Doom WAD

File Format
Name	Doom WAD
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Game data files Doom WAD
Extension(s)	.wad
Kaitai Struct Spec	doom_wad.ksy

WAD ("Where's All the Data") is the format in which the data (music, sound effects, textures and levels) for games using the Doom engine is stored.

Software

• Open-source library in Free Pascal

Sample files

• http://cd.textfiles.com/doomcompanion/DOOM/DOOM1.WAD
• http://cd.textfiles.com/instantdoom/WADS/
• dexvert samples — archive/wad

Extenal links

• WAD at The Doom Wiki
• Deutex
• Wikipedia:Doom WAD
• How to play the 'Doom' creator's first new level in 21 years