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Quake: The Final Descent

Single player

Co-operative

Shooter

quake

modding support

PC (Microsoft Windows)

The Final Descent is an ambitious early 2000 Episode for Quake by Hellscrag.
The Final Descent is an Episode with nine medium to large maps (including a secret map) in varying styles - Base/Wizard/Metal - with many caverns and fortresses, and a few new monsters and new weapons. This map should last an experienced player 2 hours of playtime.

Action

Horror

Batman Doom

first person shooter

total conversion

superhero

based on a comic

batman

first-person shooter

fangame

First person

Batman Doom is a total conversion for Doom II, created by ACE Team in 1999. In Batman Doom, the player plays Batman fighting various criminals in Gotham City. The game includes a very complex DeHackEd patch which makes it very different from Doom.

Quake: Bestial Devastation

map pack

Very large industrial/Zerstorer-inspired zone with great details and gameplay.
Recommended to use with Zerstorer, but works in id tech 1 too, then it is quite hard. Made in 1999 by John "DaMaul" McCann and stood the test of time fairly well.

You are stranded on a remote planet, apparently inhabited by humanoids, which has been taken over by the Ares corporation that proceeded to strip their world of all valuable resources. The player character is one of the few natives of the Resistance, who dare oppose the corporation and regain their freedom.

The Sword of Ares for Quake

The Sword of Ares is a 1998 unlicensed total conversion for Quake.

The game adds several features not available in vanilla Quakes, such as the ability to switch to a third-person view (which may be a bit buggy) and several selectable player skins.

The Sword of Ares was made of free content but was distributed as shareware. It appears that the registered version (as a separate PAK file) was eventually made available by the author as a free download too, as it can be found on PlanetQuake mirrors alongside the shareware release. It is an unofficial commercial total conversion, whether it was licensed by id Software is unclear.

The game retailed at $9.99 on their official website.

Quake: Cassandra Calamity

mexx10

mapping

Cassandra Calamity (also known as Mexx10) is the last map pack of Marcus Dromowicz (mexx), of early Quake fame. It is the second-largest mexx map, with two large, detailed base levels with a story, some new textures, skins and sounds, and custom cyborg enforcers, along with a few other additions. The author encouraged co-op play.

The map was one-of-a-kind for its custom enemies and the presence of a story, as well as being a comparatively large map pack at its time (3420kb).

Science fiction

Quake: After the Fall

Dreamcast

Total conversion featuring "18 new levels, 112 new models, 100's of new sounds, over 400 new textures, max size progs.dat", and other custom stuff - pretty much everything replaced.
The new textures, enemies, and sounds are very strange. This is only for hardcore people or those who want to try something radically different.

Fantasy

Quake: The Prodigy

Multiplayer

retro

partial conversion

A 1997 medieval and base-themed classic episode with four medium-sized maps as well as a start-map and a small secret level. Quite hard and challenging at times. Made by the Casali brothers, of Final DOOM fame.

Quake: Prelude to Apocalypse & Mordrigor's Demise

mexx8

Prelude to Apocalypse (most commonly known as mexx8) was an extensive two-map wizmetal medieval map pack, with tense gameplay. While a little dated or "blocky" by modern standard, used the cutscene engine that first debuted in "Vision of Hatred", this time, the cutscenes have been used in moderation in a way that doesn't break immersion. The maps used custom models and sounds, a rare occurrence in 1997.

Another of Marcus Dromowicz's (mexx) very early works, and one of his most notable ones.

