Karmea (DooM 2)

One level, new graphics.
Made by Espi.
So, this is going to be first level of some megawad... Well, I hope it will come true because this level is some neat base-style work. I would say that it was a bit on the easy side but it's just ideal for a first level of a megawad. Some new textures (they seem familiar but the text file doesnt mention if they are ripped from somewhere or not) that look quite good are presented too. I was happy to play this one!
Download: KARMEA.ZIP (191 Kb)

KBase #1 (DooM 2) +

One level.
If I understood it right, this is Kurt's first DooM level (or something like that). Structure of level is mainly good, but some of the textures really don't fit, and when this level was made, Kurt certainly didn't know how to align textures :-) Anyway, it gives quite good challenge on UV.
Download: K_BASE1.ZIP (40 Kb)

KBase #2 (DooM 2) +

One level.
I don't know how old or new level this is, but this has exactly the same problems as KBase #1. Bad texture alignments... Other things like texture usage and level structure is just fine, and challenge is very good.
Download: KBASE_V2.ZIP (63 Kb)

KBase #3 (DooM 2)

One level.
Quite good detail and very hard challenge, but there are some misaligned textures and the size of the level is so big that it gets boring in the end (I thought that it will never end). Anyway, this is a fine level...
Download: KBASE_3.ZIP (115 Kb)

KBase #4 (DooM 2)

One level.
What happens when you take KBoom 7 and take off all the BooM features? A great level that will run on any DooM source port... It won't run on normal DooM, so you need DosDooM, BooM or some other DooM version that has no detail limits to run this baby!
Download: KBASE_4.ZIP (115 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
Kurt Keslers first BooM WAD seems to use BooM's abilitys very well... It has several things that wouldn't be possible without BooM and it's so detailed that it wouldn't run on normal DooM (I actually tried to see what happens, and it gave me "visplane overflow" :) ). The screenshot that I have taken from this level is very brilliant because of it's really smooth lightning effect that looks so cool!
Download: KBOOM_1.ZIP (99 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
Basically this is just a BooM version of KMetl #13, but it has some very nice tricks that wouldn't be possible without BooM. Also this WAD has a lot more little detail than the original had. That's because original DooM 2 couldn't handle those details, but with BooM they are possible.
This is what I said about the original KMetl #13:
After a very different kind of KMetl level, Kurt Kesler is back with base level that uses mostly green metal textures, but also lot's of others. This level also gave a very good challenge again.
Download: KBOOM_2.ZIP (93 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
This one is very different from Kurt Kesler's normal style. This level has very wide open area and several buildings on it. This level doesn't have much small details, but it does have lot of big details. Also a bunch of cacodemons can be found from this level. Somehow I don't have much to say about this, but it is a good level.
Download: KBOOM_3.ZIP (114 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
This one is not quite as good as earlyer KBoom levels, but it's still very nice. It's rather small level, but it's well detailed and gives a good challenge. Of course there is bunch of cacodemons, which seems to be in every Kurt Kesler's level now :)
Download: KBOOM_4.ZIP (58 Kb)
My UV demo for this level: KBOOM4UV.ZIP (16 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
This one is again excellent base level from Kurt Kesler's. This level clearly shows that base levels are what Kurt can do best :) This level has very good details, smooth lightnings, good planning and everything that is needed for a good level. Get ready to take some underwater visits in this level too...
Download: KBOOM_5.ZIP (101 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
Kurt Kesler seems to be very good with base style levels, but he likes castle style more, and this is a castle level. The outdoor areas are a bit too dark for my taste, but the indoor areas (which are somewhat dark too) are bright enough to be fun. This level is not as well detailed as Kurt's some levels, but it is detailed. Once again, this level also has bunch of cacos. I like to blast with my rocket launcher to pack of cacos :)
Remember Kurts hint for this level: "The RED key is hidden in something RED".
Download: KBOOM_6.ZIP (124 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
Kurt is back with the base style level. It's, again, very well detailed and planned level. I just can't say anything bad about this level, but I missed Kurt's usual Cacodemon crowd... There wasn't any cacos in this level (or then I didn't see them). Anyway, this level is a must for every DooM WAD freak...
Btw, it will be the last KBoom level from Kurt Kesler...
Download: KBOOM_7.ZIP (118 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
Seems like KBoom #7 was not the last KBoom level from Kurt, and I'm glad that it wasn't! This wad rocks like no Kboom level before! It uses the 3d-bridge trick (see screenshot) to give this level a great detail! It's a base style level like all Kurt's latest levels, but it has some wooden structures on it too! All I can say is that this WAD rules!
Download: KBOOM_8.ZIP (113 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
Rock and roll! This is the best KBoom level I've ever seen! Features incredibly good looking window trik that looks a bit like Quake 2 windows (see screenshot). The level is excellent and the exit is also great! As an addition to excellent detail, this level also gives damn good challenge on UV.
Download: KBOOM_9.ZIP (118 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
This level is even better than KBoom #9 which was the first KBoom level to receive 5 stars! Great architecture, lot's of 3d-bridges, powerful use of BooM's features... Only thing that seems odd to me is that you are able to shoot through those neat windows that you see quite many in this level... Windows should either broke, or they should be bullet proof. As always, this level gives a good challenge.
Download: KBOOM_10.ZIP (150 Kb)

