James Cresswell (Phobus)

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James Cresswell, best known by his alias, Phobus, is a British level designer who has contributed to numerous community projects, notably the Community Chest series, Doom the Way id Did, the MAYhem series, and the Doomer Boards Projects. His megawad Doom II: 25 Years on Earth was selected as one of the runner-ups in the Cacowards 2020.

Body of work

2006

• Scourge (Doomworld/idgames)
• White Light (Doomworld/idgames)
• Warpzone (Doomworld/idgames)
• Scars of the Wounded Prey (Doomworld/idgames)
• Twisted Joke (Doomworld/idgames)

2007

• Community Chest 3 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP18: Godforsaken Hole

2008

• Justice - Infernal Mechanics (Doomworld/idgames)
• ZPack - Random Maps for ZDoom (Doomworld/idgames)
  • E1M2: Blast
  • E2M1: Switchback (A 3-in-1 Remake)
  • E2M0: For the Hell of It
• Coils of the Twisted Tale (Doomworld/idgames)
• Ten Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP05: Gibletarium
  • MAP16: Summoning Temple

2009

• Virus "demo release" (Doomworld/idgames)
• Tiny Pack 1: Tiny Chances of Survival (Doomworld/idgames)
• Claws of the Enraged Beast (Doomworld/idgames)
• The Mouth of Death (Doomworld/idgames) (with Paul Cresswell)
• Phobus' Fragments of DAC 2009 (Doomworld/idgames)

2010

• White Light: 2010 Edition (Doomworld/idgames)
• Stronghold (Doomworld/idgames)
  • STR18: Delta Bunker (with Morpheus)
• Small Dark Twisted Computer Lab (Doomworld/idgames)

2011

• Doom 2 Unleashed (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP10: Lockdown
• Plutonia: Revisited Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP14: Undertaker
• Tactical Chainsaw, Pistol Start Enforcer and Stocked Player (Doomworld/idgames)
• 1994 Tune-up Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP16: Infinity Plus (with Andrew Rehberger (Malinku))
• 32in24-11: Occupy Doomworld (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP25: RooneyTech
  • MAP40: Going Viral
• Blood Red (Doomworld/idgames)
• Doom the Way id Did (Doomworld/idgames)
  • E3M6: Depths

2012

• Community Chest 4 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP03: Three is a Charm
  • MAP07: Hoedown
  • MAP13: Viral Implant
• MAYhem 2012 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP01: Vigilance
  • MAP06: The Metal

2013

• Phobus Pre-'13 Grab Bag (Doomworld/idgames)
• Escalation I: The Breach (Doomworld/idgames)

2014

• Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions
  • Session 2, MAP03: Woodchip
  • Session 3, MAP02: Woodchip Woodchip
  • Session 4, MAP02: Backyard Brawl
  • Session 5, MAP03: Broundry
• Escalation II: Centurion Night (Doomworld/idgames)
• NOVA: The Birth (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP11: Phobus Anomaly
• E2MWalter (Doomworld/idgames)
• Big Woodchip (Doomworld/idgames)
• ZDoom Community Map Project: Take II (Doomworld/idgames)
  • Hell area
• Urban Escape (Doomworld/idgames)
• Loathsome Cleft (Doomworld/idgames)
• MAYhem 2048 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP23: Abandon All Hope

2015

• Plutonia 1024: The Plutinya Experiment (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP23: Bloodlust
• MAYhem 1500 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP16: Sacrificial Circle
  • MAP22: Monument of Pain

2017

• TNT: Revilution (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP20: Portal Facility
• Doomer Boards Speedmapping Session Yo (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP05: Short Space Shock

2018

• Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions
  • Session 34, MAP09: Crimson Crevice, MAP19: Bastard Maze
  • Session 37, MAP08: Bully
  • Session 38, MAP07: Lab Rat, MAP09: Malevolence
• DBP01: Monuments of Mars (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP03: Ares Compound
• DBP04: Xenomorph Base (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP04: Rotten
• Persephone (compilation WAD) (Doomworld/idgames)
• DBP05: Coffin Curse (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP01: I Died; It Didn't Take
• Persephone Volume 2 (Doomworld/idgames)
• 1-Hour Speedmapping 2018 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP29: Lure Of The Grave
• Doomworld Mega Project 2018 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • DMP2018cl2, MAP03: Broundry 2

2019

• Persephone Volume 3 (Doomworld/idgames)
• Mini Doom (Doomworld/idgames)
• Lost Temple (Doomworld/idgames)
• DBP17: alone (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP02: They Mostly Come At Night
• Gimmicky Challenge Maps (Doomworld/idgames)
• Hellforge Speed Mapping Session 1 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP24: Debased
• DBP18: Umbral Platinum (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP03: Blast Processing
• DBP19: A Doomer Boards Christmas Carol (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP04: Festive Neighbors
  • MAP10: Winter Wonderland

2020

• DBP21: Occult Secrets of the Third Reich on Mars (Doomworld forums thread)
  • MAP02: The Final Frontier Solution
• DBP22: Biotech is Godzilla (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP04: Jaeger Complex
• DBP23: Evil Egypt (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP12: Abdicate The Throne
• DBP24: Spaceballs: The Sequel: The Search For More DBP Maps (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP04: Even in the Future Nothing Works!
• Doom II: 25 Years on Earth (Doomworld/idgames)
• DBP25: Dead, But Dreaming (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP02: Scathing Ruin
• MAYhem 2020 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP09: Get Up; Don't Stop
• 1000 Lines 2 - Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP11: Deep But Not Profound
• DBP31: Santa's Outback Bender (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP08: The Back of Coonabarabran (with Vertigo, Zedonk, Glen McColl (glenzinho) and Big Ol' Billy)

2021

• Eternal Inspiration (Doomworld forums thread)

External links

• Phobus Portfolio