Doom Makes Its Way To The Smartphone

[Mike Temporale]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=665' target='_blank'>http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=665</a><br /><br /></div>"Cell Doom 1.5 contains many improvements as well as new features such as custom WAD file support and screen orientation selection. Cell Doom is based on the GNU GPL source. It is completely FREE with the source included. Installation is easy, full instructions are in the ReadMe file. To help further development of Cell Doom as well as development of other games with freely available source code (Wolfenstein 3D, Heretic, Descent) , you may choose to donate $5."<br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/CellDoom.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />A staple to the gaming world, Doom, has now been ported to Windows Mobile-based Smartphones. This game supports both 2002 and 2003 devices. Cell Doom has over 160 downloads in the short time it has been available. Have any of you given it a try yet?

[Skitals]

And HOW LONG has DoomSPV already been out for? Oh yeah... since the SPV came out. And DoomSPV has always worked on all WM smartphones... use to have it on my old i600.

[John Cody]

And HOW LONG has DoomSPV already been out for? Oh yeah... since the SPV came out. And DoomSPV has always worked on all WM smartphones... use to have it on my old i600.

Yes, DOOMspv was the first DOOM for the Smartphone platform.

But, I have an i600, and the original DOOMspv was extremely slow - like 10-20 times slower (espectially when starting/loading) and was thus unplayable. It also believe it didn't have sound and couldn't save/load games.

This doom is very fast and playable - and ALL functions appear to work as expected.

It even works with Doom II custom wads.

[shareef]

has anyone been able to get the new 1.5 version to work?? I keep getting error message "No wad file was found." The wad file is in \storage card
It used to work perfectly in the 1.3 version! :cry:

[John Cody]

has anyone been able to get the new 1.5 version to work?? I keep getting error message "No wad file was found." The wad file is in \storage card
It used to work perfectly in the 1.3 version! :cry:

I have the same problem when trying to run the original doom 1 wad - but doom 2 wads run fine with v1.5.

[shareef]

Thanks, you're right... I just tried doom2 wad and it's fine.
Do you happen to have the 1.3 version of cell doom still?

[John Cody]

Version 1.5 is the only/first version I installed.

But, I sent an email to the developer about the doom1.wad problem.

I also asked the developer if he will have support for contrast (gamma) because it is kinda hard to see details on the screen of my i600 which normally has a very sharp display in other apps.

[tacopicante]

Hey, can you guys send me a link to where you got the Doom 2 WAD File to make this version work? I'm getting the same message that the WAD file doesn't exist when I try to run this game. Where did you guys get your files from? I would LOVE to run this gave on my I-Mate Smartphone!

[Skitals]

Haha, compared to quake on my i600, doomspv seemed very playable :)

[John Cody]

If you contact the developer, he provided me a new version that fixes the bug of not working with doom 1 wads.

[beersoft]

Roozbeh's version seems to work fine on the 4 different typs of smartphone i have ;)

http://www.msmobilenews.com/?cid=550 &lt;- its totaly free and it works (and comes with the shareware doom1 wad)

later

Owen
"pimping his own site for fun"