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January 26, 2024 / Doom 2: Hell on Earth

Escape from Phobos

Author: Chris Christenson Release Date: August 23rd 1997

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First entry for the Escape series that merges the continuity of both DOOM and the conclusion to Escape from LA, introducing us to Snake after he awakens from a fifteen year cryosleep having been imprisoned by UAC. His past actions helped them gain power which has now lead them to tampering with things they shouldn’t have. CEO of the Deimos Moonbase, Carmack, gets in touch over a monitor feed demanding Snake to help. He must seek out a Blue, Yellow and Red Skull to power up the shuttle on Phobos and take it to Deimos to save him before the demons come knocking at his door.

January 14, 2024 / Doom 2: Hell on Earth

Mudman

Author: Eater29 Release Date: August 21st 2023

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Having not seen Boom’s friction sectors used to any large extent in other releases, Eater29 designed a swamp themed level that takes full advantage them. Trudging around the mud slows movement down to a crawl while having no effect on monsters, leaving players no choice but to adapt and pay attention to their surroundings.

January 9, 2024 / Doom 2: Hell on Earth

Caldera of Wretchedness

Author: intacowetrust Release Date: October 17th 2021

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CALDERA is a single level demonstration WAD exclusive to the author’s own PsyDoom port that brings over the PlayStation version of DOOM to PC. It was built to showcase various modding features from a backported and extended PSX DOOM engine, a hellish themed level blending together open and tight quarter environments utilising new textures pulled from OTEX and an extensive use of coloured sector lighting.

January 1, 2024 / Duke Nukem 3D

The Gate

Author: Team BDP Release Date: April 30th 1997

Introduction

Duke must journey across his home planet Earth, leap on over to Mars and discover portals leading across the stars to the alien home world. From neon cities, old ruins, snow capped mountains to the red planet and alien bases, THE GATE is a 23 level campaign that seeks to take the battle against the alien threat back on their own turf.

December 24, 2023 / Duke Nukem 3D

Simpler Times

Author: Alex Pistol Release Date: December 23rd 2023

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It’s been 10 years since the events of Duke Nukem Forever and things have changed, Duke is no longer seen as the heroic figure he once was, his name has been dragged through the mud because of fans digging too deeply and is now forced to lay low from the public eye. Turns out the whole ordeal was an elaborate smear campaign by the aliens no longer satisfied with just his death. Having tracked down a warehouse containing the beta materials for Duke3D and DNF, this becomes a city wide journey to reclaim those files and clear his name.

November 26, 2023 / Duke Nukem 3D

Salvage Title

Author: Aymeric "ck3d" Nocus Release Date: December 30th 2021

Introduction

Over the years I’ve always typically associated ck3d’s levels to have similarities to Roch in style, going for these richly decorated urban playgrounds like Poison Heart, otherwise leaning more toward dark moodier pieces like Rural Nightmare and End of the World. Then to my surprise a speedmap made in three days is suddenly pushed out the door that shared nothing in common with prior bodies of work up until that point, perhaps one of those occasional experimental excursions before returning to familiar ground, but this mapping style eventually sticks around going forward as development on his Blast Radius episode went into full swing.

November 20, 2023 / Duke Nukem 3D

Submachine

Author: Alex Pistol Release Date: May 2nd 2021

Introduction

Duke has been invited to the EDF Research & Development, a laboratory focused on mining and examining green Terratin crystals serving as ammunition for an alien tech weapon, the Shrinker. Just before descending deeper underground to the main labs, an explosion sends a raging fire into the room behind him as familiar roars invade the halls. Duke must continue underground to find an alternate exit, all while cleaning house and solving a few problems along the way.

May 15, 2023 / Half Life

Heart of Evil

Author: Nathan Ruck Release Date: September 16th 2002

Introduction

Special Forces officer Captain Percy Freeman has been partnered up with Barney to track down and assassinate the renegade Colonel Kurtz. The situation soon takes a turn for the worst when higher ups in the chain of command decide they want Freeman dead. To make matters worse, someone out there has been breeding an undead army of mutants who are rampaging across the jungle causing problems for everyone. Whether completing the mission may lead to answers, it will be a struggle for survival to discover an end to this madness.

March 19, 2023 / Duke Nukem 3D

BattleDuke

Author: Sanek Release Date: June 4th 2022

Introduction

Faces of Death was a mean spirited level that stacked the odds against players using Battlelords from start to finish. I remember playing that gauntlet without much fondness, no thanks to its counterpart from the Playstation port of Duke3D, having been included as a secret level during its fourth episode. BATTLEDUKE is an episode inspired by this particular scenario, dedicating several maps to follow in its style, one which that hasn’t been explored much within the mapping scene.

November 20, 2022 / Duke Nukem 3D

Roch 8

Author: Pascal Rouaud Release Date: December 20th 2003

Introduction

After wrapping up business, an enormous explosion sends shock waves across the district as an alien spacecraft crashes down, destroying the very streets Duke had not long ventured. Now they’re violating local parking laws and it’s about time he delivers a ticket to them personally. Take one last lap around an urban landscape in this closing entry for the ROCH series, discover how to gain access onboard that vessel and bring the fight back to them.

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