Doom 64 (100%) Walkthrough (Map17: Watch Your Step)

[@ultikfa8971]

These days I have most YT videos only running in the background while doing something else. Your videos are among the very few I actually watch and pay attention to. Thank you for explaining these amazing maps so well. When I played this game back in 1997, I had no idea how they worked. I was confused most of the time. Everything seemed so cryptic and random. Thanks to you I finally understand it all. Sometimes I'm almost shocked at how much sense everything makes in this game. It's really creative and well designed.

[@BigMacDavis]

Thanks so much. I appreciate your viewership, not only paying attention to my videos, but also learning new things. That's my goal for all these videos. :)

[@DrQuagmire1]

@@BigMacDavis for walkthroughs like this man, I still recommend saving the Soul-sphere and Mega-Sphere before advancing to the next level (especially if there's more than one of each). So that way, not only will you clear the map with full vitals, but you'll also somewhat prepare for the next level as well.

[@madsthomsen8106]

Fun fact: among the cut enemies for Doom 64 was a different variant of the Cyberdemon with the following features: - Red skin - dual rocket launchers; 1 on each arm - Metal plating over its abdomen - both legs being cybernetic This ultimately unused Cyberdemon appears on a cut cover art for the game, as well as some concept art by Shawn Murphy. Wether this was meant to be an upgraded version of the regular Cyberdemon or the Doom 64 Cyberdemon's original design is unclear.

[@BigMacDavis]

Really cool fact. I'd love to face this upgraded Cyberdemon in battle. It'd be nice to interview the original designers and find out if that's what was intended.

[@jonbourgoin182]

Do you happen to have a link to the image? I'd love to see it! If the concept art was ever leaked that is.

[@madsthomsen8106]

@@BigMacDavis The designer of the cut Cyberdemon’s physical clay model was Gregor Punchatz, who is the son of Don Ivan Punchatz who made the iconic cover art for the original Doom (1993). A darn shame his Cybers wasn’t the one who made the cut in Doom 64 ☹️

[@jonbourgoin182]

When I hear the phrase "Watch Your Step!" I think of two things....either the sudden dangerous pain of stepping barefoot on a Lego or any other small painful object.. Or...the stepping on fresh dog feces whilst wearing your soon to be unfreshened new shoes

[@petermiller4953]

Or a cat has just puked outside your bedroom/bathroom door...

[@catlapandagirl]

Very colorful with the red lava and the green tiles. Lots of lifts and teleporters in this map. Whoa! What large cyberdemons! Scary! That was fun!

[@iguana9173]

Just finished watching videos from Dwars and Decino and now I have this. My Friday is getting better and better.

[@BigMacDavis]

I'm certainly enjoying Dwars's and Decino's videos too. :)

[@iguana9173]

@@BigMacDavis that’s awesome.

[@Meatman8089]

If you don't "watch your step", a trap could spring and cause "the bleeding". If you can't get out, you'll be in your own "blood keep".

[@coomtothebroom778]

This is the map I couldn’t wait to see you tackle. My favorite level from the game, a real challenge with tons of suspenseful atmosphere. Thank you for this! 👏🏻👍🏻

[@iguana9173]

This is one of my favourite levels too.

[@BigMacDavis]

One of my favorite levels too. :)

[@YogiTheBearMan]

I never realized each floor tile is for a specific enemy. I always just run around and fight the enemies spawning everywhere

[@lukebehrendsbro.]

For some reason I was having a hard time finding a specific secret that I know where, but I don't know how to trigger stuff like this so therefore I was being an idiot here. Aside from that, this map is very challenging right to the very end of seeing 2 CyberDemons which is never a good thing. Good thing UnMaker saves the day & I freakin love using it quite alot. I do like this map for what it's worth. Nicely done BMD. 🙂👍

[@leewintersiii]

OH SNAP!!! BigMacDavis is finally slaying Watch Your Step! Rock on!

[@Batgirl_fangirl]

This map has scary wrote all over it! (gulp)😟1:37 Free BFG, that's very "generous" (Now I'm really scared)😰5:22 oooh rockets, yes please!😀🚀Good to know about the potentially absent potato. 🥔10:26 I love punching Imps with berserk in this game.😄🤜13:27 And now the map get's really fun!😁14:58 Uh-oh!😨 I can see why you like this map so much BigMacDavis! Brilliant playthrough, well done.🙂💛

[@hartleyshandcrafted]

ahh the hardest map in the game. i dont think ive ever had a more memorable time dying over and over again as i had when i first played it. this could easily be inserted into arrival. all you need to do is add 50 revenants and 20 archviles to go along with the pain elementals and cyberdemons.

[@BigMacDavis]

I don't think this map is all that tricky, especially if you take this map at a crawl, like I did.