BooM + DooM 2)

One level.
This time Kurt has decided to do a castle level, instead of his most used base theme, and he does a damn good job with this one too! Lot's of areas made from brick & wood, some great looking outdoor area, and wooden 3d-bridges. Again this level has everything that is needed for a good level: detail, arcitechture and challenge! Also Kurt has decided to use his good ol' bunch of cacodemons, which I am very glad to see (I like to blow them off the sky with my rocket launcher, or double barreled shotgun!).
Oh, just have to say this! Ending of the level scared me a bit, but I'm not going to reveal it for you!
Download: KBOOM_11.ZIP (143 Kb)

Kbrick (DooM 2)

One level, graphics.
After making all the KMetl levels Kurt Kesler made this level called Kbrick... The name pretty much decribes the look of level... Lot's of brick and some wood... As in Kurt Keslers KMetl levels, the detail is really good. I guess that Kurt really likes Cacodemons... There was an army of them in KMetl #10 and in Kbrick too...
Download: KBRICK.ZIP (110 Kb)

Kbrick #2 (DooM 2)

One level, graphics.
Another brick&wood level from Kurt Kesler (which at the moment is one of my favourite level designers). This is a bit small well detailed level which will run well on slower machines too... Only drawbacks of this level are that it's a bit small and a bit too dark...
Download: KBRICK_2.ZIP (55 Kb)

Khills (DooM 2)

One level
NOTE! This level won't run with normal DOOM2.EXE. You need to use some of the new ports like DosDooM, WinDooM or BooM.
Excellent level... This is a base style level, and I think that Kurt is at his best with base style levels, but it's also very different kind of level... In this level you are on some kind of hills and there are several buildings there... The level detail is excellent and the challenge is hard enough.
Download: KHILLS.ZIP (73 Kb)

Khills #2 (DooM 2)

One level
NOTE! This level won't run with normal DOOM2.EXE. You need to use some of the new ports like DosDooM, WinDooM or BooM.
This is another base level on the hills! On this level Kurt first time uses the famous 3d-bridge effect to add detail and look to places... I got to say that it's pretty cool, but the bridges don't work perfectly...
Download: KHILLS_2.ZIP (57 Kb)

Kingdom (DooM 2)

One level
This is quite nice level that features some kind of kingdom. Not much challenge for a DooM Master, but it had good feeling and it looked very nice. I also recorded an UV demo for this level. You can download that one too...
Download: KINGDOM.ZIP (138 Kb)
UV demo: KING_LMP.ZIP (20 Kb)

King Of Pain (DooM 2)

Reviewed: 26, June 2002.
4 levels, graphics.
Made by Sean Bernard.
These levels are not specially good, but they are not specially bad either. Actually they were quite fun to play. The visual aspect is nothing astounding and specially in the beginning it's actually quite lame, but it get's better by the end. Same thing with the gameplay - at first this seemed at best like a two star pack, but in the end I had enjoyed it enough to give it three stars with pleasure. Unfortunately I in my opinion there was not enough challenge - sure, they were fun to play, but if you are not a beginner and want to have serious challenge then this is definately not for you. If you want some relaxing fun-shooting then it's quite ok. You can see, when you get further, how the designer is getting better at his design all the time - kinda reminded me about the times when I was a beginner level designer :)
Download: KINGOFP.ZIP (171 Kb)

KMetl #1 (DooM 2)

One level, graphics.
Pretty cool level with lot's of Quake graphics. Not much challenge for me, but still a nice one. And it doesn't take long to download :)
Download: KMETL_1.ZIP (127 Kb)

KMetl #2 (DooM 2)

One level
Another well structured metal based level. Bigger than most single levels. Should have a bit better texture alignment, but really there is not much bad alignments in this.
Download: KMETL_2.ZIP (119 Kb)

KMetl #3 (DooM 2)

One level
More stone and less metal in third part of the KMetl series. It's getting better and better structured. This level almost got four stars.
Download: KMETL_3.ZIP (73,2 Kb)

KMetl #4 (DooM 2)

One level
KMetl continues with the same style! Not much to say, but this is another good level.
Download: KMETL_4.ZIP (87,1 Kb)

KMetl #5 (DooM 2)

Well what could I say,it was pretty hard and dark. There where few mis-alignments and that annoying "flickering machine" that almost make me mad :-) But actually it was pretty neat and 3 stars is earned...
Download: KMETL_5.ZIP (106 Kb)

KMetl #6 (DooM 2)

One level
Again one very cool 90% metal level! This time the level is harder than earlyer KMetl levels, which is very good! Many of the textured are taken from Quake, and I gotta say that they fit here perfectly.
Download: KMETL_6.ZIP (97,7 Kb)