Doom 64

DOOM 64

hell

bloody

demon

hand-to-hand combat

demons

spin-off

easter egg

teleportation

heavy metal

resurrection

no jumping

possession

one-man army

darkness

radiation

platform exclusive

world map

demon invasion

human

polygonal 3d

upgradeable weapons

original soundtrack release

"game" 64

extreme violence

auto-aim

melee

secret area

teleporter

difficulty level

temporary invincibility

splash damage

ambient music

invisibility

satanism

hidden room

secret areas within secret areas

corruption

lost soul

e3 1997

e3 1996

retroachievements

controller pak

Nintendo 64

Xbox One

Welcome to a new generation of games and entertainment. Where games push the boundaries of realism. And television obeys your every command. Where listening to music while playing a game is a snap. And you can jump from TV to movies to music to a game in an instant. Where your experience is custom tailored to you. And the entertainment you love is all in one place. Welcome to the all-in-one, Xbox One

You killed the Demons once, they were all dead. Or so you thought... A single Demon Entity escaped detection. Systematically it altered decaying, dead carnage back into grotesque living tissue. The Demons have returned - stronger and more vicious than ever before. You mission is clear, there are no options: kill or be killed!

Two hundred years have passed since a lone marine stood against the forces of Hell. Bone weary from the conflict, and thinking they were finally safe, mankind shunned the ways of war and devoted themselves to turning Earth into a paradise.

A decade ago, all of that changed. Near Jupiter, a worm hole opened. A vast alien armada quickly established on Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon. Without warning, the alien fleet descended upon an unsuspecting Earth.

Many rushed to greet the alien visitors, only be dismembered by the killing machines disgorged by the hellish alien ships. It was soon obvious that the aliens were bent upon savage colonization. Some even tried to defend the planet, but it was hopeless.

Billions died. They were the lucky ones. Those that remain bowed down before their new metal masters and meekly accepted the living Hell that awaited them in the Slave Pits.

The physically fit were pressed into labor under inhuman conditions. Those who weren't or who could not perform to the satisfaction of their masters were led away never to be seen or heard from again. No one really knew what happened to them, but there were rumors too horrible to believe.

But it wasn't the metal demons who were feared the most, rather the sadistic and twisted among you who were led away only to come back transformed into trustee guards. The way they looked at you with a hunger in their eyes was enough to send shivers down your spine.

But unlike the other slaves who have given in to fear, you have let the hate burning in your heart give you strength while you waited for your opportunity to strike back. But the worst has happened, one of your fellow slaves whom you told of your plans was turned into a trustee. You have been arrested and thrown into a holding cell.

The opportunity you've been waiting for hasn't arrived. The other slaves had been looking towards you to lead the revolt. As the trustees lead you away, you saw in their eyes that they had lost of hope. As the trustee opens the cell, you shudder as you remember the rumors of a "Final Solution".

Filled with rage, you slay the trustee with a savage blow. You grab his pistol and emerge from the cell screaming, "There's gonna be HELL TO PAY!"

Hell to Pay

Hell2Pay

expansion

unofficial

Hell To Pay is a partial conversion for Doom II created by Wraith Corporation in 1996 and published by WizardWorks. A 15 level demo version was distributed via the Internet and on the D!ZONE Gold compilation disc. In the plot of Hell To Pay, Earth is invaded by demonic aliens, and the player must journey to Planet Hell in order to activate the planet-killer bomb meant for Earth. The full version retailed for $14.99.

Over 15,000 years ago, an alien race existed in a distant galaxy, a race of beings that had mastered ways of mixing technology with the power of the mind. These were the overseers of the universe, protectors of developing worlds, and masters of incredible technologies. Yet, possessing such technology led to conflicts with savage alien races, including a race of monstrous demonic aggressors.

A war ensued between the savage demon race and the alien overseers. The overseers attempted to make peace with the attacking force but their attempts ended in miserable failures. The savages were a race of pure evil, no understanding of diplomacy or peace. In a desperate final attempt at suppressing the aggressors, the overseers closed down their most valuable technology, the inter-dimensional teleporters. Before all the teleporters were powered down, legions of the demonic race made their way through, wreaking havoc on under-developed, formerly protected worlds. One of those worlds was Earth, many thousands of years ago.

The sight of raging monstrous creatures to villagers and peasants in Earth's biblical times bred fear in the minds of all. Eventually, the small unsupported armies of monsters were destroyed, but the advent of these creatures rooted myths into human culture about demons from Hell.

