The Intermission Screen

[@decino]

Background song now available on Bandcamp: decino.bandcamp.com/album/pumpkin-beats-to-analyse-to

[@MissilesAgainstBats]

I've been playing this game since 1993, and I never noticed the Tower of Babel slowly getting built on the intermission screen. Your videos are enlightening, as always.

[@vidyabatter]

I've been playing for a year and I already knew :trol:

[@iguana9173]

The game boy advance version of doom 1 doesn’t show the tower getting built at all.

[@AegisAmaranth]

That was indeed surprising to find out. Same thing for the timer that shows 'sucks' when going over an hour. Sure are some fun to know little gimmicks.

[@jeremyn2626]

Lol. I knew this, but there is almost always something in decino's videos that I didn't know. I've been playing since it came out too but decino finds the awesome stuff.

[@Skios]

I came here just to say that. It's a really cool detail!

[@Lemon_Inspector]

Fun fact: it's called the inter-mission screen because it's shown between missions

[@decino]

#whoa

[@NerfPlayeR135]

Mind. Blown.

[@marioluigimario6413]

🤯

[@5spec]

I'm crying. This changed my life

[@doomerrasa8475]

The first time I encountered "SUCKS" was during a playthrough of some really tedious slaughter map (I think it was technicolor antichrist box?) and I laughed so hard because it felt like such a John Romero thing to add and I had never heard of that easter egg before.

[@ThatHomestar]

yeah the first time i encountered that it was some super huge city map with like 2500+ enemies and after an hour and a half of playing i get told my time SUCKS, was really funny

[@OblivionWalkerVerified]

@@ThatHomestar I had it happen to me when I accidentally left my game running and I come back 2 hours later and finish the level and bang. It does that to me. I couldn’t help but laugh as well

[@williamsmith666]

"Tedious slaughter map" What slaughter map ISN'T tedious? Mine was in TNT's "Prison" map where I forgot to pause the game and left to do a quick chore, came back over an hour later and realized what I did.

[@kjl3080]

9:32 can we appreciate the fact that decino said the whole name out loud without changing the tone of his voice

[@kjl3080]

He missed the last “feet” tho lol

[@TyphinHoofbun]

He did have a questioning lift on the last word or two. Honestly, I'm amazed he doesn't break far more often. Dude is a legend.

[@-bemyvalentine-]

I wonder if he did it in one take. I wouldn't have been able to, I'd be laughing before I even try to say "Sonic"

[@raygun26]

😂😂😂😂😂😂HAHHAAHAH OH MY GOD IM FUCKING DEAD I love decino

[@spase667]

I always loved the animated landscapes shown on the intermission screens of episodes 1, 2, and 3. I'm slightly disappointed that more custom map makers haven't made their own versions of this, at least not that I'm aware of.

[@Tyrian3k]

My guess is that it's because the "you are here" pointer locations are hard coded, so the respective levels would have to always be in the same location as the vanilla game's.

[@DoomKid]

Not to mention, the best you could do in Doom2 which most people map for (without GZDoom craziness) would be a static image of the map since it totally lacks the “you are here” marker.

[@doomdoomerson6524]

@@DoomKid how do you change THAT backgroundd picture in slade...(for just any old wad???)

[@qu1253]

Thing is, most people map for Doom 2 which would only allow you to show a static image of the map. Even in Ultimate Doom, the coordinates for the “you are here” graphic and the blood splat are hard coded so your buildings would have to be in the same spots every time.

[@verbugterherrderdunkelheit6086]

@@doomdoomerson6524 just replace the picture labelled INTERMISSION in the Doom II pwad.

[@decino]

Last video of 2021. I wish you all a very happy and epic 2022!

[@onepureturtle]

You mean, 2021 completed 100%

[@n1pplel3sscage22]

Wishing you a happy 2022 as well! Keep up the hard work and pumping out content.

[@Dondlo46]

Happy new year, wish you all 100%-ing 2022 and not missing a single secret,kills and items

[@xjyo]

For me, it's the first video of 2022.

[@dcuk893]

Happy new year Decino!

