Andrew Stine asked rec.games.comp.doom.editing who the best WAD authors in the world were. He got a lot of answers. So many, in fact, that he realised that if each of them contributed just one level each, it would be possible to make a 'Best of the Best' WAD with 32 new levels by the best designers in the world...
This page is intended to decide exactly WHO the best 32 Doom level designers in the world are...
PLEASE NOTE - voting ended in 1998, but I've left the page here and the download links have all been updated. Here are the final results, with a list of the overall top ten at the bottom of the page.
| Name | WADs | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| "Alamain" | Aloha 2x | 1 |
| Scott Amspoker | Not known | 1 |
| John W. Anderson (aka Dr Sleep) | Crossing Acheron
Dante's Gate | 12 |
| Andy Badorek | Contributed to Memento Mori II
ZAP28 |
2 |
| Nick Baker | Realms Of Pain
Contributed to The Darkening |
1 |
| Alden Bates | Alternate Doom II | 3 |
| Rob Berkowitz | Enter Night
Contributed to Realm Of Chaos |
7 |
| Sean Birkel | Fava Beans (Doom I)
Shadows Of Darkness |
8 |
| Ola Bjorling | Tantrum
Contributed to The Talosian Incident |
4 |
| Michael Bostwick | Contributed to Osiris | 3 |
| Bob Boyer (aka Dweller) | Dweller In The Cellar | 1 |
| Mike Breeden | Caswar | 3 |
| Rich Brude | Canyon 1 | 1 |
| Antony Burden | Justify
Justify 2 |
2 |
| John Bye (aka Gestalt666) | Contributed to The Talosian Incident
Contributed to The Darkening |
10 |
| T. Elliot Cannon (aka Myscha) | Pazuzu
Diabolos |
6 |
| Fred Carrillo (aka Kronos) | Krux
Kronikil |
2 |
| Dario Casali | Contributed to Requiem
Contributed to Final Doom |
7 |
| Milo Casali | Contributed to Final Doom
Contributed to Punisher |
5 |
| Antoni Chan | Contributed to Realms Of Chaos | 1 |
| Chris Couleur | Contributed to Eternal Doom | 2 |
| Michael Cortorno | Tab series | 1 |
| Scott Crank | Castle Of Renegades II | 1 |
| Anthony Czerwonka (aka Adelusion) | Contributed to Requiem
Contributed to Dystopia |
25 |
| David Davidson | Contributed to Memento Mori II
Contributed to Strain |
2 |
| Matt Dixon | Amber Extreme
Contributed to GothicDM |
5 |
| Dominion | Web Site | 1 |
| Steve Duff | Contributed to Realms Of Chaos | 1 |
| Travers Dunne | T_Dunn02
Contributed to The Darkening |
3 |
| Darrel Esau | Path Of A Fallen Angel | 1 |
| Bob Evans | Contributed to Eternal Doom | 2 |
| Justin Fisher | Aliens TC | 4 |
| Orin Flaharty | Contributed to Memento Mori II
Contributed to Requiem |
2 |
| Jim Flynn | Home Page
Contributed to Eternal Doom |
7 |
| Jason Fowler | Contributed to Realm of Chaos | 1 |
| Anthony Galica | Contributed to Requiem
Home Page |
3 |
| Andrew Gate (aka Xenos) | Xenos X6 | 2 |
| Marin Gazzari | Kandy Series
6SkulsX |
1 |
| Andrew Harvey | UNKNOWN | 1 |
| Florian Helmberger | Contributed to Memento Mori II
Contributed to Requiem |
2 |
| Bjorn Hermans &
Holger Nathrath |
Arachna
Home Page |
3 |
| Keith Hickman | Area 51
Home Page |
14 |
| Pavel Hodek | Galaxia | 3 |
| Marty Ihlen | D-Tox | 1 |
| Rich Johnston | Nostromo's Run | 3 |
| Michael Kelsey | Return To Phobos | 2 |
| Iikka Keranen | Contributed to Requiem
Contributed to Strain |
21 |
| Kurt Kesler | Metal
Metal 2 | 1 |
| Mark Klem | Contributed to Memento Mori II
The Lost Mines |
6 |
| Christen David Klie | Device One
The Hive |
4 |
| Duffy Knox | RUNLKHL2.WAD | 1 |
| Michael Krause | Do The Job
Run Forever |
5 |
| Robert K. Kry | Basilica | 1 |
| Genesis Krzyzaniak | GK 01-10
GK 11 |
1 |
| Sverre Kvernmo | Contributed to Eternal Doom | 10 |