KMetl #7 (DooM 2)

One level
The quality is slight less good than KMetl #6, but the challenge has stayed as good as the last one. There were some slight mis-alignments in the level and one huge one, but overally it is as good as any KMetl level.
Download: KMETL_7.ZIP (92,4 Kb)

KMetl #8 (DooM 2)

One level
This level is as good as any of this series level. Only negative point is that this level is slightly boring compared to other levels on this series. Anyway it's still as good as any. Speciality of this level is that the author has used some wall graphics that are normally only used in ceilings and floors. This gives a wicked look.
Download: KMETL_8.ZIP (83,4 Kb)

KMetl #9 (DooM 2)

One level
Excellent! Very good inside areas and even better outside areas! This WAD also uses a lot Quake textures from outdoor "stone" textures to indoor "tech-base" textures. This starts from somekind of Quakish basement and ends on some kind of strange outdoor area. Also the music gives a good mood. I rarely even notice music in levels, but this music was good!
Download: KMETL_9.ZIP (145 Kb)

KMetl #10 (DooM 2)

One level
Why I gave this four stars? It was very good quality, prehaps not quite 4-stars, but the unexplainable feeling that I got while playing it, gave it 4-stars. Mostly the challenge of this WAD was based on many monsters that suddenly come from somewhere. Unlike in most DooM levels, this was not a very bad thing. And I really enjoyed the fight with CyberDemon while the Arch-vile bastard tried to help that CyberDemon a bit... Man it was great feeling to run in the front of the arch-vile, pump some rockets to it while the CyberDemon was firing at me, and then continue strafing round the CyberDemon. Btw, this was the first KMetl level with CyberDemon. It was about the time too :).
This level also had a very different look, when compared to other KMetl levels.
Download: KMETL_10.ZIP (71,7 Kb)

KMetl #11 (DooM 2)

One level, graphics
Again one of Kurt Keslers top-quality levels! This one is steel (or should I say metal :) )! From the beginning to the end it looks just gorgeus, and it gave me a lot of challenge on Ultra Violence too. In fact, it gave me so much challenge that in the end when I was low on health and ammo, I had to run past the Arch-Vile and Mancubus to the exit to stay alive :)
This level again uses very well Quake's metal textures too!
Download: KMETL_11.ZIP (136 Kb)

KMetl #12 (DooM 2)

One level, graphics
And the KMetls series continues... This time with a very different kind of level... This is very, very wooden level... It's mostly done from wood and metal textures... At least 90% beeing wood textures! It wasn't quite as hard as KMetl #11, but hard enough to give a good challenge, and the look of the level really gave a good mood too... Overally one of the better KMetl levels. And non of them are bad...
Download: KMETL_12.ZIP (74 Kb)

KMetl #13 (DooM 2)

One level
After a very different kind of KMetl level, Kurt Kesler is back with base level that uses mostly green metal textures, but also lot's of others. This level also gave a very good challenge again. In the text file Kurt says that he's going to make a BooM version of this level and then start a stream of BooM levels :) If you don't have BooM yet, then go get it from TeamTNT's page and unzip it on you DooM 2 directory! NOW!
Download: KMETL_13.ZIP (54 Kb)

Kowalski's Building Hell Ultra (DooM 2)

3 levels, graphics, sounds, music.
Made by Michael Hopkins (aka Kowalski, now Digital Thought).
Note! Some of the new source ports is recommended to run this level. Normal DooM doesn't allow savegames because the massive size of the levels.
Huh... First large building, then HELL, and then a massive nuclear warhead that is used to blow up the civilisation & aliens. Huh... These three levels are quite big in size and mostly done with very good guality, although I saw some pretty bad flaws in few places... Not only do these levels give a fairly big amount of challenge, but also a puzzle bit is included. I don't think you can get stuck in these levels, but sometimes it definately feels like you are... Don't worry, the answer is usually closer than you think :)
Download: KK-BUILD.ZIP (673 Kb)

ZDooM + DooM 2)

1 level, graphics, sounds.
Made by Kurt Kesler (homepage).
Kurt has decided to use the new über port, ZDooM, for his new series... Ahh, Kurt has decided to go with base style and not only it is my favorite style, but ZDooM has now effects that really can make base levels look good! Colored lightning, polyobjects and other stuff like that is used in quite many places... One thing that you will notice right in the beginning is that the enemies are now tougher! Kurt has included a dehacked patch that makes some enemies stronger and that way more dangerous... This level is quite challenging even on HMP, and on UV it's just perfect for me. Traditionally Kurt has also included a pack of cacodemons (someone could call them flying tomatoes...) that you can shoot down with rockets... I always love it when Kurt includes them :)
If you look carefully at the screenshot (enlarge it) you will see a stealth imp in it... There was several stealth enemies too in this WAD.
Download: KZDOOM1.ZIP (358 Kb)