[@NeilForshaw]

"can we just take a moment to admire Doom 1's map screens" Yes.... yes we can. :D Was one of the disappointments I had with Doom 2. Thought the map screens really added to it.

[@melo-7904]

its a nice skull smoothie for doom 2

[@RevolverRez]

The map screen always reminded me of old 90s platformers, which also tended to have map screens showing the next levels location. I've always loved them, and it's a shame modern games don't really do that anymore.

[@majamystic256]

maybe like how there are a lot of cool midi projects there should be intermission projects next making intermission maps for Doom 2, TNT, Plutonia, NRFTL, Thy Flesh Consumed and Sigil, ect

[@MondySpartan]

@@majamystic256 The MIDI projects were done by the community of MIDI music composers, it’s about time pixel/sprite artists gather up aswell and do the similar for intermission screens! Oh, and Thy Flesh Consumed already has a fan-made intermission screen I believe!

[@devilmyeyes9450]

@@RevolverRez Well, Dusk did that

[@NerfPlayeR135]

9:04 & 9:32 I swear there’s at least one new gem of a name for Decino to read every time he thanks his Patrons.

[@summerlaverdure]

go to 6:22 of "Boom's RNG Is Pretty Epic" for the introduction of dog cloaca. i think his delivery there is how we all feel

[@juand.g.2602]

On episode 2 you can see clearly how the tower is being built since map 1 through the last. So cool, wonder why no one has done that in other wads

[@decino]

Because all map animations and positions are hardcoded and a pain in the ass to work with.

[@Spiral6SM]

@@decino Is there a dehacked hook for WAD authors to use?

[@MrBlaygor]

@@Spiral6SM I think there must be - Check out the Inferno episode for Doom the Way id did.

[@PercydeRoloFangirl]

@@decino maybe they can use that episode as a base for that (I might be completely wrong I don't really know that much about modding and game development)

[@DarkPuIse]

I actually proposed a community project on Doomworld (tentatively called "Ultimate Doom: By The Map" where people's goals would be to design levels to look as close to the intermission map graphics as well, with E4 being based on a third-party drop-in replacement for that map. Alas, while there was interest and people signed up, nobody really ever submitted anything. Technically it's still "alive" if anyone would be interested, though!

[@gaminggamingtm]

Cool concept

I'd like to see it!

[@reddy64]

hell yeha it hasn't been dumped

[@SuperhyperC]

I remember the first time I got a time of SUCKS. It was in this absolutely massive 1000+ monster map that I ended up getting lost in for longer than im proud to admit. Didn't think the game would call me out for it, but it did give me a good laugh.

[@adrielquiroga7901]

SUCKS

[@XenoSpyro]

Of the top of my head that sounds like Holy Hell.

[@markbloom7434]

I got mine on the first playthrough of Misri Halek

[@PeterLawrenceYT]

Thank you Scuba Steve. Cacoward truely well deserved.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

He's right up there with Jimmy and Xaser.

[@Fuchsia_tude]

Yeah he's a great pixel artist. I remember being impressed by his pixel work back on Pixelation 15+ years ago.

[@MilesLuigi]

Massive custom map01: Whew, that took foverver to beat. Par time: 30 seconds

[@sharpfalcon6196]

Time: SUCKS

[@neppy-chan9297]

I love how professional he was when he read off the name "Sonic feet pics compilation FEETuring dirty feet wet feet no socks feet toe nail fungus"

[@jonathanvaux2715]

I had to do a double take on that one. It was said too straight for me to believe I had just heard that correctly

[@ridethelapras]

When I was little, and used to watch my older brothers play DOOM, when it got to the intermission screen, my younger brother and I would pretend we were being shot as the sound of the counters going up would play. We'd be falling on the floor, getting back up and then fall back down as it continued, recoiling with every hit. What a magical time in my life.

[@sike_ologist3744]

My video started buffering at 73% items (0:10) and I thought “damn, must be bad if he’s that speechless”

[@DarklyBigNozerz]

This man is still finding things to plaster on that yellow background and then make unnecessarily well edited videos about it that are addicting as hecc to watch. Happy 2022 Decino!

[@bazboo1284]

How can you not love this guy's content, making BMD proud

[@iguana9173]

He needs to do it more often.

