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