The Doom Master Wadazine #11 (The Rising!) - Feat. John Romero Q&A! Jim Valavanis interview, Multiplayer Doom with HumanBones, From A(bsolution) to Z(Doom), Eviternity a modern classic, Bourgeois Megawad, Doomkid interview and more!

[Endless]

Cover by @Nikoxenos!

 

Welcome back to your monthly, favorite (quite possible only) Doom magazine! Where the love of the community is spread by the wings of passionate doomers from all around the world. Here we celebrate one of the greatest videogames of all time, but also of the coolest and most enduring fan communities of history. A cult following that truly deserves the title of cult. Not because of the sacrifices, no, but because we make our own Doom! How’s that for a fan cult?

 

This time we are back with all the enthusiasm in the world ready to regain our flow within the community and our publishing stream. After more than a month without publications, you would think we would be offline, but no sir, we are still here and stronger than ever. During that time, several Wadazine contributors kept working to create content that could be used in the future, as well as organizing multiple new events and projects, such as the recently launched Wadazine Master Collection. A community project created by members of our community dedicated to offering maps that are as innovative as they are amazing to play. The Rising is our first release and we hope you enjoy it, but not only that, we hope you enjoy this magazine and all our content in it! Thank you for supporting and reading us, but most of all, thank you for playing Doom! Keep it up. Here you’ll find one of our biggest issues yet, full of amazing WAD recommendations, in-depth and fun to read articles and some other goodies that you might like! So be sure to read it all, ALL, and of course, leave some support! Words of encouragement are always welcome. Thank you all, we hope you enjoy.

 

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This issue is dedicated to Remy Mizutani (2006 - 2021)

 

Edited May 4, 2021 by Endless

[Endless]

Don't forget to check out our latest project! The Wadazine CP:

 

• WMC01: The Rising

[Gaia74]

Glad to see finally another wadazine! :)

[Redneckerz]

GRAND. So glad to see the interview with @jval up in there. I cannot promise a statue, but a interview is the second best option ;) It was about time this figure from the forefront got the credits he deserves.

 

Beyond tooting my own horn: Seeing Romero in it thanks to Roebloz is great. Once again, a work of art. The graphicians talents are beyond amazing and Wadazine is just a pleasure to write for. I couldn't imagine a better bunch of similar minded Sargeants pulling this off on a regular basis.

 

Also love the Doom64 iterations article! Finally a compendium of all the Doom64 takes that exist out there all nicely bundled up. This will be a good read tomorrow morning on my way to work :)

 

A heartfelt thank you to the entire team into making this become a reality, once again.

[1Destro3456]

I never tought we weren't only fans we were a a fan cult, that doesn't sacrifice people at least

[Jimmy]

Thanks for the article on nu//void, guys! Since their name is seemingly not mentioned, I must hasten to add that @Baratus is the one responsible for all of the game's art direction. It was very much a team effort made during Global Game Jam 2018. I think we put the whole thing together in about 36 hours.

[Endless]

3 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

Thanks for the article on nu//void, guys! Since their name is seemingly not mentioned, I must hasten to add that @Baratus is the one responsible for all of the game's art direction. It was very much a team effort made during Global Game Jam 2018. I think we put the whole thing together in about 36 hours.

36 hours! Impressive af. nu//void is one hell of a ride and deserves all the praise. Thanks a lot for all the content Jimmy!

[Immorpher]

I want to thank @Nikoxenos and @4MaTC for their graphics design! Always really amazing and top notch quality stuff!

[Immorpher]

Oh and fun fact, my article states Doom 64 (including phrases like ZDoom 64) a total of 64 times! haha

[Rudolph]

I am not going to lie, I am disappointed by that John Romero Q&A: none of the answers he gave are new or particularly informative. :(

[Wavy]

I don't know why but it's kind of surreal to see Romero answer my question on Doom 64. I just find it cool.

[1Destro3456]

15 minutes ago, Rudolph said:

I am not going to lie, I am disappointed by that John Romero Q&A: none of the answers he gave are new or particularly informative. :(

yeah, I also felt a bit disappointed I was expecting something better, and some of them were he just kinda evading the questions but at least he accepted that is something, but I was expecting something more I guess

[4MaTC]

53 minutes ago, Immorpher said:

I want to thank @Nikoxenos and @4MaTC for their graphics design! Always really amazing and top notch quality stuff!