[@enderman5423]

Doomguy trollege

[@bazboo1284]

@iguana 91 so much yes 🤟

[@Br0leg]

100% Awesome analysis my guy :D

[@decino]

T-Thanks. Y-Y-You too.

[@fgrcdefeatkiller7724]

bro, leg?

[@kotoribrashers7034]

I always wished we had a drawn intermission screen for doom 2, the blend of earthly buildings and land with a demonic influence would of been so cool to see and added to lore.

[@Saver310]

There would be like 30 hecking buildings!

[@hi-i-am-atan]

@@Saver310 could've used the text screens to cut to another intermission map, or just have a scrolling one ... well, i say "just," but the latter would've been a _lot_ more work than doing some smoke-and-mirrors with the text screens

[@ravagerslb]

Surely that didn't happen because they were a bit short on time. Doom II was released 10 months after OG Doom (that only had 3 episodes, Ultimate Doom came later).

[@w0lfram582]

Man it's crazy to think that Doom did a really good job for a 90's game especially the graphics and other stuffs such as the intermission screens as well. This game aged pretty well and we might discover and learn more interesting things in this game soon! A good and interesting analysis video for a last video for the year 2021! Happy New Year decino! 🎉 :))

[@areoants9453]

8:18 "Huh, a more cut-and-dry Decino breakdown. Guess he's not throwing putting any memes-"

[@rewimeaa]

Hi, decino. I'm from Russia. I like ur videos because they are useful to me. I am studying to be a programmer and I want to create games in the future. Ur videos show me how respected people have created games in the past. I found a lot of interesting and cool things in the mechanics of Doom. I'll remember it and use it someday with some tweaks. I want to say thank u for ur work.

[@ClumsyCryptid]

I never thought something as simple as the Intermission screen was so complex.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

There is a SHITLOAD of code going into a game. This is just scratching the surface. Though admittedly the whole part of animating small sections of the map using small cutouts is a tad more complex than most, because Carmack really prioritised Doom's performance and made the optimisations to match.

[@RocketoPunchee]

And if you go into modding territory you can do insane stuff, like the intermission screen on KDiZD, it's amazing.

[@ClumsyCryptid]

@@RocketoPunchee All I wanted was to make a generic 'Wow that's so cool comment' and nothing else. Not get schooled. Working on a three episode expansion of sorts for Heretic. Lots of coding and lots of stupid coding because of Tome of Power.

[@marcasdebarun6879]

If there's one thing I've learnt about programming (of which I know fuck all) while watching Decino's yellow vids it's that something simple-looking is *always* so complex.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@RocketoPunchee ZScript is a thing of beauty. You have to understand a bit of code, though, but after you learn the framework the possibilities balloon from there. Also, oof. The wiki will be your friend in this endeavor. Also, give you a tip: for states and such, use The Wayfarer's DECORATE definitions as a cheat sheet, it helped me a bunch 😉

[@Nahpax]

There's something so charming about the Doom 1 intermission screens. I love being able to see my progress. I really wish ID made one or multiple for Doom 2. Also I've been playing Doom now for close to 20 years and I never knew about the "SUCKS" rating on the timer. Cool stuff.

[@1pcfred]

Doom 2 was a total money grab. If you haven't seen SUCKS then you haven't been challenging yourself enough. There's maps that I cannot figure out too quickly. I've taken over and hour and not gotten SUCKS though. So there must be some way mappers can disable it?

[@Runie549]

Those intermission maps have had me wondering for almost three decades now how exactly Doomguy traveled between the various buildings and if there's hordes of demons roaming free on the open surfaces of Phobos, Deimos, and Hell.

[@ditmarvanbelle1061]

Same here! Then the modding community got into slaughtermaps and ..... boy, did we find out!

[@franciscobotello4352]

You make the Doom source code easy to comprehend and interesting. Wish most of the coding classes were this way.

[@John720620]

But there are no classes in C language

[@Retared]

I never noticed the Tower of Babel being built as you progress through levels; thats a great little detail.

