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'''Wow''' (also called '''wow.wad''') is a 1999 [[PWAD]] by Paul Thrussell for [[Doom]] E1M1. It is considered by some to be the worst wad of all time, and it was featured in [[Doomworld]]'s [[Top 10 Infamous WADs]].  
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[[File:Illusiopit.png|thumb|The infamous "illusio-pit", outside and inside.]]
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{{map|slot=E1M1|nocat=true}}
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'''Wow''' (or ''wow.wad'' as a file) is a 1999 [[PWAD]] by Paul Thrussell replacing E1M1 of [[Doom]]. It is often mentioned in "worst WAD" discussions and [[forum]] threads, and was featured in [[Doomworld]]'s [[Top 10 Infamous WADs]]. The author later admitted he had created it "when [he] was about ten years old" and uploaded it because he "had a great fascination with putting anything [he]'d created onto the internet".
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{{cite web archived|title=Paul Thrussel's online portfolio|url=http://www.paulthrussell.ca/samples.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100921085637/http://www.paulthrussell.ca/samples.html|accessdate=10 February 2016|archivedat=archive.org}}
  
== Description ==
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Wow was featured in [[Doomworld]]'s [[Top 100 Most Memorable Maps]], placing 100th.
The map is comprised of a single room with a [[BFG 9000]] and some [[Cells|ammo]] for it. There is no exit, and the main feature of the level is the "[[illusio-pit]]": an pit in the middle of the room with a [[Cyberdemon]] in it. The pit is invisible until the player falls into it, at which point the screen is filled with [[Hall of Mirrors]] effect.  
 
  
== "Illusio-pit" ==
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== Overview ==
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The map is comprised of a single room with a [[BFG9000]] and some [[Energy cell pack|ammo]] for it. There is no exit, and the main feature of the level is the "illusio-pit": a pit with a [[fake floor]] effect hiding it situated under a quivering torso hanging from the ceiling, with a [[cyberdemon]] in it. The pit is thus invisible until the [[player]] falls into it, at which point much of the screen is filled with [[hall of mirrors effect]] because of the missing textures. The text file accompanying the WAD gives the following explanation for the pit:
  
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:''A cyberdemon has escaped from a lab, where they are trying to find his weakness. He was injured by a marine, which was made short work of, and he was trapped inside a illusio-pit''.
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Similar "illusio-pits" have been used in parts of [[Joke WAD]]s such as [[Mock 2: The Speed of Stupid]] and [[The New Adventure]] as tributes to Wow.
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== Speedrunning ==
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===Routes and tricks===
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===Current records===
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Note that since the original wow.wad contains no exit, speedruns use a modified version (created by [[Grazza]]), called wow_x.wad, which moves the map to the [[E2M8]] slot so that the cyberdemon's death triggers the level's end. wow_x.wad is available for download [http://doomedsda.us/lmps/923/wow.zip here] at the [[Doomed Speed Demos Archive]].
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The records for the map at the [[Doomed Speed Demos Archive]] are:
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{| {{prettytable}}
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!Run||Time||Player||Date||File||Notes
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|-
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|[[UV speed]]||00:07||[[Robby DeCandia (r_rr)]]||2008-12-23||[http://doomedsda.us/lmps/923/2/wow_x007.zip wow_x007.zip]||
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|-
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|[[NM speed]]||00:08||[[Erick Tenorio (GuyNamedErick)]]||2017-10-02||[http://doomedsda.us/lmps/923/3/wown831.zip wown831.zip]||
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|-
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|[[UV max]]||00:07||[[Trevor Cheng (Daiyu Xiaoxiang)]]||2012-02-21||[http://doomedsda.us/lmps/923/1/wow-007.zip wow-007.zip]||
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|-
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|[[NM100S]]|| || || || ||
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|-
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|[[UV -fast]]||00:08||[[Erick Tenorio (GuyNamedErick)]]||2018-01-07||[http://doomedsda.us/lmps/923/5/wowf851.zip wowf851.zip]||
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|-
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|[[UV -respawn]]|| || || || ||
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|-
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|[[UV Tyson]]|| || || || ||
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|}
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''This information was last verified in its entirety on September 23, 2013.''
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== Statistics ==
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===Map data===
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{{mapdata|
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  things=8|
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  vertexes=19|
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  linedefs=12|
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  sidedefs=20|
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  sectors=3|
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  vertexbefore=12}}
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===Things===
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This level contains the following numbers of [[thing]]s per [[Skill level#Doom and Doom II skill levels|skill level]]:
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{{col-begin}}
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{{col-break|width=33%}}
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
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!colspan="4"|Single-player
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|-
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![[Monster|Monsters]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Cyberdemon]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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![[Weapon|Weapons]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[BFG9000]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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![[Ammo|Ammunition]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Energy cell pack]]||colspan="3"|4
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|-
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|}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
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!colspan="4"|Multiplayer
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|-
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!Monsters!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Cyberdemon||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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!Weapons!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|BFG9000||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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!Ammunition!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Energy cell pack||colspan="3"|4
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|-
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|}
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{{col-end}}
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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* {{idgames|title=Wow|id=9955}}
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* {{dsda|id=923|title=Wow demos}}
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* HonestGamers' [http://www.honestgamers.com/7514/pc/wow/review.html Wow review]
  
