It's not so much that "I want to play DOOM" as much as "I want to play
DOOM on Linux". Pretty much every decent DOOM engine has a binary for
OS X so I could (and have, in the past) go that route.
This time, I want to see if I can get any of the Linux ports to give me
a screen that uses my dual-monitor setup ;-)
Lisa Kachold wrote:
> Try Vmware?
>
> FC 9 runs VMWARE Player. There are 32bit versions that you can run and
> just install the DOOM from id?
>
> There are quite a few custom wads around also?
>
> Although you are prolly not going to win any WAD networking contests, on
> accounta the VMWARE bridging?
>
> But you run all the cheat codes (kinda boring).
>
> Just go buy the new Doom 4 for $19.99 at Fry's and run IT in a Window
> VMWARE [player might be required]. I am not sure of Vmware on OpenSuse
> (I just use 10.3 for it's good patch management/security and use FC 9
> for Vmware testing).
>
>
> */Kurt Granroth <kurt+plug-discuss@granroth.com>/* wrote:
>
> Does anybody currently play classic DOOM (DOOM, DOOM II, and Final
> DOOM)
> on Linux? If so, what do you use?
>
> I got bit by a nostalgia bug lately and want to play the original DOOM.
> I remember using Doom Legacy back in the day but the binary doesn't
> work on my 64-bit openSUSE system and it doesn't come close to
> compiling
> with a modern gcc 4.x compiler.
>
> The Eternity project does have a working engine... but it's not much
> beyond a classic port. It only goes up to 1024x768 for instance and
> doesn't have the OpenGL effects that newer engines have and that Doom
> Legacy has spoiled me for.
>
> So am I alone in playing these (now ancient) games? Or what is the
> preferred engine?
>
> Kurt
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