Doom the Way id Did: The Lost Episodes (2025)

Doom the Way id Did: The Lost Episodes is a 2012 megawad for The Ultimate Doom containing six new episodes totalling fifty-five levels created with maps submitted to Doom the Way id Did which did not make the final cut. Episodes 5 and 6 require either a ZDoom-family port or Eternity Engine in order to be playable. Alternatively, episode 5, except for the bonus map E5M0: Starport, is also available as a vanilla-compatible episode in a separate file, DTWID-E5.wad. As a mere curiosity, there is a third PWAD, DTWID-LX.wad, meant to be loaded after the main compilation, DTWID-LE.wad, which contains the potentially unpolished and unfinished original versions of certain maps.

In 2016 it received the Mordeth Award of the 23rd Annual Cacowards and was uploaded to idgames archive.

Levels[edit]

Episode 1: Knee-Deep in the Dead

• E1M1: Security Outpost by Nick Laurent (hobomaster22) and Jon Vail (40oz)
• E1M2: Supply Station by Lorenzo Davia (Ultimate Lorenzo)
• E1M3: Nukage Dump by Chris Pisarczyk (Mr. Chris) (secret exit to E1M9)
• E1M4: Quarantine Zone by Lorenzo Davia (Ultimate Lorenzo)
• E1M5: Kepler Dorsum by Gus Knezevich (Alfonzo)
• E1M6: Pumping Station by Mithran Denizen
• E1M7: Transfer Hub by Jon Vail (40oz)
• E1M8: Darkside Lab by Xaser
• E1M9: Relay Station by Michael Fraize (Marcaek)

Episode 2: The Shores of Hell

• E2M1: Biosphere by Lorenzo Davia (Ultimate Lorenzo)
• E2M2: Cooling Towers by Jon Vail (40oz)
• E2M3: Infirmary by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar)
• E2M4: Waste Treatment by Jacob Zuchowski (ellmo)
• E2M5: Logistics Facility by Megasphere (secret exit to E2M9)
• E2M6: Rend of Misery by Jacob Zuchowski (ellmo)
• E2M7: Dark Passage by Chris Pisarczyk (Mr. Chris), Callum Guy Oliver (phobosdeimos1) and Jeff Shark (Marnetmar)
• E2M8: The Gate† by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar), with post-production by Xaser
• E2M9: Petersen Station by Walter Confalonieri (daimon)

Episode 3: Inferno

• E3M1: Hell Breach† by Walter Confalonieri (daimon) & Michael Fraize (Marcaek)
• E3M2: Manufactorium† by Michael Fraize (Marcaek)
• E3M3: Necromanteion by Matthew Edwards (Foodles)
• E3M4: Tartarus† by XenoNemesis and Xaser
• E3M5: Purgatorio by Jon Vail (40oz)
• E3M6: Stygian Caverns by Icytux (secret exit to E3M9)
• E3M7: Sheol's Descent† by Sebastian Graham (General Rainbow Bacon), with post-production by Xaser
• E3M8: Ninth Circle† by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar) (based on a map by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar) and Mr. Freeze)
• E3M9: Weeping Hollow by Gus Knezevich (Alfonzo), Jeff Shark (Marnetmar) and Xaser

Episode 4: Thy Flesh Consumed

• E4M1: Bridge to Nowhere by Captain Toenail and Travers Dunne (traversd)
• E4M2: Demonic Halls† by C30N9, with post-production by Xaser (secret exit to E4M9)
• E4M3: Despair by Captain Toenail
• E4M4: Phlegethon by Captain Toenail
• E4M5: Diabolico by Megasphere
• E4M6: The Mourning Halls† by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar) and Gus Knezevich (Alfonzo) (based on a map by Sebastian Graham (General Rainbow Bacon))
• E4M7: Babel's Gate† by Matthew D. (Matt534Dog), with post-production by Xaser
• E4M8: Temple Guardian† by Taedium
• E4M9: Bean Oversight by Michael Fraize (Marcaek)

Episode 5: Base Instinct

• E5M1: Landing Zone by Jacob Zuchowski (ellmo) (secret exit to E5M0)
• E5M2: Observatory by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar) and Jason Root (Hellbent)
• E5M3: Recycling Plant† by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar), with post-production by Xaser (secret exit to E5M9)
• E5M4: Phobos Garrison† by Jon Vail (40oz)
• E5M5: Science Facility by Jon Vail (40oz)
• E5M6: Disposal Area by Michael Fraize (Marcaek)
• E5M7: Sanguine Refinery by ShadesMaster
• E5M8: Like Rotten Meat† by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar)
• E5M9: Wayward Outpost† by Michael Fraize (Marcaek)
• E5M0: Starport by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar) and Xaser

Episode 6: The Final Gate

• E6M1: Deja Vu by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar)
• E6M2: Intrusion Zone by Lorenzo Davia (Ultimate Lorenzo)
• E6M3: The Pain Yards by Jon Vail (40oz)
• E6M4: Deimos Fortress by Matthew D. (Matt534Dog)
• E6M5: Pit of Despair by Jacob Zuchowski (ellmo)
• E6M6: Anomaly of Evil by Captain Toenail
• E6M7: Land of Awe by C30N9
• E6M8: Malebolge by Michael Fraize (Marcaek)
• E6M9: Hell's Mosh Pit by Jason Root (Hellbent)

† These levels have an alternate, older version in DTWID-LX.wad

Speedrunning[edit]

Current records[edit]

The DSDA episode records for Doom the Way id Did: The Lost Episodes are:

The data was last verified in its entirety on July 28, 2022.

External links[edit]

• Doom the Way id Did: The Lost Episodesat Doomworld/idgames
• Doom the Way id Did: The Lost Episodesat the Doom Speed Demo Archive
• Release thread on the Doomworld forums
• Reviewat ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews