MAP07: I just can't stop thinking about balls (Blitz: Race Against Time)
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| Ep.2: Techno |
| Ep.3: Grand Final |
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MAP07: I just can't stop thinking about balls is the seventh map of Blitz: Race Against Time. It was designed by Fishgoggles and uses the music track "AirRice - Main Theme" (MIDI Cover), from Balatro. The par time defined in ZMAPINFO is 45 seconds.
You spawn on a giant billiard table, surrounded by billiard balls, a cue stick, a triangle rack, several playing cards, and poker chips. On a second table nearby, there are chess pieces and an UNO card. All of these objects represent various board and tabletop games. Bottles and glasses filled with nukage can also be found throughout the area.
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Walkthrough[edit]
Essentials[edit]
At the very start, grab the plasma rifle and drop down to the right, where you will find several poker chips and the red keycard. Be prepared, picking up the red key spawns a double chaingunner. Head to the southeast part of the table and locate the cue stick shaft. Cross over the cue to the southwest area, where the triangle rack is located. On your way, you will be blocked by a Hell knight, two imps, and one gandonchik. Press the switch inside the triangle and drop into the southwest pocket, where you will find two rocket boxes and the rocket launcher itself.
On the second billiard table, go to the eastern side where a black UNO wild card is located. Cross the bridge and enter a small building with a 30-second door, inside, a baron of Hell is waiting. Behind the switch that opens the level's main exit, you will find a soul sphere, two rocket boxes, and a green armor.
Open the 30-second door from the inside and step into the teleporter to your left. It will return you to the starting area. In the southeast part of the table, a passage has opened with a revenant guarding it. Enter the pocket to end the level.
Other points of interest[edit]
On the second billiard table, in the southwestern area, there are two red LEGO bricks placed on a green platform. They contain a plasma rifle, two energy cell packs, and a medikit.
Secrets[edit]
There are no official secrets on this map.
Bugs[edit]
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Speedrunning[edit]
As this level does not contain official secrets, the NM 100S category is redundant.
Routes and tricks[edit]
You can skip the fight with the two diabolists and one resurrector on the second billiard table by simply avoiding the chessboard area that contains the super shotgun and two shell boxes.
Current records[edit]
The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:
| Run | Time | Player | Date | File | Notes |
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| UV -fast | |||||
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| UV Tyson | |||||
| UV pacifist |
The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on July 2, 2025.
Statistics[edit]
Map data[edit]
| Things | 64 |
| Vertices | 4227* |
| Linedefs | 3344 |
| Sidedefs | 6660 |
| Sectors | 542 |
Things[edit]
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level:
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Trivia[edit]
- The map shares its title with a song by em essex (msx2plus) under their Renard alias.