Thousands of years of development followed as the people of Earth began to forget about demonic myths and legends of the past while passing headlong into the technological era. At the same time, the demons took over the former overseers' world, and began attempting to understand the overseers' awesome technology. Masterminds were bred to help teach and integrate the demon technology with that of the overseers. Not until recently did the demon race possess the power to re-commission the inter-dimensional teleporters. Thanks to the efforts of human experimentation on the moon of Phobos, the teleporters on the overseers' world were given life once again. Soon after, the demon masterminds began to understand the workings of the overseer technology and built up attack forces to continue their conquest of the universe.

Four years have passed since Earth marine forces won the war against the demon aggressors. You are a cadet marine who has been called upon to serve in the UAC strike force while they continue running controlled gateway experiments at their Earth headquarters. Arriving at the main gate on your first day of service, you notice that things seem amiss. You pull out your service handgun, and enter the main gate suspecting the worst. Little do you know, but you are about to embark on a journey to the overseers' world, the dawn of a new battle on another plane of existence. Hopefully, you have what it takes to clean out the alien world, and find the portal leading to the plane of Hell itself; hopefully, you can find and destroy Perdition's Gate.

Perdition's Gate

megawad

One of many unofficial retail add-ons produced for the Doom series, Perdition's Gate is a full 32-level campaign for Doom II featuring new textures and music.

Chex Quest

aliens

advergame

freeware

advergames

cheat code

games based on food products

Set on a distant planet named Bazoik, the game follows the Chex Warrior, a humanoid in an anthropomorphic piece of Chex cereal armor, as he fights to eradicate the Flemoid invasion. These slimy, green creatures have infested the planet and captured many helpless citizens whom the Chex Warrior must save.

His only weapon is a device called a "zorcher", which teleports his enemies instead of killing them. The game starts at the landing pad of the research facility on Bazoik, after which the protagonist is teleported to the storage facility. The other levels include the laboratory, the arboretum, and finally, the underground caverns of Bazoik, where the Flemoids seem to be making a home for themselves.

Comedy

Far from earth, the UAC recommenced their experiments on on of the moons of Jupiter. A spaceship, mistaken for a supply vexxel on radar, hovered above the base. Hideous demons poured out, blanketing the base with death. All your comrades were quickly slaughtered or zombified. This time, it's not about survival. It's about revenge.

Final DOOM

2.5d

steam

explosion

digital distribution

steam cloud

wasd movement

corpse

nonexistent light source

controversy

dimension travel

griefing

camping

run 'n gun

behind the waterfall

persistent corpses

another world

crowd control

no-reticle aiming

greatest hits

selective invincibility

pc to console port

multiplayer via serial cable

playstation mouse support

source port

dial-up wide area network game operation

PlayStation

Final Doom is a compilation of two standalone episodes: TNT: Evilution and The Plutonia Experiment, which include full sets of new levels (both of them use the same level structure as Doom II with 30 regular levels and 2 secret levels), new graphics and textures, and new text interlude screens in addition to most of the resources from Doom II and some from Doom.

Strife: Quest for the Sigil

Strife: Trust No One

Role-playing (RPG)

robot

post-apocalyptic

robots

futuristic

cyborg

shareware

Linux

Linux is a free and open-source (FOSS/FLOSS) Operating System. In a more precise and complex definition, Linux is an open-source OS kernel on which a large variety of Operating Systems (known as Linux distributions) are built.

You are a wandering mercenary, lead to the small town of Tarnhill by rumors of conflict between The Order, a well-equipped religious monarchy, and The Front, the rag tag resistance movement. The town is under martial law. Framed for looting, you have been disarmed and hauled away by a couple of Order Acolytes to the local sewage plant for questioning. Actually, they intend to execute you quickly and dispose of your remains in the muck. What they didn't expect, though, is the knife you keep concealed for situations just like this one...

Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

dark fantasy

In a twisted medieval dimension, undead creatures and bestial horrors have done the unthinkable--callously slaughtering your entire race. Your friends. Your family. Eliminated. But the nightmare has just begun. Wielding ungodly weapons such as the Firemace and Hellstaff and casting spells from the Tomes of Power, you must seek your vengeance. Or die trying.

The story of Icarus: Alien Vanguard was written by Brian Kidby, and is available only on the official TeamTNT website for the WAD[1]. Like official Doom story materials, it is written in the second person.

The story takes place twelve years1 after the events of Doom II, characterized as "total global war" between humanity and an invading race that "attacked with a fury that seemed the spawn of Hell itself". After the human race evacuated Earth, it was decided to bomb the entry points of the invasion from space. Following this, "special military teams" were sent to take out the surviving forces. Nearly a year later, the human race returned to their now devastated planet and began to rebuild, amidst occasional but ongoing battle with the remnants of the enemy.

In the wake of the invasion, the newly arisen United Nations established the Earth Defense Council (EDC), which would protect the planet from future invasions. Fulfilling this is the Earth Defense Force (EDF), their active arm, consisting of every military force in the world, which also explores nearby planetary systems for life forms hostile or not.

The exploration has been going on for one year prior to the beginning of the story via short-range cruisers, equipped with Personnel Transport (PT) systems developed by the UAC for direct travel between ships and planets. Two have reached their destinations and have sent back preliminary scans suggesting no signs of intelligent life, with more data expected as the exploration teams are planned to do surface scans soon.

When the story begins, Doom's protagonist is woken up at 2:00 AM by a call from his commander, General Bill Robinson, for an emergency, which sends him on a flight to the Northern United States EDF base near Billings, Montana. There, he receives the news: it seems the EDF has lost contact with the Icarus, the last exploration cruiser to be launched, headed for the Beta Pictoris system. It was exploring and scanning the five planets2 of Beta Pictoris as planned when, according to its logs1, scanners detected intelligent life on the third. Analysis revealed Beta Pictoris 3 to have Earth-like conditions, and a recon team was sent to the surface. Unfortunately, the team encountered hostile life forms six hours after landing, resulting in an almost half-hour firefight in which the hostiles were apparently killed along with several members of the recon team. The bodies were brought in for analysis by the Science branch of the Icarus. The last log entry, around five hours later, reveals the hostiles were playing dead, and subsequently took over the ship using the PT systems to increase their numbers. The entire crew of the Icarus was seemingly killed.

Asked by the protagonist when he is scheduled for takeoff, the General informs him that the EDF has nothing capable of reaching the Icarus or Beta Pictoris 3. What it does have is the location of a storage depot in Florida once owned by the IRS, which included a fully functional "hyper-shuttle" among other spacecraft and armaments. However, it was overrun by the invasion forces early in the conflict, and EDF has not taken it back since. One soldier (or a small team) is to sneak into the depot, reclaim the shuttle, fly it to the Icarus and eliminate all hostiles aboard. The protagonist is the one assigned to this mission, which he accepts gladly. He has a "jump-jet" prepared for him, scheduled to launch at 11:00 AM.

Before dismissing him, however, the General informs the protagonist of two things. Firstly, the shuttle only has enough fuel to make it to the Icarus and not the return trip, unless the protagonist can refuel from the Icarus. Secondly, the Icarus must be returned with none of the hostiles alive. If it appears this is impossible, the protagonist is to activate the self-destruct and escape.

Icarus: Alien Vanguard

Icarus: Alien Vanguard (ICARUS.WAD) is a 32-level megawad released in 1996 by TeamTNT. It was developed as the collective's first freeware release, after TNT: Evilution was picked up for publishing by id Software for what would become Final Doom. The first level sees the player commandeering a shuttle and flying it to the infested exploration cruiser, the Icarus. From there, the player must fight through the ship, regions of the neighboring planet, and unsafe simulations to cleanse the demonic threat. A sequel, Daedalus: Alien Defense, was released in 2003.

Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel

wilhelm scream

Where HeXen Ends, the True Nightmare Begins. Deathkings of the Dark Citadel is the only official expansion of the original HeXen game. This add-on pack features 20 new single player levels from the original HeXen team as well as a host of new multiplayer options.
					Deathkings of the Dark Citadel was the first true game expansion that Raven Software ever produced. In addition to providing three new hubs for the original HeXen, the Deathkings expansion was the first multiplayer game that allowed eight players to connect to a LAN simultaneously.

