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id Tech 1

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id Tech 1

Summary

id Tech 1 is a free software[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • id Tech 1 is the creator of John Carmack[3].
  • id Tech 1's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • id Tech 1's instance of is recorded as game engine[5].
  • id Tech 1's instance of is recorded as source-available software[6].
  • Doom is named after id Tech 1[7].
  • id Tech 1 followed Wolfenstein 3D engine[8].
  • id Tech 1 was followed by Q181202[9].
  • id Tech 1's developer is recorded as id Software[10].
  • id Tech 1's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[11].
  • id Tech 1's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[12].
  • id Tech 1's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[13].
  • id Tech 1's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • id Tech 1's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[15].
  • id Tech 1's Commons category is recorded as Doom engine[16].
  • id Tech 1's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[17].
  • id Tech 1's platform is recorded as Q200912[18].
  • id Tech 1's platform is recorded as Q10677[19].
  • id Tech 1's platform is recorded as Game Boy Advance[20].
  • id Tech 1's platform is recorded as Atari Jaguar[21].
  • id Tech 1's platform is recorded as Linux[22].
  • id Tech 1's platform is recorded as Q47604[23].
  • id Tech 1 was published on December 10, 1993[24].
  • id Tech 1's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/id-Software/DOOM[25].
  • id Tech 1's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[26].

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Authorship and Creation

id Tech 1 is the creator of John Carmack[3].

Publication

id Tech 1 was published on December 10, 1993[24]. Its part of the series is recorded as id Tech[11].

Subject and Themes

id Tech 1's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

id Tech 1 followed Wolfenstein 3D engine[8]. It was followed by Q181202[9].

Why It Matters

id Tech 1 has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

assembly language Classic Mac OS free software id Software John Carmack Linux Linux Doom MyHouse.wad Strife: Veteran Edition

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Gorilli09 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series → —
    Platform → Classic Mac OS, Q200912, Q10677 +4
    Aliases → —
    Programmed in → Q15777, assembly language
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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