Castle of the Damned

Reimagined Quake e1m2 map. Really impressive given the limitations of the engine and the date. 

Surprised that this has been so highly rated by most reviews. I wouldn't have known it was based on Quake - it doesn't really look or play like it, though the sound effects are familiar. You face mostly Hell Knights and Sergeants, and it's no problem disposing of them with your SSG and about three times as many shells as you need.

 

A couple of Revenants turn up late on, but they're not much of a threat either.

 

Played on UV, GLBoom+

 

Can only give this around 5/10.

Impressive indeed

very faithful recreation of E1M2 of Quake given the limitations of the Doom engine keep in mind this is before source ports were even heard of. So very impressive

This map is a favorite of mine, even if it is short, simple, and a Quake recreation. The above reviewer is incorrect--all Knights are replaced with Demons, and all Fiends (except one which is missing) are replaced with Revenants. I was disappointed that the Shambler the accompanied the Fiends was not present in some form--an Archvile could have stood in for it nicely. Or I think there was a Shambler in the original map, it's been a while... 5/5 --Woolie

hell yea, cool fun QUAKE

I gave this wad 5 stars because it was a long time ago I last played Quake, and no matter how short this map is, the feeling is there. 5/5

Now here's a treat! A faithful recreation of Quake's E1M2: "Castle Of The Damned". For those who gave up Quake years ago this will be a nostalgia trip. New sounds add to the effect. The most amazing thing is how the author manages to give the map a definite "Quake" feel without using any custom textures! The only downsides are that it's much too easy (then again, so is the original!), and some monster conversions QuakeDoom seem odd. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable 5 minutes. --4/5

I love it too and agree with the score and review above, except that to me it feels better without the added sounds, which can easily be removed with something like XWE or WinTex.

It's a clever and more-or-less faithful recreation of one of Quake's early levels, complete with some Quake sounds. If anything the colours are more vibrant and it's slightly more fun to play. There aren't any nail-shooting traps, and it's odd that the knights aren't replaced by the revenants (it's a bit inconsistent - some of the knights are demons, some of the jumpy things are also demons). And of course Quake was no fun to play, so this gets stars for cleverness.