Map06 guy here. Glad that you enjoyed my map (or didn't, that's valid). Here's some trivia about the development of my map:
- The map is intended to be a homage to Iron Maiden, which is where the map got its name
- The original midi used during development was a rendition of "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Iron Maiden. This was changed very late into development for copyright reasons
- The map's structure is more-or-less an evolution of the city map designs from my Ultimate Doom megawad
- Early versions of the map had way more archviles that would spawn in. They were toned down for obvious reasons
- The mall was very losely inspired by an actual mall in my city... yeah, it doesn't resemble its inspiration whatsoever lol
- I initially wanted to put Deckard's spinner into the map as a Blade Runner reference, but i couldn't convincingly recreate it within the engine limitations. Same story goes for Kaneda's bike, which i also couldn't recreate convincingly
- the timed secret was intentionally made cryptic to give it a mystique, but it instead pissed people off lol
There are several easter eggs in the map, some more obvious than not:
1. The bloody ax near the body outline is a reference to Killers
2. The "Eddie Lives" text nearby is a reference to Somewhere In Time (the text is seen on the album's cover art)
3. The egypt-themed restaurant is a reference to both Powerslave and Somewhere In Time
4. The park has the word "nyctophobia" embedded into the dirt walkaway. This is a reference to Fear Of The Dark
5. The capsule bar is a reference to Akira
6. The capsule bar has a vinyl record. It is supposed to be a record for The Number Of The Beast
7. The plasma rifle in the mall's gun store is a reference to The Terminator ("phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range")
8. A new RC added a hidded Akira logo in the map's outskirts
9. Same new RC added a hidden Iron Maiden logo in the timed secret area