I play through /idgames/levels/doom2 ...again

Back in 2009 I started playing through the /idgames/levels/doom2 directory chronologically (except /deathmatch and /Ports) based on wad date (not upload date), and after several years I made it up to wads with a 2007 date. So now I figure why not do it again from the beginning, but this time on video?

Episode 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsuESzaUewU
Episode 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1gpfDLgOaA
Episode 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcWnymO3j38
Episode 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfivGcrciFs
Episode 6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ1zOjcHzCo

Quick question, what is that secondary small keyboard that you are using?

It's a one-handed keyboard / half-keyboard. I needed something smaller to use on my lap with the trackball and was pleasantly surprised these keyboards exist.

14 minutes ago, TimeOfDeath666 said:

It's a one-handed keyboard / half-keyboard. I needed something smaller to use on my lap with the trackball and was pleasantly surprised these keyboards exist.

Ah, neat! I'll have to search NewEgg and see what I can find. And for the videos, I'll have to watch them when I get home. Thanks for the reply!

New episodes:

Episode 8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUvWUfpzT3w
Episode 9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrD324B1PUs
Episode 10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m95BEQSC26I
Episode 11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSYbnUFlGPU
Episode 12 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO10KKkmQKM

52 hours in:

Episode 14 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZZR24fgmQ
Episode 15 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6he8jPihpc
Episode 16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iicse9BFd-k
Episode 17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyXPjTrWdqg
Episode 18 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OOuInIsy-Y

89 hours in, played 284 wads up to 1995/02/28:

Episode 20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_KnAAA9lb8
Episode 21 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtBKSP35MBE
Episode 22 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CfUpCg1kuY
Episode 23 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0wX0soou-8
Episode 24 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k66TFyaPlok

Tod of death, do you know what the name of the music that starts playing 1:35:40 into episode 3 is? (https://youtu.be/g1gpfDLgOaA?t=5740) I found it extremely depressing, had to skip to the end of that map after about ten minutes of it.

Good series btw. I like when there are random cyberdemons and bizarre progression.

lol I love that song, apparently it's called "Trinity Pit" from the game "Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter". The random cybers and bizarre progression are my favourite parts. Least favourite parts are when the mapper doesn't give me an effing weapon... I played multiple wads like that yesterday.

btw here's a new batch:

Episode 26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNXgpwiOY1I
Episode 27 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGw-6DHnIzg
Episode 28 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqIApaeoiZc
Episode 29 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mXFuGn86D4
Episode 30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cnGE3ubQaw

So far I'm 206 hours into this, 64 videos in 64 days, loaded 593 wads, and now in July 1995.

Episode 32 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5atQeOMIbM
Episode 33 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFqo4bbWNc4
Episode 34 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9gzd-6VxBQ
Episode 35 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDumETVUYko
Episode 36 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfqfpbwIDxg
Episode 37 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFwisHH0rj0
Episode 38 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBzsRVye3WA
Episode 39 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWhVif5p4WE
Episode 40 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3rXb45Z97k
Episode 41 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dOuPrKG1s
Episode 42 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFsD_ahqNU0
Episode 43 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5flpyUmrkM
Episode 44 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9ZvfgJ9BHM
Episode 45 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN3Zu4fMvz0
Episode 46 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG6pOV-yjOg
Episode 47 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3BoH0hNr8
Episode 48 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5BrK-4HTWY
Episode 49 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-KPz8M-t4
Episode 50 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t54Tb5SS0bo
Episode 51 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWsnr349_-s
Episode 52 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enWRvgYZhIY
Episode 53 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w4OlT1MuXA
Episode 54 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAqveDomWQo

I'm only on episode 13, got a lot of idgames to catch up on

Something I've kinda been wondering: if/when you get to the earliest full megawads (like memento mori I guess) will you play through it the same as every other wad, or will you skip it because you've played it before?

13 is a lot, thanks for watching. Ep15 is where I get the autohotkey scripts working. The newer episodes are probably a bit better than the older ones, but I still don't have much of a personality lol. For the megawads with 15+ maps, I'm skipping them and will circle back around to them if I finish the rest (I won't).

I'm on 15 now. Gaining on you...

Huh, I guess the first doom2 megawad on idgames is bf_thud

I'm now 287 hours into this, 88 videos in 88 days, loaded 755 wads, and only in August 1995. There are 90+ wads each in july/august/september and 960 wads in all of 1995 (728 wads in 1996).

