go to the target line, and type -playdemo [demoname].lmp (You may also need to -file the wads that the demo needs. Ex: -file textures.wad -file levelpak.wad)

 

Step 3: Witness doom loading up and playing the demo.

This is my way of playing demos, feel free to follow other instructions if this doesn't seem to fit for you.

[DMPhobos]

You can also drag the wad and the demo lump to the source port executable, works for PrBoom+ and i assume it works for other ports

[Aquila Chrysaetos]

You can also use ZDL (this is what I do), set it up, move the wad for the demo into the PWAD section and type in the extra command line arguments field "-playdemo [demo]".