Archive for joke wads

As joke wads became more popular in the last few years, which might have to do with the increasing engine flexibilities of recent port developements, wouldn't a new directory dedicated for those in the idgames archive appropriate? This would help people hating those kind of mods as well as people looking especially for that. It's just a suggestion. What do you think?

It's a good point.
The only problem is who's going to decide whether a specific WAD is a joke one or not?

ellmo said:

The only problem is who's going to decide whether a specific WAD is a joke one or not?

I would say, it's either anounced as such in the txt file, or it is one of those, you actually can't interact at all, like impenc_se for example.
In the first case, the author of the wad should be fair enough to give a hint of course. Well, this might spoil the joke, but on the other hand, a serious player might be very disappointed as well.

Good idea. Some people might download a wad off the id games database not knowing it's a joke wad. Good logic LogicDeLuxe. :)

Somehow I doubt it's going to happen. I mean look at the organization on the archives as it is now. Why are deathmatch wads in the single player directories? Why are Heretic wads in the Doom 1 directories? Why are Team TNT and Memento Mori stuff under themes rather than megawads? Why isn't GoatDoom in graphics or better yet themes/x-rated? Even if there was a new directory for jokewads, the ones already in the "mainstream" directories probably wouldn't move, and new ones would probably still get miscatogorized from time to time.

This is a simple solution. If the wad is a joke the people must tell you in the txt file.

Good idea. There a tons of joke wads to put there Mock 2, Xaser's wads, supermarket, dwforums 1-3, imp encounter, nuts 1-3, etc.

Too late since all the existing joke wads are already spread out all over the Archive. Additionally, any wad openly released as a joke wad is little more than crap; the only joke wad which amused me somewhat (among the relatively recent releases, that is) is 1337, since many people didn't get that it was a joke till some time passed.

Jokes are jokes; they are said or presented, we laugh a bit, and then move on. They aren't worth telling over and over (or even again in many cases) unless the audience is well-nigh retarded.