Episode 56 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F91hdB4YvL8
Episode 57 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtLpPXyapCM
Episode 58 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nh9Y8J65tM
Episode 59 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXHAIBwuJy8
Episode 60 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e21MB7q78yM
Episode 61 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoLPIcyvGCI
Episode 62 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew_bGVpN9Ms
Episode 63 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMZguVUg_uA
Episode 64 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YynFJbqb3Ew
Episode 65 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QCH5X3xOVU
Episode 66 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwwK33BMHw4
Episode 67 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKwlQpCzx4M
Episode 68 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mt63E22dpQ
Episode 69 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Gq8GzJk6U
Episode 70 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnm4WWkVY-w
Episode 71 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCzi_y_90zc
Episode 72 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TSIpH0NI3s
Episode 73 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awhfHwM4htM
Episode 74 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHxyQf8zTAA
Episode 75 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udbE8fGY7oc
Episode 76 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiqsgGJtEgk
Episode 77 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM0f3o2ghoA
Episode 78 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xavJjWS_HnE
Episode 79 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp4dglxt4m0
Episode 80 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhcc5cLRQ5k
Episode 81 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSCSdDg0w94
Episode 82 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKyQ5JYzxos
Episode 83 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt7mV61uSZA

350 hours in, 102 videos in 102 days, loaded 883 wads, and I'm almost through September 1995.

Episode 85 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0vjJIZwkPw
Episode 86 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA32OnIebrU
Episode 87 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbHd3dONGFA
Episode 88 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyCH-Q1MM_g
Episode 89 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw_Noom-p-E
Episode 90 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hotJd1RQGXc
Episode 91 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwAY9cwOKWs
Episode 92 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FozTg8PIdMg
Episode 93 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3RVSF7pr4
Episode 94 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-M15pGVFvk
Episode 95 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdBZNV2ZoQw
Episode 96 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZqQNbH--Ew
Episode 97 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_0zJMaF_Kw
Episode 98 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73wUIKM3w9U
Episode 99 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgwWZJxk--8
Episode 100 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev4miubqjqA
Episode 101 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QYghnfswg
Episode 102 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR-nty6dq3c

- 420 hours logged

- 128 videos in 128 days

- loaded 1018 wads

- only 7 wads left in November 1995 and then I'm in December omg! 60 wads in December. 729 wads in 1996. 385 wads in 1997. 291 wads in 1998. 138 wads in 1999.

Episode 104 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhUky1fp3S4
Episode 105 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVohe26K_w4
Episode 106 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN13C3ZI8Rs
Episode 107 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L18mYbFqPLI
Episode 108 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir65CnZklJU
Episode 109 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfAxZCM3JAc
Episode 110 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AosKimqp9u8
Episode 111 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5EJZs9Odl0
Episode 112 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vgYzfZkz80
Episode 113 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxmDViBSapE
Episode 114 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RXneV13BYI
Episode 115 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9fa7_Q15Sw
Episode 116 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ13e4XOn2s
Episode 117 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aI-hz879dU
Episode 118 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3EGUJFKsNY
Episode 119 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W1yAsEys94
Episode 120 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIIbmch3ROE
Episode 121 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUr0f4obmGc
Episode 122 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKAvVxGyT9s
Episode 123 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idB1VKWvNbk

- 524 hours logged

- 159 videos in 159 days

- loaded 1183 wads

- now in February of 1996

Here's Episode 150 where I play through my Degrassi map (ESP  map01, Slaughterfest 2012 map29):

Episode 124 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrj6UmVDRZ8
Episode 125 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfXPDyCWZxk
Episode 126 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igOwFL1osw4
Episode 127 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kImaFITC5Cc
Episode 128 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwmTHtUhZPw
Episode 129 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTKxcHZCB4
Episode 130 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUoHroChwe8
Episode 131 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw0hzplcaeQ
Episode 132 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxvmyQfJMI8
Episode 133 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qcOXooFy34
Episode 134 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0sK7LN8dHY
Episode 135 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQuqH0zjC94
Episode 136 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i51qOrRuITU
Episode 137 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ZAb0rJZFc
Episode 138 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qibr35EtTJg
Episode 139 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rsSCEzYcRQ
Episode 140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvJimqll3zU
Episode 141 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC5hG4f4ONM
Episode 142 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfeA-Sgguac
Episode 143 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPhYtuwEiq0
Episode 144 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5EZCsaCjZk
Episode 145 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlmV9uNq0wg
Episode 146 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaIKunzgTQ8
Episode 147 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZG3DNreRtE
Episode 148 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvmZ2JfqxlI
Episode 149 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-1FLATTvkI

TOD

In your episode 200 you mention how you'd like to convert midis to audio files. You can do this with reaper... but only on OSX, because OSX lets you loads its equivalent of the GM wavetable as a VST. You could do something similar on windows (including batch rendering multiple clips, which is so useful) but you'd have to use some weird free soundfont player VST, which I'm 99% wouldn't be an acceptable solution to you :/

You can also export midi as audio with FL studio, but you'd have to do the midis one at a time, and tbh the result is very slightly different to GM playback. And FL isn't free.

Congrats on getting to 200. I'm hoping to catch up (a bit) during your hiatus.

I decided against the hiatus and continued making progress on the list:

- 938 hours logged

- 292 videos in 292 days

- loaded 1858 wads (out of 3984)

- now in January 1997

Even though I "only" just made it into 1997, I'm nearly half way through the entire list. The halfway point is at the end of April 1997. Just goes to show how many vanilla wads there are in the mid 90's. This is the latest upload: