Doom wasn't released on the Atari ST/STE , nor was it released on any other system of that time. Doom was just way beyond in computer development. But now thanks to FrenkelS, who was behind this release, you can now the play the Atari ST Edition! A port for Atari ST computers which is based on Doom8088, a port of Doom for 16-bit DOS computers. To coincide with this news, Saberman was kind enough to show off some footage from an Atari ST/STE.
And here's the latest. "Doom was originally designed in 1993 for 32-bit DOS computers with 4 MB of RAM. It's mostly written in C code with very little assembly code. It has been ported to all kinds of systems. Usually these systems are 32-bit or more and have a flat memory model. Doom8088: Atari ST Edition is a port for Atari ST computers. It's based on Doom8088, a port of Doom for 16-bit DOS computers".
What's special?:
- Supports only Doom 1 Episode 1
- Rotating overlaid automap
- Only demo3 is supported
- 16 and 2 color modes
- PC speaker like sound effects
- No music
- No texture mapped floors and ceilings
- No light diminishing
- No saving and loading
- No multiplayer
- No PWADs
- No screen resizing
- No mouse and joystick support
Sorry for any mistakes in the article(s), but I'm currently on medication! :(
ReplyDeleteHope you are recovering well. Nice article! Lovely port and thnx as always for the included vid, Saberman.
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Get well soon !
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ReplyDeleteDon't worry Man, we VERY appreciate everything you do here and of course same thing for -the videos specialist- --> Saberman ! |^.^|