Crispy Doom U

Crispy Doom U
General
Author	thearst3rd, strejf79
Type	Shooter
Version	1.1
License	GPL-2.0
Last Updated	2025/09/28
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Crispy Doom U is a Wii U adaptation of Crispy Doom, an enhanced-resolution, limit-removing Doom source port based on Chocolate Doom. The name "Crispy" refers to its internally crisp 640x400 resolution, with a slight reference to its origin.

This Wii U port was made possible by collaborative efforts of Crispy/Chocolate Doom authors, devkitPro, and the SDL2 porting team.

Features

• Up to date with Crispy Doom 5.12.0.
• High feature parity with the PC version, retaining the full Crispy menu (excluding elements irrelevant to Wii U).
• Smooth analog control support for both movement and turning.
• Simple launcher for selecting IWADs and optional PWADs.
• Music support using OPL3 (with minor stutter when loading new tracks).
• Wii U Pro Controller and Wii Classic Controller support.
• Controller rebinding (currently via editing crispy-doom.cfg).
• Optional toggle to fix the blockmap bug (page 4 of the Crispy menu).

Installation

Extract the release into sd:/wiiu/apps/crispy-doom-u.

Place your WADs in sd:/wiiu/apps/crispy-doom-u/wads.

If you do not have any Doom WADs, you can use the free shareware version of Doom, or the Freedoom project.

Controls

Left stick - Move

Right stick - Aim

A - Use

ZR - Fire

B - Jump (if enabled)

Minus - Toggle automap

Y - Toggle automap overlay mode

X - Toggle automap rotation mode

L/R - Previous/Next weapon

D-Pad Up - Select shotgun

D-Pad Right - Select chaingun

D-Pad Down - Select rocket launcher

D-Pad Left - Select plasma rifle

Note: On the Wii Classic Controller, ZL and L are swapped, as well as ZR and R.

Screenshots

Known issues

Certain aspects are still under development or optimization, here a are list of some things to be aware of:

• High-resolution rendering can cause lag.
• No networking support (single-player only).
• Launcher lacks some features, with planned improvements.
• No cheats due to the absence of a keyboard.

Known bugs:

• Music issues with Freedoom WADs (and potentially others) may require stage switching to resolve the issue.

Changelog

v1.1-graphics-fix 2025/09/28

• Graphics flash eliminated - clean transition from launcher to game after WAD selection.
• Audio working perfectly - music and sound effects functioning properly.
• Smooth gameplay - graphics rendering correctly without artifacts.
• HOME button resume - proper suspend/resume functionality maintained.
• Clean quit - both in-game menu and system quit work correctly.
• WAD selection - no more visual artifacts during file selection.
• Delayed OSScreen shutdown system bridges the gap between the launcher (OSScreen) and the game (SDL).
• All known bugs have been resolved. The Crispy-Doom-U Aroma port is now stable and ready for production use.

aroma 2025/09/23

• Initial Aroma homebrew port release (forked from thearst3rd/crispy-doom-u).
• In-game quit menu now works perfectly - "Quit Game → Y" exits cleanly to Wii U home menu.
• HOME button functionality preserved.
• Robust exit handling - game exits properly regardless of quit method.
• Fixed in-game quit hanging - added immediate exit checks in main game loops.
• Robust ProcUI cleanup - implemented comprehensive shutdown with atexit() registration.
• Stable graphics during loading - added proper frame presentation before WAD loading.
• Bulletproof exit handling - works for normal quit, in-game quit, HOME button, and crash scenarios.
• Supports both .wuhb (Aroma) and .rpx (manual install) formats.
• Compatible with Aroma, Tiramisu, and all game variants (Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, Strife).

wiiu-0.3.3 2022/10/10

• Now up to date with Crispy Doom 5.12.0 commit 35dc15e.

wiiu-0.3.2 2021/09/09

• Launcher: Now scrolls through the WADs if there are too many to show on the screen at one time.
• Now up to date with Crispy Doom 5.10.3 commit 3cde09b.

wiiu-0.3.1 2021/08/31

• Name changed to "Crispy Doom U".
  • This also means that the directory has moved from sd:/wiiu/apps/crispy-doom to sd:/wiiu/apps/crispy-doom-u.
• Now up to date with Crispy Doom 5.10.3 commit 99ca747.

wiiu-0.3 202/07/31

• Replaced SDL2 joystick code with code that directly checks VPAD/WPAD/KPAD
  • Wii U Pro Controller and Wii Classic controller are now supported.
  • Disconnecting/reconnecting controllers now correctly works.
• Now up to date with Crispy Doom 5.10.1 commit c072715.

wiiu-0.2.1 2021/04/17

• Launcher updates:
  • The launcher now scans sub-folders in the WAD path for files and will show them all in the WAD list.
  • You can now select PWADs in addition to the main IWAD.
• Now up to date with Crispy Doom 5.10.1 commit c028707.

wiiu-0.2 2021/04/11

• Added a simple launcher - you can now add as many WADs as you want to sd:/wiiu/apps/crispy-doom/wads and the launcher will let you pick between them.
• Minor tweaks:
  • Now up to date with Crispy Doom 5.10.1 commit 40fd021.
  • When quitting the game (via the menu or by pressing Home), it will play a sound effect as in the original game.

wiiu-0.1 2021/04/04

• Initial release.

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/thearst3rd/crispy-doom-u/
• GitHub (Aroma fork) - https://github.com/strejf79/crispy-doom-u-aroma
• Homebrew App Store - https://hb-app.store/wiiu/Crispy-Doom