John Romero, seines Zeichens Mitbegründer der Kult-Spielreihe Doom sowie Quake und Wolfenstein 3D, gab auf Twitter bekannt, dass es einen neuen spielbaren Level für Doom 1 zum Download über Dropbox gibt.
Romero: "It's been 21 years since I made a DOOM level. Here's my version of E1M8 using DOOM1.WAD."
https://twitter.com/romero/status/688054778790834176/photo/1
Doom 1 erschien 1993 und damit ist es nun über 20 Jahre her, dass Spieler neue Inhalte für das Game erhalten haben. Ein paar Wochen vor dem Release des vierten Teils der Serie, dürfen wir also den alten Schinken nochmal ausgraben und damit die Zeit zum Release versüßen.
Download e1m8b.zip (Dropbox)
Aus der beiliegenden Textdatei geht hervor, dass es eine Art Ersatz für den Bosskampf aus der Mission 'Knee-Deep in the Dead' sein soll.
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Advanced engine needed : Limit-removing source ports
Primary purpose : Single Player, Co-op, Deathmatch
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Title : Tech Gone Bad
Filename : e1m8b.wad
Release date : Jan 15, 2016
Authors : John Romero
Email Address : john@romero.com
Others Files By Author : doom1.wad, doom2.wad
Misc. Author Info : My previous Doom levels were made in 1995 for The
Ultimate Doom (e4m2, e4m6), so this is a warm-up.
Additional Credits to : John C., Adrian C., Tom H., Kevin C., Sandy P., Dave T.
Pascal "CodeImp" vd Heiden for Doom Builder
The Doomworld Community
Linguica and J.P. LeBreton for Testing expertise
General Description : My Boss level replacement for e1m8...22 years later
After exiting the Computer Station you knew the worst was up ahead. You still hadn't
reached the place where the demons were coming from. The steel door shuts
behind you as you realize you're there; you're at the Phobos Anomaly. Cracks from
hell are all over the place as seepage from the portal invades the entire installation.
Now it's time to find the portal and stop the demons from coming through. You know
UAC had hundreds of scientists working at a high-tech lab somewhere in this area, and
the portal must be connected to it somehow. Time to lock and load.
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* What is included *
New levels : 1
Sounds : No
Music : No
Graphics : No
Dehacked/BEX Patch : No
Demos : No
Other : No
Other files required : Doom1.wad or Doom.wad
* Play Information *
Game : Doom 1
Map # : E1M8
Single Player : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player : Designed for
Deathmatch 2-4 Player : Designed for
Other game styles : No
Difficulty Settings : Yes
* Construction *
Base : New from scratch
Build Time : 2 weeks, in spare time
Editor(s) used : DooM Builder 2
May Not Run With : Doom2.exe
Tested With : ZDoom 2.7.1, Crispy Doom
Known bugs : No
* Copyright / Permissions *
Authors may NOT use the contents of this file as a base for
modification or reuse. Permissions have been obtained from original
authors for any of their resources modified or included in this file.
You MAY distribute this file, provided you include this text file, with
no modifications. You may distribute this file in any electronic
format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this file
intact. I have received permission from the original authors of any
modified or included content in this file to allow further distribution.