Nostalgia

Nostalgia
Author	Alex Decker
Port	Limit-removing
IWAD	Doom II
Year	2022
Link	Doomworld/idgames
	This mod received an honorable mention at the 2022 Cacowards on Doomworld!

Nostalgia is a 32-level megawad for limit-removing source ports. It was released by Alex Decker (myolden) in August 2022 and combines vanilla-style aesthetics with modern map design philosophies. Most maps are smallish in size, with a focus on easy-to-medium difficulty and fewer than 100 monsters. While level geometry and texturing is intentionally kept simple, the WAD contains many instances of environmental storytelling as well as occasional DoomCute detailing. Each level in the WAD is named after a metal song that came out prior to the year 2000. The MIDI soundtrack is assembled from various sources from inside and outside the Doom community, containing no bespoke tracks.

Nostalgia received an honorable mention at the Cacowards 2022.

Content

Levels

Episode 1: Techbase

• MAP01: Dragonaut
• MAP02: Under the Surface
• MAP03: Illuminatus
• MAP04: Pull the Plug
• MAP05: Poison Godmachine
• MAP06: Spirit Crusher
• MAP07: A Fine Day To Die
• MAP08: Neurotica
• MAP09: Bleed Me an Ocean
• MAP10: Creeping Death
• MAP11: Rapture

Episode 2: City

• MAP12: The Lion's Den
• MAP13: Sludge Factory
• MAP14: Beneath
• MAP15: The Lotus Eaters
• MAP16: Fear of the Dark
• MAP17: Ars Moriendi
• MAP18: The Fault of the Flesh
• MAP19: Times of Grace
• MAP20: Hell Awaits

Episode 3: Hell

• MAP21: South of Heaven
• MAP22: Absolute Hatred
• MAP23: Blood Red
• MAP24: Flesh and the Power It Holds
• MAP25: DDevil
• MAP26: Sepulchural Slaughter
• MAP27: Whargoul
• MAP28: Seasons in the Abyss
• MAP29: Chambers of Dis
• MAP30: Nostalgia

Secret maps

• MAP31: Powerslave
• MAP32: Retrovertigo

Soundtrack

• MAP01: "Roller Coaster" from Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
• MAP02: "Sleeping Sergeant" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
• MAP03: "Set It Ablaze" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
• MAP04: "No Match For Me" from Dragon Ball Z Super Saiya-Jin Densetsu
• MAP05: "Inner Darkside" from Shinobi III
• MAP06: "Jade Empire" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy) from Plutonia MIDI Pack
• MAP07: "Economy of Truth" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
• MAP08: "Shells" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
• MAP09: "Brutal Schism" by James Paddock (Jimmy) from Eviternity
• MAP10: "Fire Hive" by James Paddock (Jimmy) from Plutonia MIDI Pack
• MAP11: "Astral Dreadnought" by James Paddock (Jimmy) from Plutonia 2

• MAP12: "Woe Is The World" from Comix Zone
• MAP13: "Arcs" from Brain Lord
• MAP14: "Drilling By Night" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy) from Back to Saturn X: Episode 1
• MAP15: "Everything Explodes" by James Paddock (Jimmy) from Eviternity
• MAP16: "Forbidden Area" from Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
• MAP17: "Atmosphere" by Tristan Clark from TNT: Revilution
• MAP18: "Cave Dwellers" by Tristan Clark from Rebirth MIDI Pack
• MAP19: "Basement" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy) from Resurgence
• MAP20: "Turbulence" from Dune: The Battle for Arrakis

• MAP21: "Mystified" by Tristan Clark from Rebirth MIDI Pack
• MAP22: "Necron's Arena" from King's Field II
• MAP23: "Pelton City" from Death Come 4
• MAP24: "Mandalia Plains" from Final Fantasy Tactics
• MAP25: "Reaching Deeper" by Tristan Clark from TNT: Revilution
• MAP26: "Heated Battle" from Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
• MAP27: "Malek's Bastion" from Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
• MAP28: "Minecart Madness" from Donkey Kong Country
• MAP29: "Aorta" by Tristan Clark from Panophobia
• MAP30: "Plutopia" by James Paddock (Jimmy) from Plutonia 2

• MAP31: "Troglodyte" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
• MAP32: "Rotted Roots" by James Paddock (Jimmy)

• Title screen: "Whispers of War" by Lee Jackson from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack
• Intermission screen: "Xenotime" by Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly) & Cammy from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack
• Text screen: "Ad Vitam" by Brendan Bradley (Bucket) from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack

Built-in demos

This WAD features three built-in demos. All require Doom II with a Boom-compatible v2.14 source port to view them. The demo levels are:

Demo	Level	Skill	Tics	Length
DEMO1	MAP06: Spirit Crusher	4	2682	1:16.63
DEMO2	MAP13: Sludge Factory	4	2161	1:01.74
DEMO3	MAP26: Sepulchural Slaughter	4	2287	1:05.34

Speedrunning

Current records

The DSDA episode records for Nostalgia are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV max episode, MAP01-MAP10	29:28	Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531)	2024-03-11	noep1-2928.zip
UV max episode, MAP11-MAP20	34:39	Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531)	2024-04-02	noep2-3439.zip
UV max episode, MAP21-MAP30	35:16	Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531)	2024-03-30	noep3-3516.zip
UV max run	1:40:28	Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531)	2024-05-04	noall-14028.zip
UV -fast episode, MAP01-MAP10	37:34	Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531)	2023-01-02	noep1f3734.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on May 12, 2024.

External links

• Nostalgia at Doomworld/idgames
• Nostalgia at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
• Doomworld forums thread