John Romero Releases A New DOOM Level

John Romero, the creative designer behind the original DOOM is revisiting the game 21 years after it revolutionized the FPS genre.

It's been 21 years since I made a DOOM level. Here's my version of E1M8 using DOOM1.WAD. https://t.co/ueKM7gBbXd pic.twitter.com/NlmA9aIALN

— John Romero (@romero) January 15, 2016

The new level is an alternate – much harder – version of the final level from DOOM’s first episode. It comes with the following description:

“After exiting the Computer Station you knew the worst was up ahead. You still hadn’t reached the place where the demons were coming from. The steel door shuts behind you as you realize you’re there; you’re at the Phobos Anomaly. Cracks from hell are all over the place as seepage from the portal invades the entire installation. Now it’s time to find the portal and stop the demons from coming through. You know UAC had hundreds of scientists working at a high-tech lab somewhere in this area, and the portal must be connected to it somehow. Time to lock and load.”

You can download the level in WAD format here.
You can use ZDOOM to play it by following these instructions.