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'''Darryl Steffen''', known by his alias '''dobu gabu maru''' is a level designer, and host of [[The DWmegawad Club]] since its inception. He was named as the Mapper of the Year at the [[Cacowards 2017|2017 Cacowards]].
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'''Darryl Steffen''', known by his alias '''dobu gabu maru''', is an American level designer, and host of [[The DWmegawad Club]] since its inception. He was named as the Mapper of the Year at the [[Cacowards 2017|2017 Cacowards]], in addition to receiving a [[Cacoward]] for [[Saturnine Chapel]] and a [[Cacowards 2017#Machaward|Machaward]] for his monsterless puzzle map [[The Given]].
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Steffen is known for his highly idiosyncratic style, with common tropes being difficult, cruel combat setups, extravagant, richly detailed environments, ambitious concept levels, and meticulous worldbuilding. He also has a fascination with puzzle maps; besides The Given, his other levels in a similar style include [[Moonlight]] and his Exuviae levels such as {{maplinkgen|MAP31|Iron Exuviae|NOVA: The Birth|true}}.
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Steffen is also noted for his community project management efforts. He co-led [[NOVA: The Birth]], and was the project lead for its [[NOVA II: New Dawn|sequel]]. In 2017, he playtested and did major mapping work for [[TNT: Revilution]]. One of the levels he retouched, his collaboration [[MAP12: Transduction (TNT: Revilution)|Transduction]] with [[Stupid Bunny]], [[Steve Muller (Kyka)|Kyka]], and Megamur, placed 90th in [[Doomworld]]'s [[Top 100 Most Memorable Maps]].
  
 
== Body of work ==
 
== Body of work ==
 
=== 2012 ===
 
=== 2012 ===
 
* [[Slaughterfest 2012]] ({{ig|id=17284}})
 
* [[Slaughterfest 2012]] ({{ig|id=17284}})
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** MAP15: Doomherolandia ''(with [[Sebastian Graham (General Rainbow Bacon)|General Rainbow Bacon]] and [[j4rio]])''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP15|Doomherolandia|Slaughterfest 2012}} ''(with [[Sebastian Graham (General Rainbow Bacon)|General Rainbow Bacon]] and [[j4rio]])''
  
 
=== 2013 ===
 
=== 2013 ===
 
* [[Pesha]] ({{ig|id=17109}})
 
* [[Pesha]] ({{ig|id=17109}})
 
* [[100 Lines]] ({{ig|id=17320}})
 
* [[100 Lines]] ({{ig|id=17320}})
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** MAP09: Exquisite Guilt ''(100lineN.wad)''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP09|Exquisite Guilt|100LineN}} ''(100lineN.wad)''
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** MAP22: Hunter ''(100lineN.wad)''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP22|Hunter|100LineN}} ''(100lineN.wad)''
 
* [[WOOO]] ({{ig|id=17390}})
 
* [[WOOO]] ({{ig|id=17390}})
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** MAP02: Bullies
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP02|Bullies|WOOO}}
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* [[NOVA: The Birth]] ({{ig|id=17519}})
 
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** Project co-lead
 
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP25|Vile Arterium|NOVA: The Birth}} ''(with [[Cyriak Harris (mouldy)|mouldy]] and [[Michael Jurich (Death Egg)|Death Egg]])''
 
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Megiddo|NOVA: The Birth}} ''(with [[Michael Kilderry (kildeth)|kildeth]], [[Matt Powell (cannonball)|cannonball]], mouldy, and [[Collin Pierce (Arjak)|Arjak]])''
 
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP31|Iron Exuviae|NOVA: The Birth}}
 
 
* [[MAYhem 2013]] ({{ig|id=17558}})
 
* [[MAYhem 2013]] ({{ig|id=17558}})
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** MAP09: Leviathan
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP09|Leviathan|MAYhem 2013}}
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** MAP11: The Stone Spinneret
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP11|The Stone Spinneret|MAYhem 2013}}
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2013]] ({{ig|id=17784}})
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2013]] ({{ig|id=17784}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP12|The Manifold Fever|Doomworld Mega Project 2013}} ''(DMP2013L.wad'')
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP12|The Manifold Fever|Doomworld Mega Project 2013}} ''(DMP2013L.wad'')
  
 
=== 2014 ===
 
=== 2014 ===
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* [[NOVA: The Birth]] ({{ig|id=17519}})
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** Project co-lead
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP25|Vile Arterium|NOVA: The Birth}} ''(with [[Cyriak Harris (mouldy)|mouldy]] and [[Mars Jurich (Death Egg)|Death Egg]])''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Megiddo|NOVA: The Birth}} ''(with [[Michael Kilderry (kildeth)|kildeth]], [[Matt Powell (cannonball)|cannonball]], mouldy, and Collin Pierce (Arjak))''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP31|Iron Exuviae|NOVA: The Birth}}
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* [[WOOO 2]] ({{ig|id=17852}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP23|Ceci n'est pas une lift|WOOO 2}}
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* Sweet Dreams, Suitepee ({{dwforums|67882}})
 