Master Levels for Doom II

fast paced

add-on

Introducing the Master Levels for Doom II. Twenty never-before-seen levels all with the same acid drenched, hell spawned horror of the originals. Each was created by independent designers and supervised by the demented minds of id Software. You might as well forget about seeing the light of day ever again.

Upon returning from his off season (and much deserved/needed) vacation,
Santa awakes aboard flight 42 from Florida to find his plane empty. There
is no one around and the seats are smeared in blood and elf-guts.

"Martha" he cries out as he desperatly undoes his seatbelt. But Mrs. Claus
is nowhere to be found. Thinking this all strange, a worried and somewhat
confused Santa grabs his sack, and prepares to deboard the plane. It isn't
till he opens the outer door to the plane that he smells the stench. Death
and decay... two oders he knows well. With haste he runs up the off ramp,
throws open the door.

There, lying on the ground is DoomGuy... the protector of mankind and demon
slayer. DOOMGUY looks up, coughing... blood gushing from his mouth as he
speaks.
"Santa I'm sorry. They surprised me as I waited for you to come off.
They have her.. Mrs. Claus... you must save her. Take
this... it might save you... beware of the
Remember what you have learned.. save you it can...
there is another brain..."

With his last breath before blacking out, Doomguy gives Santa some help.. his
special issue beretta. The xmas gift.. to the man who must now save xmas.

H2H-Xmas

H2H X-mas

christmas

doom

santa claus

fanmade

expansion pack

H2H-Xmas is a Christmas-themed megawad for Doom II that was released in December 1995. The PWAD includes new music track which are based on Christmas songs, as well as many new graphics which have Christmas themes, and a new HUD. H2H-Xmas was included in the list of the top ten 1995 WADs in Doomworld's Top 100 WADs of All Time feature. It is the sequel to Xmas Doom, a small 1994 Christmas-themed minisode.

Following the tale of D'Sparil's defeat in Heretic, Hexen takes place in another realm, Cronos, which is besieged by the second of the three Serpent Riders, Korax. Three heroes set out to destroy Korax. The player assumes the role of one such hero. Throughout the course of his quest, he travels through elemental dungeons, a wilderness region, a mountainside seminary, a large castle, and finally a necropolis, before the final showdown with the Serpent Rider.

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

Hexen

Hexen 95

Split screen

Puzzle

magic

hack and slash

puzzles

multiple protagonists

backtracking

multiple endings

online

sword & sorcery

first person melee

first-person platforming

games released for unsupported platforms

While you were battling the evil forces of D'Sparil, the other Serpent Riders were busy sowing the seeds of destruction in other dimensions. One such dimension is the decaying world where Hexen takes place. A world littered with the mangled corpses of nonbelievers and inhabited by the undead followers that executed them. Only three humans; a warrior, a mage and a cleric; have escaped the leaders' vicious spell. Now these brave souls have sworn to crush the evil regime that threatens to destroy the world forever. Separated upon entering the mystical portal, the three are forced to attempt on their own what they had hoped to do together: find Korax's stronghold, destroy him and restore order in the physical world.

Become one of 3 heroes. Wield superhuman powers and lethal weapons.
Walk. Run. Fly. Look all around. Inflict serious pain.
Pillage your way through earthquakes, crumbling bridges and fog.
Track down powerful artifacts and cast wicked spells.
Four sick individuals can wreak havoc via network, two by modem.

The Ultimate Doom

The Ultimate Doom: Thy Flesh Consumed

DOOM: Special Edition

Ultimate Doom

The Ultimate DOOM

death

maze

rabbit

boss fight

The complete megahit game that set the world afire. Plus All-New Episode IV: Thy Flesh Consumed. The demons came and the marines died. Except one. You are the last defense against these hell-spawned hordes. Prepare for the most intense mutant-laden, blood-splattered action ever! The texture-mapped virtual world is so real, you don't just play Doom - you live it.

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