[@singleflips]

thank you decino for once again healing my testicular torsion

[@BigboiiTone]

Np

[@Chozo_Ghost]

Of course decino would have to include twerking Doomguy more than once in this vid lmao

[@aech_two_oh]

I like to think that as DoomGuy approaches the tower of babel, the demons are rushing to finish it, just like, "oh god oh crap here he comes"

[@thebiglarge2478]

Really appreciate taking a moment to admire the intermission screens. Classic doom was full with artistic ambition, and those intermission screens are one of the best examples of that.

[@bluepolarvortex]

I used to love the "You are here" in episodes 1-3 in doom. I wish it was in doom 2 :p I also like that the tower of babel slowly gets built as you go through episode 2.

[@azza5332]

My brain has been conditioned to immediately click a Decino video when I see a yellow background with DOOM sprites on it. Made my day!

[@Roy-hn4ek]

DooM's intermission screens for the OG 3 episodes are very underrated, i always loved them. Im amazed to see how complex those intermission screens actually are. On another note, happy new year decino. Here's to another year of good health and ripping and tearing. Cheers 🍻

[@rmgkr]

I really love reviewing the Doom’s source code, it’s absolutely interesting

[@BigboiiTone]

A lot of the design choices seem inspired

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

The guys at id are all mega geniuses. Imagine coming up with code like this in the early 90s

[@DinnerForkTongue]

I like to open source ports' pk3 files in SLADE just to observe the code sometimes.

[@JTCPingas]

Dogcino emote

[@Vois30]

3:24 in the unity port of doom instead of saying “sucks” if you spend 1hr or more, the timer loops back. with this, I got a time or around 4 seconds on the first map in doom 2

[@chainsawplayin]

So... a 1-hour long 4 second speedrun on the unity port of doom?

[@Vois30]

@@chainsawplayin yes but it shows that I have a time of 4 seconds as hours arent shown

[@chainsawplayin]

oh my god, i can't believe youtube auto-censored the official speedrunning site...

[@Opanker_]

@@chainsawplayin KZbin just thinks every link is a virus and deletes them

[@nevibuster88]

@@Opanker_ Oh.

[@BlazingOwnager]

I never thought about the widescreen edits before. I figured there was a larger-than-necessary image file available somewhere, I had no idea it as community made. That is impressive.

[@GreasyFox]

After all these years , the Doom source code is still a gem for any game programmers to learn.

[@zakazany1945]

That Sonic feet with fungus patron was cursed

[@adrianmalacoda]

How dare he stand where AGONIZING RECTAL PAIN stood

[@raikohzx4323]

Fun fact, the blood skies in Episode 3's intermission screen were actually one of the beta / "Doom Bible" era skyboxes, or at least match up very directly. I know because back when Romero released a lot of older assets a few years ago, I was one of the people trying to add them back in, both as is and with some Doom 64 assets mixed in, and it was fun trying to get the details to match up.

[@johnarmstrong5533]

As always, I will repeat: the stats don't matter & An Exit is An Exit. Congratulations on surviving! ...That said, I am glad that decino was able to break down exactly how these work, especially when it comes to Doom 1's secret level shenanigans. Cool video.

[@enocescalona]

i love the doom maps, it is a shame that 2 doesn't have them, 64 or the two most recent games. the maps are so good, they look like something out of a SNES.

[@NitramGTi]

I think maybe because 2 was rushed out.

[@DogsRNice]

Doom 2016 actually has a few intermission screens that show an overview of the area or some kind of map on some levels

[@WhoLover]

Hey decino, have you ever thought about talking about what got you into doom? Or what your experience was like when first playing it? Awesome video as always

[@decino]

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[@WhoLover]

@@decino oh wow! Thank you!

[@TheMcK777]

Okay that was a super cool read.

[@conzmoleman]

agonizing rectal pain has been upstaged by sonic feet pix

[@Smokecall]

Never knew about the animation offset or the animate random feature for intermission screens. Definitely good insight. Also 10/10 ending intermission image for your video. Decide once again showing he doesn't just inform us of what is happening behind the scenes but also knows how to slap together proof he knows how to compile custom screens with his knowledge

[@StoneHill777]

Great video to end the year. Happy new year decino. Rip and tear!