| Gaston Lahaut | Mordeth
Home Page |
10 |
| Gordon A. Lai | NOT KNOWN | 1 |
| Scott Lampert | Rigel 1 | 1 |
| Danny Lancashire | You're The Victim | 1 |
| Leo Martin Lim | Doomsday of UAC (Doom I) | 5 |
| Michael Lundy | Silhouettes Of Phobos
UAC's Last Hope |
1 |
| Bill McClendon | Contributed to Requiem | 3 |
| Scott McNutt | Attack Station KGx/57
Proxyon Sector 57 |
3 |
| Jose Mancia | WWW Page | 2 |
| Warren Marshall | 99 Ways To Die | 4 |
| Brian Martin | Inner Circle | 1 |
| Chris Martin | Contributed to Gothic DM | 5 |
| Jeffrey J. Martin | Paroxysm
Abbatoir |
1 |
| Patrick Martin | Blackgate
Contributed to The Talosian Incident |
4 |
| Alex Mayberry | Contributed to Eternal Doom
Perdition's Gate |
3 |
| Michal Mesko | AN_COOP
AN_COOP2 |
7 |
| Denis Moeller (aka Panza) | Contributed to Memento Mori II
Contributed to Memento Mori |
8 |
| Thomas Moeller (aka Vorphalack) | Contributed to Memento Mori II
Contributed to Requiem |
6 |
| Jens Neilsen | Contributed to Requiem
Contributed to Memento Mori II |
1 |
| Cameron Newham | Scream
Daemon2 |
1 |
| Paul Noble | Contributed to Memento Mori II
DM Hunter |
1 |
| Daniel "Stormin" Norman | Final Gathering | 1 |
| Bill Parker | 32.WAD | 2 |
| Glen Payne | Contributed to Osiris | 4 |
| Slava Pestov | Contributed to Realm Of Chaos | 1 |
| Rand And Steven Phares | Cleimos 1.0 (Doom I)
Cleimos 2.0 |
5 |
| Claude Phillips | The Zone | 1 |
| Keith Phipps | Dark Covenant
Demon Plague |
3 |
| Mark A Pullen | The New Breed | 1 |
| Mike Reed | Hoover
Home Page |
8 |
| Eric James Roberts | HEH | 3 |
| Andrei Romanov | DMC 2
Contributed to GothicDM |
1 |
| John Romero | Contributed to Doom
Contributed to Doom II |
3 |
| Malcolm Sailor | Chord
Contributed to The Talosian Incident |
12 |
| Jani Saksa | KTA | 2 |
| Tom Sanner (aka Mr Doom) | Archie
Mr Doom 30 |
1 |
| Cole Savage (aka Mancer) | Mancer Extreme series
Damage 01 |
2 |
| Eric Sargent | Contributed to Memento Mori II
Contributed to Memento Mori |
1 |
| Paul Schmitz | Artifact
Welcome To Hell |
7 |
| Robert Schweiner | Alpha1B | 1 |
| Tony Sideris | Debut (Doom I)
Post (Doom I) |
2 |
| Scott A Smith | E1M1SAS (Doom I) | 1 |
| "Snyper" | Snyper
Snyper 2 |
1 |
| Brian and Craig Sparks | The Waterplant
Web Site |
1 |
| Bob Symonds | Web Site
Bitchin' Series |
1 |
| Denis Tetreault | Imperial
Lava |
1 |
| Jussi Tuonnonen | Marduk | 3 |
| Dan Twomey | Contributed to GothicDM
Nowhere X |
2 |
| B. Vannatta | Contributed to Danzig series
Contributed to Igor series |
1 |
| Jan van der Veken | Dawn Of The Dead (Doom I)
Contributed to The Darkening |
6 |
| B. Weldon | Contributed to Danzig series
Contributed to Igor series |
1 |
| Grzegorz Werner | Die Young
The Grim Reaper |
3 |
| Adam Williamson | Contributed to Memento Mori II
Contributed to Requiem |
4 |
| Tim Willits | Raven
Contributed to Ultimate Doom |
2 |
| Adam Windsor | Contributed to Memento Mori II
Contributed to Requiem |
3 |
| Matthias Worch | Contributed to Memento Mori II
Contributed to Requiem |
9 |
| Shamus Young | Phobos - Relive The Nightmare
Torment |
7 |
| Position | Wad Author | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anthony Czerwonka (aka Adelusion) | 25 |
| 2nd | Iikka Keranen | 21 |
| 3rd | Keith Hickman | 14 |
| 4th | Joint -
John W. Anderson (aka Dr. Sleep) Malcolm Sailor |
12 |
| 6th | John Bye (aka Gestalt666)
Sverre Kvernmo Gaston Lahaut |
10 |
| 9th | Matthias Worch | 9 |
| 10th | Joint -
Sean Birkel Denis Moeller (aka Panza) Mike Reed |
8 |
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