Doom Shareware Floppy Disk Archive

[TotalTS]

I started collecting Floppy Disks Images of Doom Shareware from other companies that are not the ID Software releases (that means, different box, and in some cases, different installers), most of the ID Software releases can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/TGODFloppyCollection

And for the other ones I managed to find this:
 

Doom v1.2 Softkey 1994 release:

https://archive.org/details/002710-Doom

Doom v1.1 MicroStar release:

https://www.legendsworld.net/site/download.php?mirror=1453#Download

Doom v1.666 MegaMouse release:

https://archive.org/details/doom-shareware-mega-mouse-software-disk/

Doom Ramgang release (provided by @banannq):

https://www.mediafire.com/file/umblnvjzimjq142/ramgang_doom.zip/file

Gold Medallion Software release (v1.666):
https://archive.org/details/doom-shareware-floppy-v-1.666-2-disk.-7z

PC Review Release Issue February 1994 (Disk A) (provided by @thestarrover):
https://beigebox.co.uk/retro/coverdisk-archive-pc-review/

Dos-Trend 1993-04 German Magazine (provided by @thestarrover):
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=RG9zLVRyZW5kL0V4dHJh

Any contribution, help, info is appreciated.

Some other versions that are yet unavailable on the Internet AFAIK:

Manaccom release

"Doom GT" release
Zoom release

Edited August 2, 2022 by TotalTS

[hobomaster22]

This is a cool idea. I was on a tear about 12 years ago picking up random shareware packages. I will have to dig my boxes out of the closet this weekend. There are so many interesting variations and packaging. 
 

I’m pretty sure I have a big box micro star version. 

[TotalTS]

Added MegaMouse release.

[TotalTS]

Added Ramgang release.

[Gibbon]

Very cool indeed!  I must say..  I'm a bit jealous.

[Captain Keen]

If I remember correctly, the Shareware release was 2 floppies, and the full release was 4 floppies? And Doom II was released as two versions: either 1 CD or 4 floppies. Do I have that right?

[TotalTS]

8 hours ago, Gibbon said:

Very cool indeed!  I must say..  I'm a bit jealous.

Thanks! Jealous for what?
 

4 hours ago, Captain Keen said:

If I remember correctly, the Shareware release was 2 floppies, and the full release was 4 floppies? And Doom II was released as two versions: either 1 CD or 4 floppies. Do I have that right?

Yes, you have it right mostly. Doom II and Ultimate Doom were 5 floppies.

Edited January 14, 2022 by TotalTS

[DannyMan]

Are all the shareware version different?

[TotalTS]

6 hours ago, DannyMan said:

Are all the shareware version different?

Well officially there's version differences between 1.0 to 1.9.

Regarding the floppy disks distributions, sometimes it's just different label and same installers, in this archive I'm just preserving those which the installers are different.

[banannq]

On 1/15/2021 at 2:09 AM, TotalTS said:

Doom Ramgang release (provided by doom_seeker on Instagram):

Thanks for crediting me. I can provide a cover photo for this entry as well. Also, You mind me sharing other versions i have?

[DannyMan]

8 hours ago, TotalTS said:

Well officially there's version differences between 1.0 to 1.9.

Regarding the floppy disks distributions, sometimes it's just different label and same installers, in this archive I'm just preserving those which the installers are different.

I guess there were no changes made in game.

[TotalTS]

12 hours ago, banannq said:

Thanks for crediting me. I can provide a cover photo for this entry as well. Also, You mind me sharing other versions i have?

Sure, any contribution is welcome!
 

8 hours ago, DannyMan said:

I guess there were no changes made in game.

https://tcrf.net/Doom_(PC,_1993)/Revisional_Differences#General.2FTechnical_Differences these are the changes in game regarding their version.

[TotalTS]

Added Gold Medallion Software v1.666 release.

[thestarrover]

Since this topic is about shareware versions released on floppy disks /images, I am probably out of topic. Anyway, if you find this interesting for you, in 1996  The Software Labs released on CD the shareware version 1.9 with a nice installer and some additional files to browse the documentation included.

 

You can find it here. Cd is not required. You can simply download the files from the “DOOOM” folder.

 

PC Review , on the February 1994 issue, released Doom 1.0 on two floppy disks. On the installer is mentioned TranSend Services Ltd  as UK distributor.

According to the site the floppy disks were, probably, originally released by “What PC Games” magazine.

 

A Doom HMV Promo release is listed on this site

 

There is also the shareware 1.1 released in Germany by Pearl Agency in collaboration with the german magazine Dos-trend.The full entire issue 4/1993 of Dos-Trend Extra is dedicated to Doom. It is a very nice number (with many screenshots taken from the press release beta version). This release comes with a specific installer but unfortunately I was unable to install the game in any way perhaps due the first corrupted disc . You can take a look to the floppies and the magazine here

 

I apologize if this is out of topic.

 

Edited August 1, 2022 by thestarrover

[TotalTS]

I consider this is a good contribution. Never saw those until today. Also I like the HMV Promo release.

Edited August 1, 2022 by TotalTS

[MuttTheZombie]

I have this copy that I’ve had for a little over 20 years, let me know if the links don’t work

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CajQJqykgftwlhusx7fiaMhJD206hbFp/view?usp=drivesdk

 

 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iuAVk5xfdV9jR58SQFf4Ie_d-VG1e7I-/view?usp=drivesdk

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_WgiHJpzlrWY00BDhn6wHkD0COJZXLDC/view?usp=drivesdk

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G65FTsBZRx_GK_n8GiWwTDMSWJ6MQ_6L/view?usp=drivesdk

 

 

 

Edited January 3, 2023 by MuttTheZombie
Pictures didn’t work

[TotalTS]

On 1/3/2023 at 8:19 PM, MuttTheZombie said:

I have this copy that I’ve had for a little over 20 years, let me know if the links don’t work

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CajQJqykgftwlhusx7fiaMhJD206hbFp/view?usp=drivesdk

 

 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iuAVk5xfdV9jR58SQFf4Ie_d-VG1e7I-/view?usp=drivesdk

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_WgiHJpzlrWY00BDhn6wHkD0COJZXLDC/view?usp=drivesdk

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G65FTsBZRx_GK_n8GiWwTDMSWJ6MQ_6L/view?usp=drivesdk

 

 

 

Links work fine, haven't seen that version of Gold Medallion Software before.

[No-Man Baugh]

On 1/14/2021 at 7:09 PM, TotalTS said:

Doom v1.666 MegaMouse release:

https://archive.org/details/doom-shareware-mega-mouse-software-disk/

 

I adore the MegaMouse release! While I'm pretty sure they were conjoined in the store, I really like the idea that you could buy one without the other and are just left with half-a-doom