* [[MAYhem 2048]] ({{ig|id=17943}})
 
* [[MAYhem 2048]] ({{ig|id=17943}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP28|Cold Seep|MAYhem 2048}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP28|Cold Seep|MAYhem 2048}}
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=== 2015 ===
 
=== 2015 ===
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* [[Joe-Ilya's Birthday Night]] ({{ig|id=18115}})
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* Murderbox ({{dwforums|71644}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP09|A Sisyphean Task|Joe-Ilya's Birthday Night}}
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* Sacrosanct Shithole ({{dsda2|DSDA|sacshit|linkonly=1}})
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* Joe-Ilya's Birthday Night ({{ig|id=18115}})
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** MAP09: A Sisyphean Task
 
* The Dime Birthday Level Collection ({{ig|id=18127}})
 
* The Dime Birthday Level Collection ({{ig|id=18127}})
 
** MAP06: Bare Your Fangs
 
** MAP06: Bare Your Fangs
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* License to Ilya ({{ig|id=18288}})
 
* License to Ilya ({{ig|id=18288}})
 
** MAP16: Cyberdemon's Playground
 
** MAP16: Cyberdemon's Playground
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* Hunter II ({{dwforums|84977}})
 
* [[MAYhem 1500]] ({{ig|id=18470}})
 
* [[MAYhem 1500]] ({{ig|id=18470}})
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** MAP04: Prayers in Stone
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP04|Prayers in Stone|MAYhem 1500}}
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2015]] ({{ig|id=18640}})
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2015]] ({{ig|id=18640}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP24|Butcher's Kiln|Doomworld Mega Project 2015}} ''(DMP2015A.wad)''
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP24|Butcher's Kiln|Doomworld Mega Project 2015}} ''(DMP2015A.wad)''
  
 
=== 2016 ===
 
=== 2016 ===
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* Carnivorous Appetite ({{dwforums|85685}}) ''(with Suitepee)''
 
* [[THT: Threnody]] ({{ig|id=18515}})
 
* [[THT: Threnody]] ({{ig|id=18515}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP08|Fightnancial Crisis at Enwrong|THT: Threnody}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP08|Fightnancial Crisis at Enwrong|THT: Threnody}}
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* [[Saturnine Chapel]] ({{ig|id=18697}})
 
* [[Saturnine Chapel]] ({{ig|id=18697}})
 
* [[TNT: Revilution]] ({{ig|id=18810}})
 
* [[TNT: Revilution]] ({{ig|id=18810}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP06|Communications Relay|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with XenoNemesis, [[Steve Muller (Kyka)|Kyka]], and [[Micah Petersen (Jaws in Space)|Jaws in Space]])''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP06|Communications Relay|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[XenoNemesis]], [[Steve Muller (Kyka)|Kyka]], and [[Micah Petersen (Jaws in Space)|Jaws in Space]])''
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP08|Fortress of Bullets|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[sincity2100]])''
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP08|Fortress of Bullets|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[sincity2100]])''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP12|Transduction|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[Keegan Covey (Stupidbunny)|Stupidbunny]], Kyka, and Megamur)
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP12|Transduction|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[Stupid Bunny]], Kyka, and Megamur)
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP16|Devil's Den|TNT: Revilution}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP16|Devil's Den|TNT: Revilution}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP22|Pharaoh's Claim|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[Olympus]] and Kyka)''
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP22|Pharaoh's Claim|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[Olympus]] and Kyka)''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Malignata|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[Obsidian]])''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Malignata|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[James Caldwell (Obsidian)]])''
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* [[Confinement 256]] ({{ig|id=18819}})
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** {{maplinkgen|CONF43|Cruel Precision|Confinement 256}}
 
* [[The Given]] ({{ig|id=19013}})
 
* [[The Given]] ({{ig|id=19013}})
 
* [[Super MAYhem 17]] ({{ig|id=19021}})
 
* [[Super MAYhem 17]] ({{ig|id=19021}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP31|Sinkysand Switchland|Super MAYhem 17}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP31|Sinkysand Switchland|Super MAYhem 17}}
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* [[The Joy of Mapping 5: Winter Weekend]] ({{ig|id=19245}})
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** {{maplinkgen|E4SECRET|Supay's Gardens|The Joy of Mapping 5}}
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=== 2018 ===
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* Team Rocket: Blasting Off at the Speed of Mapping ({{ig|id=19153}})
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** MAP31: Sleep Forever
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* [[MAYhem 2018]]
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** {{ig|id=19228|Orange edition}}, {{maplinkgen|MAP31|Wowee|MAYhem 2018: Orange Edition}}
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* [[The Joy of Mapping 6: Joy Eternal]] ({{ig|id=19299}})
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** {{maplinkgen|E3M1|Chaotic Keep|The Joy of Mapping 6}}
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* Frozen Exuviae ({{archived link|https://www.wad-archive.com/wad/b1ac39679e667327687fbd8eda105103|Wad Archive|https://web.archive.org/web/20221001173725/https://www.wad-archive.com/wad/b1ac39679e667327687fbd8eda105103|archive.org}})
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=== 2019 ===
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* [[Moonlight]] ({{ig|id=19412}})
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* [[MAYhem 2019]] ({{ig|id=19552}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP16|Madman's Vault|MAYhem 2019}}
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* Texture Extravaganza ({{ig|id=19598}})
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** MAP25: Alchemist's Tower
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===2020===
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* Team Rocket 2 - Looks like we're blasting off again! ({{dwforums|id=111094}})
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** MAP29: Self-Destruct
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* Dark Scythe ({{ig|id=19605}})
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** Project leader
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** MAP01: The Dark Shadow
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** MAP24: Distant Suckers
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** MAP29: Designing a Sculpture
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** MAP30: The Diorama Symposium
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** MAP34: Door Savvy
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** MAP37: Disseminator of Sin
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** MAP39: Dork Smasher
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** MAP43: Delivering Shakespeare
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* Pious Simplicity ({{dwforums|116898}}) ''(with [[Jon Vail (40oz)|40oz]])
  
