MAP17: Hell Keep (Console Doom)

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Jaguar, 3DO
◂	Hell Keep	▸
PlayStation, Saturn
◂	Hell Keep	▸
Game Boy Advance
◂	Hell's Keep	▸
This level is a console exclusive.

This level occupies the map slot MAP17. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP17.

MAP17: Hell Keep is a map that appears in the PlayStation, Saturn, Jaguar, 3DO, and Game Boy Advance versions of Doom. It was designed by American McGee. In spite of its title, it is not related to the original Hell Keep, being an entirely new level, though it does take its place as the first map of Inferno. In the Game Boy Advance version, its title is rendered as Hell's Keep.

Walkthrough

Map of Hell Keep

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

Ammunition is very scarce in this map, and there are no chainsaws or berserk packs. Attempting to play this level from a pistol start will require monster infighting wherever possible. As many enemy groups consist of monsters of a single type—such as imps or demons that do not attack their fellow creatures—causing infighting can be challenging at times.

In the starting area, take the shotgun behind a tree on your left. Open the door to the north, to a room which is a fork. In front of you is a glimpse of a red keycard. Turn left and open the door. Two groups of imps will appear in the next room, and you can see a switch on the right side. Go forth and turn right, walk upstairs and turn right again. Press the aforementioned switch. The red key is now accessible. Go to the lowered pedestal with that key. Carefully take it preparing yourself for two ambushes. Dispatch the enemies and return to the fork room from where you glimpsed the key.

Take the third door. Turn left and descend to a lava hall. You see the red door ahead but first turn right and, bewaring a demon ambush, head to the zombiemen. Kill them and spare the barrels. Return to the red door and enter the teleporter. On the top of the ledge of dead zombies, head left to another ambush. Lure the given enemies closer to the spared barrels, drop off the ledge and blow them up. This will kill the enemies or at least injure them severely. Reuse the teleporter again to get back to the ledge. Head left and around. Take the blue keycard.

Leave the lava hall. Walk upstairs and turn left to a blue door. This will lead you to the southeast. Use a staircase. Prepare yourself for the hellspawn and take the yellow card. Several traps on the level will open. Dispatch the enemies. Enter the northern hellspawn trap and press the skull switch. This will open the door to the west. Go there and you will find yourself at the starting area. Dispatch more hellspawn here and take the yellow door. Press the switch to finish.

Other points of interest

When you get the blue keycard, drop down the ledge on which it resided. Get back to the starting area. A wall that concealed a plasma gun and energy cell pack is open.

In the lava room with the cross-shaped bridge, a chaingun can be found in the south-west alcove. It is guarded by a demon on all skill levels, and a cacodemon on Hurt Me Plenty and Ultra Violence.

Secrets

There are no official secrets in this level.

Comparison of versions

Apart from minor changes to geometry, the Jaguar and PlayStation versions of the level have identical layouts. The PlayStation version adds extra sectors either side of the yellow door so it can be given yellow lights.

The PlayStation version uses the animated fire sky seen in other Hell levels. The Jaguar, 3DO and GBA versions all use the red sky and mountains seen in Deimos levels, even though this level is set in Hell.

The PlayStation and Saturn ports add a revenant in the north-eastern room with the teleporter on Ultra Violence.

• Comparison of maps
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  MAP17 (Jaguar, 3DO, GBA)

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  MAP17 (PSX)

Areas / screenshots

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Atari Jaguar screenshots

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  Beginning area.

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  Behind the door. Notice the window overlooking the red key alcove.

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  Northeast room with a niche containing the blue key and... zombiemen (already dead at this picture).

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  Penultimate area with a view of carnage after having taken the yellow key.

3DO screenshots

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Sony PlayStation screenshots

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  A screenshot of Hell Keep from the PlayStation version of Doom.

Game Boy Advance screenshots

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Music

The map uses the following music tracks:

Port	Track	Composer	Notes
Atari Jaguar	"Sinister"	Robert Prince	Only plays in the intermission screen after the map is completed.
3DO	"On The Hunt"	Robert Prince	Re-orchestrated version played by live band
Game Boy Advance	"Donna to the Rescue"	Robert Prince
Sony PlayStation	"In The Grip Of Madness"	Aubrey Hodges
Sega Saturn	"Digitized Pain"	Aubrey Hodges	Also heard in Central Processing.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains six spawn points:

1. facing north. (thing 10)
2. facing north. (thing 101)
3. facing south. (thing 102)
4. facing north. (thing 103)
5. facing north. (thing 104)
6. facing north. (thing 105)

Statistics

Map data

Things	112
Vertices	424*
Linedefs	492
Sidedefs	652
Sectors	108

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 380.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	6	7	8
Imp	21	35	48
Demon	8	8	9
Revenant	0	0	1
Cacodemon	1	4	5
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	2
4 shotgun shells	2
Box of shotgun shells	1
Energy cell pack	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	3
Medikit	3	2	2
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	3
Teleport landing	1

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	6	7	8
Imp	21	35	48
Demon	8	8	9
Revenant	0	0	1
Cacodemon	1	4	5
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	2
4 shotgun shells	2
Box of shotgun shells	1
Box of rockets	2
Energy cell pack	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	3
Medikit	3	2	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Berserk	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	2
Deathmatch start	6
Exploding barrel	3
Teleport landing	1

Trivia

• This is considered one of the hardest official maps to play from a pistol start, especially on higher skill levels, due to a thorough paucity of ammo, armor, and weapons. The map does not appear to have been designed with such play in mind.

External links

• Video of Hell Keep from the PlayStation version of Doom.
• Video of Hell's Keep from the Game Boy Advance version of Doom.