[@hartleyshandcrafted]

@@BigMacDavis it isn't with the crawl strat but I generally prefer to spawn everything at once when I play this map.

[@scottcontois3957]

Have you tried Hectic? Brutal...

[@richard29415]

If I haven't already said it, this looks like a really cool game BMD! I love the looks of the maps and the enemies look really cool and scary. I hope you're well and carry on Dooming!

[@tornado8564]

This is one of my favorite videos now! This is a map that needs a full in-depth explanation of how its elements work, in order to truly appreciate it. You did this well. Videos like this accomplish the purpose of your channel.

[@BigMacDavis]

Thanks, Tornado, your words mean a lot, and that is my goal. Fun fact: There are a total of 55 triggers on this map alone.

[@tornado8564]

You’re welcome, and yeah this map loves triggers, much like Plutonia’s Hunted map.

[@Patricio4Christ]

Okay, smart Cyberdemons. It makes sense. If they had tried to shoot the Doomguy's face, they would have shot the walls and pillars. Dodging the explosions is harder than dodging the direct hits. You provided the explanation why I heard teleportation noises when I stepped on the switches.

[@HermaphroGynandro]

Actually, the 2nd Pain Elemental only spawns in if you kill the one behind the blue key card gate first. I've played the game before and that's what happened with me.

[@BigMacDavis]

I've got him to spawn many times without going through the gate first. It's the Pain Elemental explosion and subsequent Lost Souls spawning in - the hitbox on that is so big it blocks the second one from spawning. I probably should have waited longer, lured the Pain Elemental away from the spawn point, and then killed him.

[@HermaphroGynandro]

@@BigMacDavis Hmm. Interesting. It always spawned in after I killed the one behind the gate when I played it on the original N64.

[@EpicJasonX9000]

I really love the red fog in this level. Definitely reminds me of the fog backgrounds in another classic N64 shooter: Turok Dinosaur Hunter. Which is another awesome Nightdive released game that I highly recommend playing. The N64 did a really good job in capturing a rich atmosphere in the level designs of these games.

[@jonbourgoin182]

I would watch the hell out of a BMD 100% Turokthrough. See what I did there? It's 3AM, cheesy jokes are allowed.

[@aaronhoyes1781]

@@jonbourgoin182 Ah, I see I have found another enjoyer of Eastern daylight time!

[@joshjohnson6891]

This one was tough in my playthrough. Kept having to run around trying to figure out where everything was and trying to get into that part where the pain elemental is just chilling behind bars lol. Once I finally got that area clear, I moved to the starting arena where you have the hordes of demons to take out. I mostly picked off what I could from the top of the stairs and let them in-fight. But I was not prepared for the Cyberdemon. At that point of the game, I wasn't expecting our Cyberdemon friend to show up. It was a funny experience because once the horde cleared out, I see a lone rocket coming my way. I thought "Eh, maybe it was a Mancubus" so I head down the stairs and the Cyberdemon is walking toward me from out of the fog, like a scene out of a movie lol. I'm screaming at him "YOU! Not YOU!" but luckily the Cyberdemons in this game aren't as bad as they can be in DOOM 1 and 2.

[@MatthewLee-fo3me]

I always went chaotic with this map because I had no idea the floor tiles did that.

[@sgtbam1306]

I didn't watch my step. I stepped in some Cacodemon poo.

[@squirrele.1266]

So excited to watch this!

[@LotharGuy]

Wow This is very detailed. Thank you!

[@diegofigueroa5448]

Ngl this level really drained a lot of armor and health out of me, especially towards the end. I saw this video and found out the secret mega sphere that I needed for map 18, thank you for that.

[@MrDSkinny]

PTSD flashbacks from the pain and suffering I endured while playing this map on my first playthrough. That being said its still my favorite level.

[@DoomMomDot]

I love the death animation for the Cyberdemons too. they seem to crumble into dust.

[@QT-jw6dx]

Definitely enjoyed this map👌🏾

[@ajones35]

Cyberdemons aiming for your sack!!

[@EpicJasonX9000]

I agree with your stance on the Cyberdemon. For me, my top 3 most favorite Cyberdemon designs are (1) Doom 3, (2) Doom 64, and finally our classic CyberBuns at (3). Leaving both Chunky Boi & Tyrants at the bottom.

[@Nk-ti4st]

15:28 it's because the rockets come from the rocket launcher at the side, instead of from the middle of their body like in classic doom. Also they get COMPLETELY stunned with a fully upgraded unmaker! Btw have you heard of voxel doom? Will you ever try it?

[@BigMacDavis]

I've never heard of it.

