Looking for the "cleanest" port of Doom 2 that compiles on Windows

[Ankha]

Hello there,

Could anyone point me to a Doom 2 port that:

• has a game engine the closest to the Vanilla doom (that is that doesn't include a ton of game changes), basically that doesn't include compatibility levels other than 1.9
• has a modern graphics engine / input handling (so I don't play in 320x200, even though I would if I had no other choices)
• compiles on Windows.

 

There are tons of ports out there, and I wanted to study / alter the original doom out of curiosity.

 

 

[ReaperAA]

I am no programmer but i think Crispy Doom is the port that most fulfills your criterion.

[seed]

Chocolate and Crispy are probably your best bet there, since you seek a minimalist port.

[Redneckerz]

39 minutes ago, Ankha said:

Hello there,

Could anyone point me to a Doom 2 port that:

• has a game engine the closest to the Vanilla doom (that is that doesn't include a ton of game changes), basically that doesn't include compatibility levels other than 1.9
• has a modern graphics engine / input handling (so I don't play in 320x200, even though I would if I had no other choices)
• compiles on Windows.

 

There are tons of ports out there, and I wanted to study / alter the original doom out of curiosity.

I have in store:

• Doom-It-Yourself (This one supports 8 bit, 16 bit and 32 bit colors)
• DJDoom
• DIYDoom

DJDoom is a reference implementation of the Linux Doom source vis-a-vis for Windows with DirectDrax (DX8). I say that one is as closest as you can go.

[fabian]

Chocolate Doom. 

[dmslr]

Crispy doom with all its option turned off except resolution (640x400), frame rate (60fps) and pixel smooth scaling (on). Widescreen (on) to taste.

Edited March 21, 2021 by dmslr

[Ankha]

Thanks for your answers, I'll dig into them.