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Line 1: {{Infobox video game \|title = DRL \|image = \|caption = Line 9: \|}} '''''~~DoomRL~~DRL''''' (orformerly ''''''DoomRL'''''), short for '''''Doom, the Roguelike'''''), is a [[roguelike]] [[video game]] for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[~~Mac~~ OS X]], whose setting is based on the [[first-person shooter]]s ''[[Doom (1993 video game)\|Doom]]'' and ''[[Doom II]]''. It was created by Kornel Kisielewicz using [[Free Pascal]] and [[Simple DirectMedia Layer\|SDL]], with art by [[Derek Yu]]. Discussion participants of [[1UP.com]]'s "[[1UP Radio Network#Retronauts\|Retronauts]]" podcast declared ''DoomRL'' to be "quite possibly, the greatest ''Doom'' [[spin-off (media)\|spin-off]] ever".<ref>[http://download.gamevideos.com/Podcasts/Retronauts/101806.mp3 Retronauts podcast (Episode 3)], October 18, 2006.</ref> Following a [[cease and desist]] notice from "Doom" trademark owner, [[ZeniMax Media]], the game's names was changed from ''DoomRL'' to simply ''DRL''. ==Gameplay== Line 20: ''DoomRL'' includes the entire ''Doom'' soundset (although a significant subset of the sounds are not presently used) and music library, with optional support for high-quality [[MP3]]s. ==Legal ~~Action~~action== On December 1 2016, Kornel Kisielewicz received a [[cease and desist]] notice from [[ZeniMax Media]], concerning using the trademarked name "Doom" on the website and in the game's name.<ref>RockPaperShotgun, [https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/12/02/doom-roguelike-zenimax/ "DoomRL dev receives legal letter from ZeniMax"], December 2, 2016.</ref><ref>Kornel Kisielewicz's Twitter, [https://twitter.com/epyoncf/status/804482084702187520 text of the legal notice], December 1, 2016.</ref> ZeniMax Media owns the "Doom" trademark, which is protected by international laws. In response to the notice, the name of the game was changed to '''''DRL''''' to exclude the trademark-protected word "Doom".<ref>https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/12/07/doomrl-becomes-open-source-drl-zenimax/</ref> ==References==

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