[http://www.doomworld.com/idgames/index.php?id=9955 Wow at /idgames]
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== References ==
 
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<references/>
{{stub}}
 
  
 
[[Category:PWADs by name]]
 
[[Category:PWADs by name]]
 
[[Category:1999 WADs]]
 
[[Category:1999 WADs]]
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[[Category:Level WADs]]
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[[Category:Joke WADs]]
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[[Category:Top 100 Memorable Maps]]

Revision as of 08:37, 18 December 2018

The infamous "illusio-pit", outside and inside.
This level occupies the map slot E1M1. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E1M1.

Wow (or wow.wad as a file) is a 1999 PWAD by Paul Thrussell replacing E1M1 of Doom. It is often mentioned in "worst WAD" discussions and forum threads, and was featured in Doomworld's Top 10 Infamous WADs. The author later admitted he had created it "when [he] was about ten years old" and uploaded it because he "had a great fascination with putting anything [he]'d created onto the internet". [1]

Wow was featured in Doomworld's Top 100 Most Memorable Maps, placing 100th.

Overview

The map is comprised of a single room with a BFG9000 and some ammo for it. There is no exit, and the main feature of the level is the "illusio-pit": a pit with a fake floor effect hiding it situated under a quivering torso hanging from the ceiling, with a cyberdemon in it. The pit is thus invisible until the player falls into it, at which point much of the screen is filled with hall of mirrors effect because of the missing textures. The text file accompanying the WAD gives the following explanation for the pit:

A cyberdemon has escaped from a lab, where they are trying to find his weakness. He was injured by a marine, which was made short work of, and he was trapped inside a illusio-pit.

Similar "illusio-pits" have been used in parts of Joke WADs such as Mock 2: The Speed of Stupid and The New Adventure as tributes to Wow.

Speedrunning

Routes and tricks

Current records

Note that since the original wow.wad contains no exit, speedruns use a modified version (created by Grazza), called wow_x.wad, which moves the map to the E2M8 slot so that the cyberdemon's death triggers the level's end. wow_x.wad is available for download here at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive.

The records for the map at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive are:

Run Time Player Date File Notes
UV speed 00:07 Robby DeCandia (r_rr) 2008-12-23 wow_x007.zip
NM speed 00:08 Erick Tenorio (GuyNamedErick) 2017-10-02 wown831.zip
UV max 00:07 Trevor Cheng (Daiyu Xiaoxiang) 2012-02-21 wow-007.zip
NM100S
UV -fast 00:08 Erick Tenorio (GuyNamedErick) 2018-01-07 wowf851.zip
UV -respawn
UV Tyson

This information was last verified in its entirety on September 23, 2013.

Statistics

Map data

Things 8
Vertices 19*
Linedefs 12
Sidedefs 20
Sectors 3
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 12.

Things

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

External links

References

  1. "Paul Thrussel's online portfolio." (archived 🏛). Retrieved 10 February 2016.