MAP01: Welcome to Blitz Arena (Blitz: Race Against Time)

Blitz: Race Against Time maps
Ep.1: City MAP01: Welcome to Blitz Arena MAP02: Ghost in Shells MAP03: EVANGILIONIOLI MAP04: Quick! To the toilet! MAP05: Casali's pub MAP06: Gone in 30 Seconds MAP07: I just can't stop thinking about balls MAP08: Boat Goes Binted MAP09: Platzen Karten MAP10: Kingpin Street
Ep.2: Techno 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ep.3: Grand Final 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Secret maps 31 32

This level occupies the map slot MAP01. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP01.

MAP01: Welcome To Blitz Arena is the first map of Blitz: Race Against Time. It was designed by Vladislav Putintsev (Ear1h) and uses the music track "Panic! At The Drive-Thru" by Dial-up for Murder. The par time defined in ZMAPINFO is 30 seconds.

This level serves to introduce the objectives and rules that apply throughout the entire megawad.

Walkthrough

Map of Welcome to Blitz Arena

Letters in italics refer to marked spots on the map. Sector, thing, and linedef numbers in boldface are secrets which count toward the end-of-level tally.

Essentials

Go to the northern part of the level, but don't delay — the door will close after 30 seconds.

Secrets

1. A shotgun will teleport to the left side of the level. (sector 171) Press the picture of the cream-colored kitten to open a door, triggering an attack from a gandonchik. After defeating it, a trigger will activate that spawns the shotgun.
2. From secret #1, click on the picture of the grey kitten to spawn a plasma zombie. Once it is killed, a blue keycard will appear on the right side of the room. (sector 173)
3. From secret #2, in the southern part of the level, there is a locked blue door. Open it, kill the zombieman, and enter the room. (sector 191)

Speedrunning

Current records

The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed
NM speed
UV max
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on July 2, 2025.

Statistics

Map data

Things	23
Vertices	1547*
Linedefs	1391
Sidedefs	2308
Sectors	209

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1269.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	1
Plasma zombie	1
Gandonchik	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Health bonus	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	5
Voodoo doll	6

Trivia

• The two kitten pictures symbolize two mappers: the cream kitten represents Ear1h, while the grey kitten represents DRON12261.
• The third secret is titled "Where's the map for Blitz, MWG?" — a local meme referencing Man With Gun's habit of submitting work past the deadline.