[@Nk-ti4st]

@@BigMacDavis its doom with all 3d monsters. And they look and feel just like the original. Check out the youtube channel - Cheello

[@aaronhoyes1781]

I always like running around and triggering every tile, and just melting everything with the un-maker.

[@Zdenda1990]

I always just ran across all the tiles at once with an Unmaker or the Rocket Launcher, so I never knew that those tiles are the triggers 😄

[@BigMacDavis]

I should probably try that myself. I just love dissecting the map apart, lol.

[@fizixx]

Tedious is right! Is this not a similar, or exactly the same floorplan to a previous map you did? When you said "arena" it made me think of a walkthrough of one of these DOOM maps on steroids. Enormous arena type map, and. . . . .~14200 enemies. I wrote it right and you read that right! It's really crazy. Thanks for another terrific BMD-walkthrough!

[@BigMacDavis]

I don't know if there's another map with this same floorplan. I don't remember one.

[@fizixx]

@@BigMacDavis I'm pretty sure there is.....maybe someone else knows, but you did another one just like this....lol. It's no biggie, but was curious.

[@fizixx]

@@BigMacDavis Maybe someone else knows, but you played one a lot like this one. If I run across it will post it for you. Happy Sunday BMD!

[@RBEO22]

I found out that you can cheese the whole battle at the end. You can actually fire through the bars blocking the exit area and kill all the enemies with the chain gun and unmaker.

[@alanblasczyk1779]

Great map and lots of fun.

[@jesseinfinite]

Wow I had no idea the tiles spawned in the enemies, I just ran through the entire map and went to war with all the hell knights and pain elementals together hahah

[@hartleyshandcrafted]

same here i didnt know thats. how they spawned. but now that i know....aw fuck it. im runnin those tiles!

[@DoomMomDot]

me too!

[@iguana9173]

@@hartleyshandcrafted 8:37 I always take the lift up and kill the imps not what BMD did. Also I always save the mega sphere for the end of the level instead of before the big fight at the end unless my health is really bad.

[@saltypond390]

That Pain (in the a$$) Elemental just watching you from behind that blue key activated gate is kind of ominous. Unfortunately for him, BMD here has an upgraded Unmakyr!

[@yetanotherrandomviewer]

A combat arena featuring almost every monster in the game.

[@DEdens1525]

That's two, count them, two cyberdemons.

[@foxboi6309]

Level name: "Watch Your Step" Me: "I don't think I will" 18:31 same damage, the projectile is faster though.

[@BigMacDavis]

Thanks for the confirmation. :)

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

Hey, Big Mac! Some interesting Cyberdemon facts about DooM 64's greatest demon. From the DoomWiki: The cyberdemon in Doom 64 has undergone some changes. Aesthetically, it has darker colored skin, is much wider, and its rockets leave smoke trails. Gameplay-wise, the cyberdemon moves much slower, with its movement speed reduced from 187 u/s down to 120 u/s, and its rockets are faster, with their movement speed being buffed from 700 u/s up to 900 u/s. Additionally, its rockets now have a firing offset that has them emerge from the launcher itself instead of from the middle of the monster. Due to the cyberdemon's massive height, this results in the rockets being fired in a downward angle towards the player when on levelled height, making splash damage a greater threat as the rockets can hit the ground and explode near the player, meaning the 64 cyberdemon does not need the aid of walls for its splash damage to be a factor. While the Doom 64 cyberdemon has a similar death sequence animation compared to its PC counterpart, consisting of a full-body explosion, it is more elaborate in Doom 64, involving its form stricken with several separate explosions before the body essentially evaporates in a haze of fiery blood, replete with a shot of its skeletal frame vanishing into the clouds. Cyberdemons are relatively rare throughout the game, only appearing as the final obstacle in a couple late levels and in the secret "fun" maps that can only be accessed by the Features menu.

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

I omitted the appearances of the Cyberdemons in any future levels to not spoil when and where they appear for the viewers.

[@BigMacDavis]

Thanks for all this information, Colin. Most of this I already knew thanks to not only the DoomWiki but also from decino's analysis video of the Doom64 monsters. But it's nice to have a comprehensive explanation here in the comment section so people can refer to them for information. Thanks again for not spoiling their appearances as well. :)

[@jgaj1983]

Hi BMD!!! I've always have a doubt concerning the unmaker. Does it only damages the demon in front or does it have piercing damage to the demons behind?

[@BigMacDavis]

As far as I know, it only does damage to the enemy in front. But don't let that deter you from using the Unmaker. After the second upgrade (like mine) it deals massive damage. Just wait until the THIRD upgrade.

[@Ali-gi3kk]

New BMD with a cuppa tea. Bliss. 🎉

[@RBEO22]

I don't know if you mentioned this, but pain elementals do have a melee attack akin to a rocket blast.

