dickie10.WAD, issue 1

The final dickie map is a bit of a letdown, starting with a really basic (though nicely-lit) three-door hub and ending with a large, mostly empty reactor setpiece. The exit is a boss brain that's not telegraphed at all and I only knew to shoot because I gave up and noclipped. I have no idea why this was included in 2003's "Top 100 WADs" list when dickie04, dickie05, dickie08, and dickie09 were so much better than this.

ah, Richard Wiles, known for his gameplay-oriented style in wads like Crusades and Slayer. this one is considerably more open and as a result easier, but it still has its fun moments. the beginning for instance, heading all the way down the hall and collecting a yellow key just for imps to show up behind. pretty neat. the other keys are pretty easy though there's some weird design decisions going on here. the northern end of the map is quite open, with a bit of back-and-forth with raising bridges to the center, then fighting a cyberdemon and other monsters before shooting a core. that's basically the walkthrough for this mostly above average level. pretty decent, but not entirely memorable.

A very nice-looking, fun, and satisfyingly challenging map with some large-scale epic architecture. Well worth checking out.