Doom (32X)

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Doom
System(s): Sega 32X
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega 32X
JP 		¥7,8007,800 GM-4003
Sega 32X
US 		84506
Sega 32X
EU 		84506-50
Sega 32X
BR 		152010
Sega 32X
AS

Doom (ドゥーム) is a first person shooter developed by id Software and released on December 10, 1993 for DOS-based IBM PC compatibles. It was later ported to numerous platforms, including the Sega 32X (as a launch title). It is widely considered to be one of the games that pioneered and popularized the first person shooter genre, and retains a large, dedicated fanbase to this day.

The player assumes the role of a nameless space marine and through use of a varied set of weaponry, must fight his way through moonbases on Mars and the depths of Hell itself.

Gameplay

The game is played through the eyes of the main character. The player navigates through the level and collects weapons, ammunition, powerups, and other miscellaneous items. Certain doors are locked via a red, blue, or yellow keycard which are hidden throughout the level. Eventually the player finds the exit and progresses to the next level. Every so often a boss is encountered, where the level ends upon defeating the boss.

Levels are often made more varied by use of gimmicks and traps such as elevators, poisonous pits, monster closets, and secret rooms.

Differences to the PC Version

The 32X port of Doom derives from the Atari Jaguar version, which adjusts level layouts in areas to ease with rendering, as well as potential hardware constraints, and/or aesthetics on a TV screen as opposed to a computer monitor. Despite this, the game managed to debut on the 32X before the Jaguar version was finalised. Leaked prototypes suggest that 32X Doom was originally more in-line with the PC version, the switching of levels occurring as an mid-development optimisation.

32X Doom does not run at full screen - while the system is technically capable of rendering a full 320x224 Doom image, a border is applied to mitigate performance concerns in some areas.

Due to storage space limitations on a cartridge, the 32X version contains a reduced set of levels from the PC version. The music was also noticeably changed, the developers deciding to remake the soundtrack with GEMS and keep it on the Mega Drive side only rather than use the 32X's PWM — having to make launch date didn't help the situation either. It is considered to house one of worst interpretations of Doom's music, with even the SNES surpassing it in terms of quality.

The game now features a level select menu, allowing the player to select any level within the game; however, by using the level select, the game only presents the user with a DOS prompt at the end, instead of giving the true ending away.

Interestingly enough, even after the game was released to the market, the developers continued adding onto the game, with builds being leaked onto the internet in February 2008.

Production credits

~In-game credits~

id Software Development Team: John Carmack, John Romero, Adrian Carmack, Kevin Cloud, Sandy Peterson, David Taylor, American McGee, Shawn Green

Sega of America Development Team:

Programming: Jonathan E. Flamm, Banjo Bob Hardy, Toshiyasu Monita, Marty Franz, Rex Sabio, Unni Pillai
Music: Brian Coburn
Art: Jenny Martin
Producer: Jesse K. Taylor
Software Testing: Mike Baldwin, Joel Breton, Chris Lucich, Matt Underwood, Fernando Valderrama, Kim Rogers, Ben Cureton, Lloyd Kinoshita, Alfred Dutton, Sam Sallba, Stan Weaver, Mike Mansourian, Carey Camacho, Aaron Hommes, Jeff Loney
Special Thanks To: Jay Wilbur, Dave Albert, JBM III

~US manual~
id Software Team

Biz Guy: Jay Wilbur
Biz Assistant: Donna Jackson
 Software Engineers: John Carmack, John Romero, Dave Taylor, Shawn Green
Artists: Adrian Carmack, Kevin Cloud
Designers: Sandy Peterson, American McGee
Composer: Robert Prince
Doom Logo: Don Punchatz

Sega

Producer: Jesse Taylor
Assistant Producers: Vincent Nason, Greg Becksted
Product Manager: Tim Dunley
Product Specialist: Nemer Velasquez
Programming: Jonathan Flamm, Robert Hardy, Unni Pillai, Toshi Morita
Art: Jenny Martin, Susan Greene
Music: Brian Coburn
Game Lead: Michael Baldwin
Assistant Game Leads: Joel Breton, Christopher Lucich, Matt Underwood
Testers: Fernando Valderrama, Aaron Loichinger, Kim Rogers, Ben Cureton, Lloyd Kinoshita, Aaron Hommes
Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw, Jay Wilbur
Special Thanks: Haven Dubrul, David Albert, Robert W. Lindsey, Doria Sanchez

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1995-03-07 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1995-02-21 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1995-02-15 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-01 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
Cartridge
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-10-08 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-10-08 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-10-02 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-09-28 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-09-27 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-09-25 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-09-23 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-09-21 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-09-16 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-09-14 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-09-09 Page
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-09-06 Page

Promotional material

  • 32X ES PrintAd 1994-12.jpg

    ES print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 AllGame
94 №158, p72-74[2]
50 2004-10-23
60 2005-07-01
84
83
87
91 №25, p63
91 №8, p16
50 2008-12-05
95 №27, p20-23
87 №1/95, p31[3]
92 №27, p76-78[4]
95 №48, p64/65
78
40 2006-04-12
96 №12, p70/71
95 №63, p50-52
94 №40, p40/41
80
91 №2, p97[5]
67 2011-12-27
Sega 32X
 80
Based on
22 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
75
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
94
[2]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
90
[7]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
91
[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
84
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[10]
FLUX (US) NTSC-U
83
[11]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
87
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
93
[13]
Gamer (GR)
81
[14]
Gamers (DE) PAL
60
[15]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[16]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[17]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[18]
Joypad (FR) PAL
92
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC
84
[20]
Mega (UK) PAL
95
[21]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
92
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
87
[3]
Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)
100
[23]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
93
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
92
[4]
Player One (FR)
95
[25]
Play Time (DE) PAL
87
[26]
Power Up! (UK)
95
[27]
Power Unlimited (NL)
78
[28]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[29]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
96
[30]
Sega News (CZ)
80
[31]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
95
[32]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[33]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
84
[34]
Sega Force (SE)
100
[35]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
88
[36]
Todo Sega (ES)
91
[37]
Ultimate Future Games (UK)
91
[38]
VideoGames (US)
80
[39]
Sega 32X
 88
Based on
37 reviews

Doom (32X)

32X, US
Doom 32X US Box Back.jpgDoom 32X US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Doom 32X US Cart.jpg
Cart
Doom 32x us manual.pdf
Manual
32X, EU
Doom 32X EU Box.jpg
Cover
Doom 32X EU cart.jpg
Cart
32X, JP
Doom 32X JP Box Back.jpgDoom MD JP BoxSpine.jpgDoom 32X JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Doom MD JP CartTop.jpg
Doom 32X JP Cart Back.jpgDoom 32X JP cart.jpg
Cart
Doom 32x jp manual.pdf
Manual
32X, BR
Doom 32X BR Box.jpg
Cover
Doom 32X BR Cart.jpg
Cart
32X, Asia
Doom 32X Asia Box Front.jpg
Cover

References

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  1. ↑ File:CVG UK 158.pdf, page 73
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:CVG UK 158.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 158.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:MegaFun DE 1995-01.pdf, page 31 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-01.pdf_p31" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:MeanMachinesSega27UK.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega27UK.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ File:UltimateFutureGames UK 02.pdf, page 87
  6. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 26
  7. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1995" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
  8. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 74
  9. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
  10. ↑ Famitsu, "1994-12-09" (JP; 1994-11-25), page 39
  11. ↑ FLUX, "Issue #4" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 82
  12. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 12: December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 27
  13. ↑ GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 60
  14. ↑ Gamer, "Ianouários 1995" (GR; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  15. ↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 35
  16. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 15
  17. ↑ Game Informer, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 12
  18. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 78
  19. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 90
  20. ↑ MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 48
  21. ↑ Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 20
  22. ↑ Mega Force, "Megadrive 32X elle est là!" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 22
  23. ↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
  24. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 22
  25. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 64
  26. ↑ Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 101
  27. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, December 17, 1994" (UK; 1994-12-17), page 1
  28. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 3, Februari 1995" (NL; 1995-01-25), page 40
  29. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 34
  30. ↑ Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 70
  31. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 34
  32. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 50
  33. ↑ Sega Pro, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 40
  34. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-28), page 24
  35. ↑ Sega Force, "2/95" (SE; 1995-04-19), page 8
  36. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84
  37. ↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 28
  38. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 97
  39. ↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 72
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