[@BigMacDavis]

They do, I failed to mention that.

[@erickbirkin3622]

Infighting is allowed in this map? Because I remember in the n64 I just walked all over the place and let them fire each other. But I cant remember if they infight at all. Good work man :)

[@BigMacDavis]

I actually don't know if they can infight. I'm gonna say no though.

[@HelenLujan-u4u]

Ill miss your commentary while playing the rest of doom 64

[@FadenBlues]

Wassup bmd nice video man and just here i am again with more fun facts for you to read so doom 64 was supposed to have a sequel named doom absolution it was supposed to have many cool new features like new monsters like double rocket cyberdemon as an example new split screen multiplayer mode new weapons and more it was cancelled due to midway games thinking nobody is interested in anything doom related anymore a decision they'll soon regret for a long time until they get bankrupted and getting their whole team broken yeah i feel really bad for them because they not only made one of my favorite doom game but also one of my favorite wrestling game too TNA impact! Then later on the devs of the team were hired by THQ but unfortunately for THQ they also got bankrupted so yeah i guess midway devs just had a curse of being bankrupted everytime wonder how they're doing now? Hmm 🤔

[@rankoinazuma6788]

🎶 Watch your step, watch your step! Don't turn around! Watch your step, watch your step! Don't turn around! Just watch and look back again! Don't fall! 🎶 Those who get it, good :D *cough cough* ...that 'watch your step' is for the demons. "Watch your step, you don't want to be caught by him"

[@sirkredrum3406]

I had to get this game through PC game pass (discounted) because steam wouldn't launch it on my computer. All this time at actually runs.

[@petermiller4953]

2 CYBERDEMONS?! Holy fucking shit!

[@MarioFanMan69]

I struggled with this level on watch me die

[@jasonsavill3444]

Hey question for ya Big Mac. Watched some of your Black Mesa walkthrough and just started with your Half Life 2 walkthrough. Is the Mr. Freeman character the same character in both games? Or is it just me?

[@BigMacDavis]

He's the same character.

[@jasonsavill3444]

@@BigMacDavis can’t remember but we’re you or are you able to aim with the weapons at all?

[@BigMacDavis]

@@jasonsavill3444 Yes.

[@Alyks_the_Emerald_Sage]

i love Doom 64 so far, but i wish you'd use the bfg and plasma gun more.

[@BigMacDavis]

After the first Unmaker upgrade, the Plasma Gun becomes useless, and after the second upgrade, the BFG becomes pretty useless. Unmaker is just that powerful.

[@iguana9173]

@@BigMacDavis I agree with you there.

[@Kinnakeeter]

Are there any games you haven't played on your channel yet that you want to at some point?

[@BigMacDavis]

Dozens and dozens and dozens of games. I hope I can get to at least some.

[@stephenmanuel9860]

14:59 Nice rockets!

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

this is my kind of level not to complicated does any one recall the level in psx doom where the secret exit was opened by switch but then you had to run down a long hallway where you could get stuck on the wall and then the secret exit would close that one i only ever got legitamately one time if any one remembers the name of that level id surely like to play it again

[@jtoumai]

If you talk badly of BMD, you Betta watch your step!

[@herefornoreason2419]

One step close to the half life decay walkthrough 😩😩😩

[@A_D_M_E_R_A_L]

My fav D64 map right here. I personally save that secret Mega for last because you never know when you're gonne get snoiped by gunners, flank-munched by pinkies or eat a fireball or 2.

[@parvezahmed4108]

my skill is be the gentle

[@lucierymelez9204]

Hiii doom 64💜

[@PoizuTzug]

Where is The Bic Mac for Doomslayer xDDDDD

[@richard29415]

This has currently got 1993 views, coincidence? If you catch my drift.

[@Meatman8089]

Man now I understand why doomguy is full of rage. Look at those tiny hands he's got to punch with

[@SOXGATORS]

😊

[@lincolnshirebuses]

@bmd whats your fav doom 64 map

[@BigMacDavis]

I can't remember the name of it but it's an upcoming map. I'll definitely point it out.

[@lincolnshirebuses]

@@BigMacDavis thanks bro

[@ChBerrinches]

Hey Big Mac, when are you doing level 18? It takes to lever 32 when I exit Level 18th? 🤷‍♂️

[@BigMacDavis]

The regular exit takes you to Map19: The Spiral, and the secret exit takes you to Map31: In The Void.

[@ChBerrinches]

​@BigMacDavis ThanksBig Mac! I shall retry.

[@southpakrules]

244

[@Megawatt]

Playing this game on the PC is practically cheating. You can hardly see anything on the N64.

[@BigMacDavis]

Well, I don't have an original N64, so this is all I got.