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The '''Id anthology''' was a collection released in 1996 by [[Id Software]] of all the games they had so far made. This not only includes all of the Doom games, but also Quake I, Wolfenstein 3D and every game in the Commander Keen series. In total there are 19 games contained on four CDs.
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The '''id Anthology''' was a collection released in 1996 by [[id Software]] of all the games they had so far made. This not only includes all of the Doom games, but also [[Wikipedia:Quake|Quake]], [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]] and every game in the [[Wikipedia:Commander Keen series|Commander Keen]] series. In total there are 19 games contained on four CDs.
   
The anthology is particularly prized by collectors, as it contains not only the games, but various collectable items. These are:
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The anthology is particularly prized by collectors, as it contains not only the games, but various collectable items. These are:
   
* The Book of Id, a book that details the history of Id Software.
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* The Book of id, a book that details the history of id Software.
 
* A poster
 
* A poster
* A Doom II phone card.
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* A [[Doom II]] phone card.
* Two dog tags with the Id logo and the Id anthology logo
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* Two dog tags with the id logo and the id Anthology logo
* A lead cyberdemon miniature.
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* A lead [[Cyberdemon]] miniature.
* A black t-shirt with the Id anthology logo.
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* A black t-shirt with the id Anthology logo.
 
* The [[Doom comic]].
 
* The [[Doom comic]].
   
The Id anthology is often found for sale on eBay, where it can reach hundreds of dollars in price. The value increases if the collection is complete; often, some or all of the collectable items are missing.
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The id Anthology is often found for sale on eBay, where it can reach hundreds of dollars in price. The value increases if the collection is complete; often, some or all of the collectable items are missing.
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
 
* [http://www.doomworld.com/pageofdoom/anthology.html The Page of Doom: id Anthology]
 
* [http://www.doomworld.com/pageofdoom/anthology.html The Page of Doom: id Anthology]
* [http://p072.ezboard.com/fpubliccommanderkeenforumothercommanderkeenstuff.showMessage?topicID=1241.topic Transcript of the Book of Id]
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* [http://p072.ezboard.com/fpubliccommanderkeenforumothercommanderkeenstuff.showMessage?topicID=1241.topic Transcript of the Book of id]
   
 
[[Category:Games]]
 
[[Category:Games]]

Revision as of 00:37, 15 July 2007

Idbox

An open id Anthology box, showing its contents.

The id Anthology was a collection released in 1996 by id Software of all the games they had so far made. This not only includes all of the Doom games, but also Quake, Wolfenstein 3D and every game in the Commander Keen series. In total there are 19 games contained on four CDs.

The anthology is particularly prized by collectors, as it contains not only the games, but various collectable items. These are:

  • The Book of id, a book that details the history of id Software.
  • A poster
  • A Doom II phone card.
  • Two dog tags with the id logo and the id Anthology logo
  • A lead Cyberdemon miniature.
  • A black t-shirt with the id Anthology logo.
  • The Doom comic.

The id Anthology is often found for sale on eBay, where it can reach hundreds of dollars in price. The value increases if the collection is complete; often, some or all of the collectable items are missing.

References