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== External Links ==
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===2023===
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* [[Ultimate Doom In Name Only]] ({{ig|id=20953}})
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** Co-Project Lead
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** {{maplinkgen|E1M4|Command Control|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}} ''(additional edits)''
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** {{maplinkgen|E1M5|Phobos Lab|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}} ''(additional edits)''
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** {{maplinkgen|E1M7|Computer Station|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}}
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** {{maplinkgen|E2M1|Deimos Anomaly|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}} ''(additional edits)''
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** {{maplinkgen|E2M4|Deimos Lab|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}} ''(additional edits)''
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** {{maplinkgen|E2M6|Halls of the Damned|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}} ''(additional edits)''
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** {{maplinkgen|E2M7|Spawning Vats|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}} ''(additional edits)''
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** {{maplinkgen|E2M9|Fortress of Mystery|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}} ''(additional edits)''
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** {{maplinkgen|E3M3|Pandemonium|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}}
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** {{maplinkgen|E3M4|House of Pain|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}} ''(additional edits)''
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** {{maplinkgen|E3M5|Unholy Cathedral|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}} ''(additional edits)''
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** {{maplinkgen|E3M9|Warrens|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}}
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** {{maplinkgen|E4M3|Sever the Wicked|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}}
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** {{maplinkgen|E4M7|And Hell Followed|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}} ''(additional edits)''
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** {{maplinkgen|E4M8|Unto the Cruel|Ultimate Doom In Name Only}}
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* 10 Line Genocide ({{dwforums|139711}})
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** MAP35: Demon Dance ''(from Episode 4)''
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== External links ==
 
* [https://www.twitch.tv/dobu_gm/videos/all Twitch channel]
 
* [https://www.twitch.tv/dobu_gm/videos/all Twitch channel]
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* [http://minorbits.blogspot.com/ The Minor Bits] (Darryl Steffen's blog on video games)
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* [http://minorbits.blogspot.com/ The Minor Bits] (Steffen's blog on video games)
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* [http://grindingbone.blogspot.com/ Grinding Bone Into Eternity] (Darryl Steffen's blog on religious texts)
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* [http://grindingbone.blogspot.com/ Grinding Bone Into Eternity] (Steffen's blog on religious texts)
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[[Category:Mappers]]
 
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[[Category:Cacoward winners]]
 
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Darryl Steffen, known by his alias dobu gabu maru, is an American level designer, and host of The DWmegawad Club since its inception. He was named as the Mapper of the Year at the 2017 Cacowards, in addition to receiving a Cacoward for Saturnine Chapel and a Machaward for his monsterless puzzle map The Given.

Steffen is known for his highly idiosyncratic style, with common tropes being difficult, cruel combat setups, extravagant, richly detailed environments, ambitious concept levels, and meticulous worldbuilding. He also has a fascination with puzzle maps; besides The Given, his other levels in a similar style include Moonlight and his Exuviae levels such as MAP31: Iron Exuviae (NOVA: The Birth).

Steffen is also noted for his community project management efforts. He co-led NOVA: The Birth, and was the project lead for its sequel. In 2017, he playtested and did major mapping work for TNT: Revilution. One of the levels he retouched, his collaboration Transduction with Stupid Bunny, Kyka, and Megamur, placed 90th in Doomworld's Top 100 Most Memorable Maps.

Body of work[edit]

2012[edit]

2013[edit]

2014[edit]

2015[edit]

2016[edit]

2017[edit]

2018[edit]

2019[edit]

2020[edit]

  • Team Rocket 2 - Looks like we're blasting off again! (Doomworld forums thread)
    • MAP29: Self-Destruct
  • Dark Scythe (Doomworld/idgames)
    • Project leader
    • MAP01: The Dark Shadow
    • MAP24: Distant Suckers
    • MAP29: Designing a Sculpture
    • MAP30: The Diorama Symposium
    • MAP34: Door Savvy
    • MAP37: Disseminator of Sin
    • MAP39: Dork Smasher
    • MAP43: Delivering Shakespeare
  • Pious Simplicity (Doomworld forums thread) (with 40oz)

2023[edit]

External links[edit]

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