[@joseverdugo3099]

9:32 what a cursed name

[@General_303]

I imagine that decino wasn't looking forward to reading that name out loud

[@iguana9173]

Very disturbing to hear.

[@the_kovic]

I love the intermission map screens of Doom 1. Back in the day, it really made me feel like I'm going through real places

[@leo_the_v.3847]

Love your Doom Eternal soundtrack video

[@room_temperature]

Great analysis video as always!!! And I wish you another great year with many more cursed patron names to read out loud!

[@genericweeb7300]

It's already 2022 over here in Eastern Asia and I have been blessed with multitudes of great videos by my favourite KZbinrs to kick it off with. Thank you for your hard work Decino and I wish you all a Happy New Year.

[@RealBentusiII]

man, what a banger to end the year! the finish screen, how fitting.

[@misterpiggies]

9:32 "sonic feet pics compilation FEETuring dirty feet wet feet no socks feet toe nail fungus" - decino, 2022

[@dealerman5955]

Thanks for an intermission between 2021 and 2022 decino

[@dekucake4395]

Y'know, as someone who gets helplessly lost in almost every map of Doom I come across, I'm glad I never took long enough to get that "SUCKS" easter egg

[@MRDoom12]

Here's to 2022's great lineup! I cant wait! Decino, yours is my number 1 channel to watch!

[@Carnage7162]

The map screen for the first three episodes makes me want to remake some levels, but have an outside part as if you were walking into the level

[@tommy8058]

For you too decino. I wish you in advance a happy new year. 🎊🙂👍♥️

[@Jobby_James]

I've developed games with Monogame, and I find it interesting that you finally acknowledge the drawing functions, as far as I am aware it is never mentioned in any of the previous analysis videos. It is something that I feel is overlooked despite it is used in literally every game. Not to mention, I've always find it interesting that the Lost Soul doesn't count towards the total kills, considering the fact that I thought it was due to the fact that they are spawned from Pain Elementals (and monster that does not exist in Doom and Ultimate Doom). Also I wasn't aware of how much detail is put into the intermission screens, this is something I bet many skipped past without thinking, so it is nice that work gets recognised!

[@DoomKid]

You are right about the Lost Souls and Pain Elementals, though. Before they started adding Doom2 functionality to the Doom engine, lost souls WERE counted. They’re not counted in Ultimate Doom simply because it shares behaviour with Doom2

[@darkowl9]

Every time I think you've covered everything, you just keep finding fascinating things to talk about. I always loved the map screens in Eps 1, 2 and 3 and it was a shame that this was never used for Ep 4 or Doom 2, but I guess I can see why they chose to not continue it. In the spirit of the "efficient art" video you made, looks Ep 1 and 2 share a few buildings on the map screen as well. And you know what? I either never noticed or just don't remember the tower being built. Impressive stuff.

[@rockethero1177]

That tower being built between missions is such a cool touch

[@arcticnova4ever]

Fact: The story of doom 1993 takes place in 2022. Good thing you're prepared Decino happy new year and to everyone :)

[@sharpfalcon6196]

Wrong, only the SNES version states that, and it wasn't qualified as canon by John Romero.

[@ZhaojuEphastine]

I always loved the intermission screen from DOOM 1993 over DOOM II's. The graphics and sensation of space were really neat.

[@NightAsterisk]

I was literally just binge watching your analysis videos and then you drop this, hell yes! edit: also noticed the major stepup in editing, looking firee.

[@simonkempthorne3681]

A fine way to open 2022: a yellow background decino video!

[@killbot_factory]

a new decino analysis video drops the same day as the new Cobra Kai season? what a day to be alive!!!

[@Ohthatguy64]

That thumbnail perfectly shows how great your videos are, happy new year decino!

[@sozhran]

"It's a screen you see quite often." Unless you're playing Sunder, of course. Happy new year, decino!

[@pgalaxy2581]

9:32 - You missed reading the final 'feet'. Sad!

