I don't know, maybe. In my mind doom1 was too much of a "superwolfenstein", only 2 players max., no immersive ambiance (that is subjective of course). But it's a given fact doom1 was a major stepstone. As far as I am concerned I don't remember a lot of good moments with doom1 (on the other hand Q1 MP did :) Maybe I was playing too much console games at that time though, or maybe replaying kirandia or flashback for the 23d time.
Disclaimer: I always disliked dn3D, didn't like the mood of it.
Maybe it's an age thing? How old were you when it came out?
That game changed my life. It was the most immersive, scariest thing ever. It was 4 players (not 2), and we had endless LANs and modem games. We made maps, there were whole map-making communities, whole BBSes only talking about Doom and Doom 2 and Heretic and other games based on it.. It was the biggest thing ever, even bigger than Quake in many ways because there was a lot fewer similar games at the time. I played through the single player so many times that I can revisit most maps in my mind 15+ years later...
Even the book Masters of Doom is mostly about how that game was created, rather than Quake or other id games that came before or after because Doom truly was the game changer.
I recently replayed Doom 2 with a couple of friends, and for us this is definitely a legendary game. I have lots of fond memories of Doom 1 as well. While I also spent a lot of time with Duke Nukem 3D, I never found it as enjoyable as Doom. I'd put Doom in the list before Quake.
Wolfenstein 3D should also be there.
Luckily for me, you are the one making the sweeping statement, so I only have to provide a counter-example: I remember Doom and Wolfenstein for the enjoyment they gave me. You are too quick to dismiss them :)
(And just as a matter of factual correction; Doom 1 and 2 both supported four players over IPX)
Disclaimer: I always disliked dn3D, didn't like the mood of it.