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Inspired
by John Bucksnort, or
just a shameless
imitator? You make the
call.
Borrowing
many of John's graphics,
sounds, and even his
favorite EXE file,
DTrade made his
controversial debut in
the Wolfenstein
community in early 2001.
Initially, the "Mutant
Maker" protested the
unauthorized use of his
original graphics, but
was eventually won over
by the add-on artist
from China. John even
gave him a 'personal
achievement award' for
"Warzone I: Sudden
Strike" in March
2001.
DTrade's
level style is a bit
more complex and cramped
than John's, but
interesting and
well-designed
nevertheless. He likes
to insert what I call
"key teasers" where you
can see a key but have
to put in some work to
actually get to it.
There are many
individual actors
waiting to attack you
and enough ammo and
health to keep you going
if you know where to
look. But the most
prominent feature in his
designs is the pushwall.
He used quite a few of
them, to put it
mildly!
His
last release, a Spear
set called "Den of
Evil", won a Dome Award
in March
2003.
Andy
Nonymous.
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