insertwackynamehere Posted May 13, 2004 jDoom says War Allocation Daemon, but everyone else (including id) says Where's All The Data? 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted May 13, 2004 It's irritating that you see "War Allocation Daemon" given as the meaning so often. It appears in the Kickstart Launcher for Doomsday, and in some websites that claim to explain the meanings of file extensions. Presumably it came about through some idle online speculation, just like the speculation over what BFG meant. WAD. Composite data file. Means "Where's All the Data?" 0 Share this post Link to post
Relica Religia Posted May 13, 2004 I sure hope nobody still needs to be told what "BFG" stands for. 0 Share this post Link to post
Naitguolf Posted May 13, 2004 really mean Big fucking gun? ID is crazy... or was Romero? Or Carmack... oh well... 0 Share this post Link to post
sargebaldy Posted May 13, 2004 I imagine that was the work of the crazy Tom Hall :P 0 Share this post Link to post
pritch Posted May 14, 2004 Where's all my data gone?/Big Fragging Gun. 0 Share this post Link to post
dr_st Posted May 14, 2004 pritch said:Where's all my data gone?/Big Fragging Gun. Big Fucking Gun. 0 Share this post Link to post
dsm Posted May 14, 2004 Is that a big gun? Or are you just happy to see me? 0 Share this post Link to post
UltraMarioMan Posted May 14, 2004 I've heard quite a few versions of what BFG stands for. Blast Field Gun is one sounds military like. 0 Share this post Link to post
Nmn Posted May 14, 2004 sargebaldy said:I imagine that was the work of the crazy Tom Hall :P Tom is king (there was one texture like this in a Doom Alpha, very early stuff) 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted May 14, 2004 UltraMarioMan said:I've heard quite a few versions of what BFG stands for. Blast Field Gun is one sounds military like. No. The Doom Bible removes any doubt: it is "Big Fucking Gun". Anything else is just misinformation. 0 Share this post Link to post
Nick Perrin Posted May 14, 2004 "Blast Field Gun" make sense too. It can clear out a whole field! 0 Share this post Link to post
The Ultimate DooMer Posted May 14, 2004 It even says in the Quake 2 manual that the BFG is a big uh, freakin' gun. (so it's obvious what it really is) 0 Share this post Link to post
Naitguolf Posted May 14, 2004 thas was the real name. A manual cannot contain the word: "fucking"!!! 0 Share this post Link to post
Nick Perrin Posted May 15, 2004 Geez! I'm not stupid! Obviously it was big fucking gun, I don't even know how that came to mind at the time I first played doom considering I was pretty young and there was no manual I read hinting at it. 0 Share this post Link to post
ellmo Posted May 16, 2004 IIRC BFG stands for "Bilion Fireball Gun"... Remember Doom "Press Release Beta" version? BFG wans't releasing one big green ball back then, but about 40 smaller plasma-likes... I think it's really the meaning. Or are you just toying with me :/ 0 Share this post Link to post
Naitguolf Posted May 16, 2004 DooM bible was BEFORE press release... or maybe you are kidding? lol 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted May 16, 2004 The Doom Bible was written before both the press release and the "press release beta". link Or were you just joining in with the "post something blatantly untrue for a laugh" session? Oh, and Broad Field Gun. I thought that was one of the more credible suggestions of those that someone plucked out of their ass. 0 Share this post Link to post
Naitguolf Posted May 16, 2004 lol, i mean before!!! lol..... Sorry, its my english. I always mix always with before.... :) (because the letter A, "After" is somewhat like "Antes" in spanish. But "Antes" mean "Before" in english.... ok, enough)... 0 Share this post Link to post