[@decino]

[@ambassadorgaming8411]

That is one of the most clever thumbnails I have ever seen in my life

[@edgyboi728]

..woof, doomguy's got quite the cake! yeah those landscapes used for doom's first three episodes' intermissions are always a treat to my eyes. still makes me wish they'd at least update doom 2's episodes, thy flesh consumed and sigil with a beautiful map

[@funnyrockangry]

decino, i love you. this made the year end perfectly! thanks! keep up the great work :D

[@JangianTV]

Happy New Year Decino! Have a great one; very privileged to have discovered you this year and looking forward to your future content. 🙂

[@ladymistdragon7287]

Took a while for this video to pop up since I generally only watch these analysis videos. Cool music track you seemingly composed just for this btw

[@flatlo]

I like how there’s even entertainment value in the Patreon read-offs. Truly these videos are 100% solid content.

[@FakeAdminZ]

Me clicking - "How's he going to make THIS interesting" Didn't skip a minute, Decino the Neo of Doom, or should it be Thomas Wick - or John Anderson. Happy new year.

[@medexamtoolscom]

I like how no detail of the program is too unimportant to examine to decino, he truly thoroughly leads us on a journey through every facet of it.

[@gtf9733]

Happy Hogmanay you crazy Dutchman! Proper inspiration for trying to get good at a game I've been playing since I got the shareware preinstalled on my old man's first PC. Big ups lad

[@Etrehumain123]

You're my reference when I explain "knowing how it works doesnt kill the fun". I repair pianos and people ask me if it disgusts me from playing now that i know it's not magic. Excellent work as always

[@WSADKO]

Frick ye! Right on the new years eve! Dude - i wish u to keep ur cool as you are and always was, do your best - keep rocking on! Best wishes to you, decina and tooshie mah man!

[@verbugterherrderdunkelheit6086]

Some count down 2021 with their family, I watch on KZbin why the Doom intermission screen works.

[@verbugterherrderdunkelheit6086]

Pls don't heart Decino, it's sad ; (

[@theopenrift]

Also a technical note: changing par times via dehacked only works in Extended dehacked format (or whatever format it is that lists version 21 in the file), which means it cannot be edited in vanilla unless you use a hex editor.

[@overflowingmocha]

Damn, I never noticed the Fortress of Mystery silently teleporting into the Intermission screen! That's a cool fact to know. :D Great Analysis video as always.

[@gasaiko]

Love the 3:27 Sonic quote with Mario showing up there...wait...

[@iguana9173]

This was a good video to watch on New Year’s Eve see you in 2022 Decino.

[@BorisAnatolievich]

8:44 this intermission screen is nice idea for decino's merch btw

[@Humongous_Pig_Benis]

A yellow thumbnail video of over one hour would never SUCK!

[@indiananock6477]

And here I was thinking there wouldn't be anything to analyse from the intermission screen but yet here we are. And it was an interesting video as well. We'll done Decino, I especially liked how the thumbnail had the time length of the video as the time taken to "complete the level". Nice touch.

[@KoshakiDev]

State machines within state machines for loading levels? Amazing

[@leadendeath]

I have had "Between Levels" stuck in my head all day, what a fitting yellow background vid!

[@cheetodust8051]

I had no idea that if it took you over an hour to beat a level, it just says SUCKS. I love programmers/developers with attitude.

[@thexdude]

Learned about Tower of Babel growing during the intermission today, I can tell all my friends now.

[@wtfsalommy3250]

Lmmfao, That was a fairly good Country Western impression. "Yall come back now, ya hear" GG D

[@dasarath5779]

i wish these existed in real life. essay done. intermission. listening to some banger music. looking at how far behind the par i am.

[@frydemwingz]

Nice. I never even noticed the tower was being built as a kid, I just noticed that a few years ago randomly playing doom.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Thank you for a whole year of content, pumpkin man. And I don't mean just analyses and playthroughs (streams included).

[@Pinkmusak]

Been taking Comp Science classes, now I understand how this code works.

[@Damian_1989]

You learn something new everyday! I never knew about the "SUCKS" message

[@aaronbennett8241]

Love the analysis bgms Decino. Wish I could listen to them as standalone videos.

[@decino]

They'll be released someday.

[@aaronbennett8241]

@@decino thank you. 😊 looking forward to that day.