MAP44: Suburbs (PlayStation Doom)

MAP44: Suburbs is the forty-fourth level of the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions of Doom, and the fourteenth level of the Doom II episode. It is based on the original MAP16: Suburbs, with modifications made to adapt the map to the consoles' limitations. The author of the original map is Sandy Petersen. It contains an added secret exit to.

Secret exit
This level contains a secret exit to MAP58: The Mansion, accessible after getting to the raised platform with the plasma guns on it. To get there, go inside the northernmost building. Behind the blue door is a red skull key sitting in a window. Stand in the window sill and press the skull switch to lower the big blue/red fire wall in the previous room, which reveals a teleporter. Step through to get the plasma guns.

After reaching the platform, quickly run forward to the nearby red brick building and go through the door on its western wall. You can now walk through the corpse-wall into the small alcove (the door has been temporarily raised). It contains a skull switch that takes you to MAP58: The Mansion.

Secrets

 * 1) (sector 37)
 * 2) (sector 39)
 * 3) (sector 55)
 * 4) (sector 64)

Bugs
The high number of monsters in this level, combined with the high occurrence of monster infighting that results, frequently causes the Sony PlayStation port of the game to crash on high skill levels during this level.

Comparison of versions

 * A linedef was removed from the western side of the red brick building to make room for the secret exit.
 * The red/blue fire wall in the northern building is slightly larger.
 * The arch-vile that appears outside the starting building on Hurt Me Plenty and Ultra-Violence skill levels is replaced with a revenant. The arch-vile protecting the invulnerability powerup in the western caves on Ultra-Violence skill level was removed without being replaced.

Music
The map uses the following music tracks:

Player spawns
This level contains seven spawn points:
 * 1) facing south-west. (thing 4)
 * 2) facing south-west. (thing 232)
 * 3) facing north. (thing 233)
 * 4) facing south. (thing 234)
 * 5) facing north-west. (thing 235)
 * 6) facing north-east. (thing 236)
 * 7) facing south-east. (thing 237)

Things
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level: