Return to Hadron

Return to Hadron is a series of three episode replacements for Doom created by Matt Powell (cannonball) for limit removing source ports. The first episode was released in 2015 and received a Cacoward that year. Powell released the second episode in late 2016, which was a runner-up at the 2017 Cacowards. Episode 3 was released in 2020 and was a runner-up at the Cacowards that year.

To some extent, each episode is based on Powell's earlier megawad called ConC.E.R.Ned. Like its predecessor, each episode of Hadron takes place at a futuristic version of the.

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Episode 1 Episode 2: The Collider's New Clothes Episode 3: Slayers Swansong
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Soundtrack

 * E1M1: "Suck This" by Lee Jackson (from Rise of the Triad)
 * E1M2: "Infuscomus" (cblood7.mid) from 
 * E1M3: "Smoke and Mirrors" by Lee Jackson (from Rise of the Triad)
 * E1M4: "Under Death" by Mark Klem (from Requiem)
 * E1M5: "Path of Destruction" by Mark Klem (from Requiem)
 * E1M6: TNT: Evilution MAP10/18 theme
 * E1M7: "Future Military Conquests" by Lee Jackson (from Duke Nukem 3D)
 * E1M8: No replacement
 * E1M9: "Lunar Outpost" level theme (d_cent06) from 
 * E2M1: "Into Sandy's City by Robert Prince (from Doom II)
 * E2M2: TNT: Evilution MAP04/13/29 theme
 * E2M3: TNT: Evilution MAP14 theme
 * E2M4: "Mist Ache" by Lee Jackson (from Rise of the Triad)
 * E2M5: "Mystic's Glance" by David Shaw (Tolwyn) (from Requiem)
 * E2M6: No replacement
 * E2M7: "Horizon" by Tom Mustaine (from TNT: Evilution)
 * E2M8: "Stigmatism" by John Weekley (PRIMEVAL) (from Reverie)
 * E2M9: "" by, arranged by Lee Jackson (from Rise of the Triad)
 * E3M1: TNT: Evilution MAP16 theme
 * E3M2: "Another World of Beasts" from 
 * E3M3: "Sneaky Snake" by Robert Prince (from Duke Nukem 3D)
 * E3M4: "Deep Forest" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy)
 * E3M5: Theme from MAP18 of Vile Flesh
 * E3M6: "Mission Landing" from 
 * E3M7: "Unholy Voices" from Blood
 * E3M8: "You Suck" by Lee Jackson (from Rise of the Triad)
 * E3M9: "Featherfall" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy) (from Interception)

Built-in demos
Episode 1 features one built-in demo. It requires Doom v1.666 to be viewed. The demo level is:

Episode 2 also features a single built-in demo, this time requiring Doom v1.9. The level is: