Nostalgia

Nostalgia is a 32-level megawad for limit-removing source ports. It was released by Alex Decker (myolden) in August 2022 and combines vanilla-style aesthetics with modern map design philosophies. Most maps are smallish in size, with a focus on easy-to-medium difficulty and fewer than 100 monsters. While level geometry and texturing is intentionally kept simple, the wad contains many instances of environmental storytelling as well as occasional doomcute detailing. Each level in the wad is named after a metal song from the 1990s. The midi soundtrack is assembled from various sources from inside and outside the Doom community, containing no bespoke tracks.

Nostalgia received an honorable mention at the Cacowards 2022.

Levels
Episode 1: Techbase Episode 2: City Episode 3: Hell Secret maps

Soundtrack

 * MAP01: "Roller Coaster" from 
 * MAP02: "Sleeping Sergeant" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
 * MAP03: "Set It Ablaze" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
 * MAP04: "No Match For Me" from Dragon Ball Z Super Saiya-Jin Densetsu
 * MAP05: "Inner Darkside" from 
 * MAP06: "Jade Empire" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy) from Plutonia MIDI Pack
 * MAP07: "Economy of Truth" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
 * MAP08: "Shells" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
 * MAP09: "Brutal Schism" by James Paddock (Jimmy) from Eviternity
 * MAP10: "Fire Hive" by James Paddock (Jimmy) from Plutonia MIDI Pack
 * MAP11: "Astral Dreadnought" by James Paddock (Jimmy) from Plutonia 2
 * MAP12: "Woe Is The World" from 
 * MAP13: "Arcs" from 
 * MAP14: "Drilling By Night" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy) from Back to Saturn X: Episode 1
 * MAP15: "Everything Explodes" by James Paddock (Jimmy) from Eviternity
 * MAP16: "Forbidden Area" from 
 * MAP17: "Atmosphere" by Tristan Clark from TNT: Revilution
 * MAP18: "Cave Dwellers" by Tristan Clark from Rebirth MIDI Pack
 * MAP19: "Basement" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy) from Resurgence
 * MAP20: "Turbulence" from 
 * MAP21: "Mystified" by Tristan Clark from Rebirth MIDI Pack
 * MAP22: "Necron's Arena" from 
 * MAP23: "Pelton City" from Death Come 4
 * MAP24: "Mandalia Plains from 
 * MAP25: "Reaching Deeper" by Tristan Clark from TNT: Revilution
 * MAP26: "Heated Battle" from 
 * MAP27: "Malek's Bastion" from 
 * MAP28: "Minecart Madness" from 
 * MAP29: "Aorta" by Tristan Clark from Panophobia
 * MAP30: "Plutopia" by James Paddock (Jimmy) from Plutonia 2
 * MAP31: "Troglodyte by James Paddock (Jimmy)
 * MAP32: "Rotted Roots" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
 * Title screen: "Whispers of War" by Lee Jackson from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack
 * Intermission: "Xenotime" by Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly) & Cammy from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack
 * Text screen: "Ad Vitam" by Brendan Bradley (Bucket) from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack

Built-in demos
This WAD features three built-in demos. All require Doom II with a Boom-compatible v2.14 source port to view them. The demo levels are: