"Golden Souls not only somehow organically combined the action of Retro FPS with the whimsy of Classic Platformers, but has also set a high standard for that type of medium in which I desire to attempt to match myself with my own projects. It's a chance to go on a magical adventure while holding a shotgun- I couldn't imagine anything more beautiful than that."

Through good times and bad times, Golden Souls has been a big part of Batandy's life for 8 years, and while the new games have become something even more unique, he still looks back and thinks of those humble roots, that simple happy garden with the Golden Cacodemon running away from the player, the first Van Gogh inspired map that has become a staple of all his works and the quirky little drawings of Doomguy killing demons to save the day. His intentions with this remaster are not only to improve on that foundation without betraying what was his vision back then for this project, but also provide an entry point for people that want to experience this mod for the first time and for the people that already played this adventure and want to experience it all over again with a fresh new coat of paint.

Oh yes, it's there: The greatest thing since Doom and Mario 64 has finally been released! Doom: The Golden Souls is exactly what all of us oldschool games have been waiting for, a combination of two of the best games of all time. The mapper Batandy says about his project, that it is a groundbreaking hub-based mod, heavily influenced by one of the greatest games of all time: Super Mario 64. To progress through the game, you must collect "Golden Souls" in order to unlock doors in the main hub, a big mansion. You can access any level through the paintings on the walls. In order to explore every single part of a level, you may even need to backtrack in an older painting, after finding an important item. More information as well as descriptions about the weapons, items and the whole mod can be found here. Take your time, it's worth every single second!

You are a big fan of Doom64 but you don't like how Absolution or Brutal Doom64 turned out as it isn't the classic feel you are wanting? Suffer no more as the modder Nevander has finally released his first version of Doom 64: Retribution. This project is a full re-make and "port" of Doom 64 for the Nintendo 64 to the GZDoom engine. The goal of the project come close to the original game as much as GZDoom will allow with minor improvements for that extra bit of polish. The mod features

• All original maps ported directly from Doom 64 with accurate texturing in UDMF format
• Custom intermission text screens recreating the originals with text lines that fade instead of type on
• Bonus "fun" maps are accessible from a hub style selection map
• All original cloud skies match up to the color and map slot they belong in from the original game
• Unmaker has been recreated to function identical to the original and uses cells for ammo
• Doom 64 HUD has been remade and incorporated replacing the normal Status Bar
• Player viewheight and size adjusted to match with Doom 64's larger map and sprite scale
• All Doom 64 monsters are remade and adjusted to match Doom 64's original behavior

and so much more making this total conversion the closest remake of Doom 64 I have ever seen. Screenshots, more info and a download can be found at the official ModDB page.

The development around CodeImp's DoomBuilder 2 has been very silent in the past years. If you aren't an active member in the forums you might have missed its unofficial successor though. MaxEd is a name that you should remember in the future, not only for his Exhumed conversion we've recently talked about but also his amazing GZDoomBuilder map editor that directly builds on the last released version of DB2. Compared to its origin, the new map editor is absolutely superior, adding features like 3D model support, auto scaling and alignment of walls, flats, preview of dynamic lights in 3D mode and many other amazing things that DB2 is missing but makes mapping for GZDoom so much easier and faster. I've been working with the mapping tool now for several weeks due to WolfenDoom Blade of Agony and I love every single bit of it. And what's even better: The development still continues. You are missing some functionality? No problem, if it's a request that makes sense, post it to the development thread and expect an update within a few days - thanks to MaxEd! Thanks alot for your dedication and the way you are making things easier for so many of us!