Thank you too for the heartwarming words!

 

39 minutes ago, Rudolph said:

I am not going to lie, I am disappointed by that John Romero Q&A: none of the answers he gave are new or particularly informative. :(

I think as a celebrity he should accurately choose his words. Imagine what a shitstorm and holywar would it be if he'd say something like "I don't like brootal dewm" =)

[Rudolph]

39 minutes ago, 4MaTC said:

I think as a celebrity he should accurately choose his words. Imagine what a shitstorm and holywar would it be if he'd say something like "I don't like brootal dewm" =)

Yeah, that is probably why. Still a shame. 

[Roebloz]

I am glad I managed to interview Romero for this. No problem.

Anyways, good job to everyone that worked on this issue.

[xX_Lol6_Xx]

The wadazine looks awesome, good job!

[taufan99]

Congrats on the new release! Still with y'all amidst my real-life deal.

[Endless]

7 minutes ago, taufan99 said:

Congrats on the new release! Still with y'all amidst my real-life deal.

Hope everything is going to be better for you! The Wadazine missess you ;)

[Chezza]

Yay Romero answered my question! There you go folks, Doom 1 was actually intended to be action based although Romero recognises that the atmosphere can pull off the horror effect.

 

Also wow, I didn't know this Wadazine was so professional. Look at all the articles and graphics. Great work guys.

[Roofi]

Hi ! thank you for reviewing my 2 maps "Underground Rats" and "Ventose". :)

 

I just want to correct some informations shared in the reviews :

 

1) Underground Rats is vanilla compatible not limit-removing.

 

2) For Ventose you said :

 

Quote

One more thing to note is that you’llbe doing lots, and I mean LOTS ofstraferunning. If you hate straferunning, play another map because Roofi seems absolutely FIXATED on it here. Generally, though not always, the harder runs will lead to secrets. But the very fact you have to strafe run to make progress at certain points is....presuming you’ve had a certain experience with Doom at the very least. In any case, required straferunning is not intelligent level design

 

So if by straferunning, you mean jumping with strafe 50, no jump requires this kind of speedrunning trick.

 

However, it is true that some holes are so wide that the player has to run across them, but they do not require any particular technique. I've seen some casual players testing this map, without really struggling with the platforming.

 

I completely agree with you that this map is not accessible to all audiences otherwise. The complexity may not appeal to the non-regular player. I plan to make the keys earlier accessible on lower difficulties.

[DavidN]

I absolutely love what you’re doing here, awakening nostalgia as well as being valuable news in the community! I can only imagine how much work it is to put together

[Immorpher]

1 hour ago, DavidN said:

I absolutely love what you’re doing here, awakening nostalgia as well as being valuable news in the community! I can only imagine how much work it is to put together

That is one of the main reasons why I joined up! The community has epic achievements, but a lot of the details and stories behind these events were not written down or hard to piece together. So I am really inspired to keep a record in the DMW. I have harassed Kaiser and Erick194 quite a bit to get them to tell me stories that weren't written down, so I could piece together their hard work. And now for the latest issue I began harassing Nevander and Molecicco as well!

I would like to hunt down more of the original Doom 64 developers for discussions. I have been fortunate to have talked with Aubrey Hodges a few times and he has shared so much from his work back then. I know some of the level designers have stopped by (Estrella, Heydelaar, Lewis) and the lead programmer Aaron Seeler has done an interview or two before, but it has been a while. It seems Sukru Gilman hasn't done many interviews. It's one of those things where I would love to show them how we've appreciated Doom 64 and kept it going. And then contrast it to how it was received in '97 and the war they had to release it.

[Final Verdict]

Nice work, I love reading these when they come out.

 

Congratulations to everyone involved. Stellar stuff.

[Endless]

7 hours ago, Roofi said:

Hi ! thank you for reviewing my 2 maps "Underground Rats" and "Ventose". :)

 

I just want to correct some informations shared in the reviews :

 

1) Underground Rats is vanilla compatible not limit-removing.

 

2) For Ventose you said :

 

 

So if by straferunning, you mean jumping with strafe 50, no jump requires this kind of speedrunning trick.

 

However, it is true that some holes are so wide that the player has to run across them, but they do not require any particular technique. I've seen some casual players testing this map, without really struggling with the platforming.

 

I completely agree with you that this map is not accessible to all audiences otherwise. The complexity may not appeal to the non-regular player. I plan to make the keys earlier accessible on lower difficulties.

@LadyMistDragon Some comments you should read!

[Endless]

3 hours ago, DavidN said:

I absolutely love what you’re doing here, awakening nostalgia as well as being valuable news in the community! I can only imagine how much work it is to put together

I love reading such positive comments, it's what keeps us going! We are making a great effort and it is thanks to the support of the community that we keep going. A whole month of work with little rest, but it's worth it.

 

1 hour ago, Immorpher said:

That is one of the main reasons why I joined up! The community has epic achievements, but a lot of the details and stories behind these events were not written down or hard to piece together. So I am really inspired to keep a record in the DMW. I have harassed Kaiser and Erick194 quite a bit to get them to tell me stories that weren't written down, so I could piece together their hard work. And now for the latest issue I began harassing Nevander and Molecicco as well!

I would like to hunt down more of the original Doom 64 developers for discussions. I have been fortunate to have talked with Aubrey Hodges a few times and he has shared so much from his work back then. I know some of the level designers have stopped by (Estrella, Heydelaar, Lewis) and the lead programmer Aaron Seeler has done an interview or two before, but it has been a while. It seems Sukru Gilman hasn't done many interviews. It's one of those things where I would love to show them how we've appreciated Doom 64 and kept it going. And then contrast it to how it was received in '97 and the war they had to release it.

The work you do and the dedication you have to D64 is admirable. You have helped to reveal the secrets of the community and shed more light on the giants that have worked on D64. Your support is invaluable and every time I receive a contribution from you I can't help but admire it!

[LadyMistDragon]

9 hours ago, Roofi said:

Hi ! thank you for reviewing my 2 maps "Underground Rats" and "Ventose". :)

 

I just want to correct some informations shared in the reviews :

 

1) Underground Rats is vanilla compatible not limit-removing.

 

2) For Ventose you said :

 

 

So if by straferunning, you mean jumping with strafe 50, no jump requires this kind of speedrunning trick.

 

However, it is true that some holes are so wide that the player has to run across them, but they do not require any particular technique. I've seen some casual players testing this map, without really struggling with the platforming.

 

I completely agree with you that this map is not accessible to all audiences otherwise. The complexity may not appeal to the non-regular player. I plan to make the keys earlier accessible on lower difficulties.

I must just really suck with running then because that's where I get a little bit annoyed when I miss the same jump three times in a row when jumping is disabled (I can't remember if it was, but I guess that makes sense). It did make me think that some jumps that weren't possible were. I will admit I'm fairly bad with timed switch puzzles so I may not be that good with running generally? I did make it to the end, but it sure seemed like SR50 was required to get some of the secrets at least.

 

And sorry, you're very welcome! I thought it was important to say a few words on your maps because I would have likely never played 180 Minutes if it wasn't for the DW club. I would've have probably just played a few of the Heures 'd Agonie and never got around to it.. I'm almost starting to feel like that game journalist who ragequit Doom Eternal. Except of course, platforming in classic Doom objectively sucks in any situation and no one ever has any business using it even when it's soooo blatantly doable.

Edited May 5, 2021 by LadyMistDragon

[Eric Claus]

Love the layout work, excellent!

[Redneckerz]

On 5/4/2021 at 1:16 AM, Rudolph said:

I am not going to lie, I am disappointed by that John Romero Q&A: none of the answers he gave are new or particularly informative. :(

Unfortunately that is exactly what i felt aswell. I get why the questions were asked though: They were mostly by members that, for better or worse, wanted to have a question answered by John Romero. 

 

And so he did, because that's Romero. He will even sign Doom 3 if needed be :p

 

Not to blow my own horn, but i asked a few very specific questions regarding the NextSTEP original version of Doom.  Personally, that's the kind of question id love to ask. 

 

But lets stick to the positive. Roebloz managed to get Romero along. A great achievement.

[Rudolph]

3 hours ago, Redneckerz said:

And so he did, because that's Romero. He will even sign Doom 3 if needed be :p

John Romero hates Doom 3?

[Immorpher]

2 hours ago, Rudolph said:

John Romero hates Doom 3?

Not per-se, he just wasn't involved in making that Doom. So it's kind of a meme to get him to sign Doom 3 boxes.