Pwad:      http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/levels/doom2/g-i/hoover.zip
           (Or mirrors...)
Pwad name: Hoover Dam
Maps:      1
Skill:     4
Category:  Max
Exe:       Recorded with PrBoom 2.2.4 with -complevel 0 (doom2.exe comp)
Time:      10:47

Author:    Kristian Ronge
Email:     zuckuss@bigfoot.com (primary)
           d99-kro@nada.kth.se

Stats:     Kills   100%
           Items    70%
           Secrets 100%

Comments:  

This is a trip down nostalgia lane for most of us, I guess. "Hoover 
Dam" was a very popular WAD back in the day, and it's still just 
as fun to play today. Considering its complexity (by 95/96 standards), 
it's amazing that talented author Michael Reed managed to make it 
doom2.exe compatible.

I must say I'm quite surprised that there exists only one previous demo 
for this map (at the SDA at least), since it pops up now and then in 
lists of people's favourite WADs.

This run is still somewhat experimental, and a bit on the casual side, 
with a few missed shots here and there, and some stupid moments, but I 
think the time isn't that bad. A good time for this map would be below 
9:00, I think. Anyway, with top-notch gameplay, this was a pleasure to 
record. The map isn't very hard (if you don't count navigating on those 
ledges!), so I tried to play a bit more aggressively than usual -- that's 
why there are some low-health situations now and then.

I make use of two trick jumps that simplifies progression: The first 
one is at the lift next to the ledge with the 2 Revenants and the 
blue armour. By using this, I only have to take the trip up to the 
Arachnotrons once. The other jump is over the "hellish" pit, which 
just makes killing those last imps a little easier (as well as saving 
a few seconds, I guess).

So, in closing, I hope you'll have a nostalgic smile on your face when 
watching this... :-)

Kristian Ronge

zuckuss@bigfoot.com