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"A
lot of effort has gone
into this TC, and it's
the best release for
quite some time," said
the Dome News item, and
indeed, Majik Monkee's
"Halls of Stonehenge"
was quite a refreshing
arrival to the Wolf3d
scene in November of
2003. With most of its
levels contributed by
ack, and its graphics
environment based on the
game "Blood", "HOS" is a
superb all-around TC. I
think it is an exquisite
blend of levels, sound,
music and artwork; in
fact, it is one of the
few mods that I have
played all the way
through.
In
addition to being a
talented artist, Majik
is quite an excellent
project leader. As head
of "MonkeeWorks
Software" he comes up
with the concept, plus
some art and a few
levels, gets the right
people to help with more
levels and art and
coding, and blends it
all into a cohesive,
satisfying end-product.
With people on board
like ack, and/or Majik's
brother Dumscheissekopf,
plus several
high-profile wolfers,
MonkeeWorks has produced
other enjoyable mods: a
sequel to "HOS" called
"HOS: Special Edition"
(originally "HOS: Dead
Reckoning"); "Operation:
Letzterschutz" which
features a
heavily-armored Jeep and
some other quite
inventive "enemies";
Dumscheissekopf's
"Operation: Mutant
Strike" and its sequel
"Operation: Mutant
Strike 2", which have
female agent Jill Hunter
as the babe behind the
gun.
I
recall one of
Dumscheissekopf's first
posts on DHW, where if
you understood German,
you knew he was pulling
our leg with a
ridiculous "storyline"
for a mod. Most didn't
treat it as a joke, and
encouraged him to finish
his great idea, which
would become "Operation:
Hundscheisse".
With
some help from Majik,
"OHS" turned out quite
nice, and features
weapons from Noah's Ark
3D, goofy guard voices,
and a dog-headed
soldier! "Hundscheisse"
won a Dome Award, as
have all of the
previously mentioned
add-ons.
Majik
has also released a
graphics patch for Spear
of Destiny called "Alien
Invasion", which
contains Corridor 7
guards, bosses, and
guns; and under the
pseudonym "Elmer Fudd",
a somewhat jokey mod
called "Revenge of
Poopdeck Willie:
Resurrection", true
authorship of which was
not revealed until
almost a year after its
release. The levels are
mostly "HOS" levels, but
episode 3 is new, and
there's actually a
hidden episode at the
sixth slot - good luck
with that
one!
"Monkee's
Image World" is Majik's
website devoted to
graphics images designed
by himself and submitted
by others for use in
Wolfenstein mods.
Designed by Adam Biser
and currently hosted by
Dugtrio17, the site has
also won a Dome Award
(November 2004). Links
to the Image World and
the websites for each of
Majik's add-ons,
including the upcoming
"medEvil", are at the
MonkeeWorks
Switchboard.
Andy
Nonymous
Note:
Since this page was
first compiled, Majik
has released 'medEvil
and this has been added
to the
list.
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Majik
Monkee's
Releases
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Add-on
Name:
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Release
Date
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Information
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Levels
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Files
Included
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Version
Required
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Our
Opinion
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Halls
Of
Stonehenge
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11/01/03
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Dome
Award November
2003
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21
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All
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None
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Set
in a time of
black magic and
witchcraft.
Levels were
made by Majik
Monkee and ack.
Code changes
include
helpart, text
message screens
and textured
floors and
ceilings. An
excellent all
round
TC.
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Alien
Invasion
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06/03/04
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0
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Vswap,
Vga
files
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Full
Spear
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Changes
all the enemies
and bosses in
SOD into the
enemies from
Corridor
7, and
changes the
weapons and
status bar
pictures. The
walls and
stationary
sprites have
not been
changed. Majik
doesn't intend
finishing this
project and
figured it
might be useful
to people who
wanted to use
these
graphics.
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HOS:
Special
Edition
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06/16/04
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with
ack, Dome Award
June
2004
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21
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All
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None
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Sequel
to 'Halls Of
Stonehenge' -
it has several
new enemies,
and two updated
weapons. The
levels standard
is at least as
good as in the
original
'HOS'.
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Revenge
Of Poopdeck
Willie:
Resurrection
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08/31/04
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as
Elmer
Fudd
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12
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All
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None
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Levels
are spread over
3 episodes and
most are
modified HOS
levels. Bosses
are from
Monkee's Image
World. Quite a
difficult set
to
play.
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Operation:
Letzterschultz
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09/01/04
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some
levels made by
ack (and 2
levels by
Arielus), Dome
Award September
2004, updated
01/18/05
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30
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All
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None
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Levels
are spread over
6 episodes. A
mini manual is
included. The
levels are well
designed and
decorated with
contrasting
styles and a
wide range of
scenarios.
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Operation:
Mutant Strike
2
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01/08/05
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several
levels made by
ack (and
Dumscheissekopf,
Arielus and B.
Lowe
contributed one
each), Dome
Award January
2005
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10
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All
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None
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Straight
levels that are
quite
extensive, well
designed and
well decorated.
Adam Biser did
the coding and
some new music.
Some levels
have shaded
ceilings/floors.
Players are
recommended to
read the story
before
playing.
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medEvil
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03/02/06
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some
levels made by
Little Cherub,
Tricob, Adam
Biser and ack,
coding by Adam
Biser, Dome
Award March
2006, updated
03/22/06
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10
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All
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None
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Levels
are quite
extensive and
well designed
with many
varying styles.
Virtually all
the graphics
and sounds are
changed and
give the game
an excellent
medieval feel.
A very good set
overall.
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Contributions
To Others'
Releases
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Add-on
Name:
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Release
Date
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Information
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Levels
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Files
Included
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Version
Required
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Our
Opinion
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Operation:
Hundscheisse
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04/30/04
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by
Dumscheissekopf,
Dome Award May
2004
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6
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All
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None
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The
levels are
quite extensive
and nicely
decorated. Many
changed
graphics, and
sounds. The SS
is now a Dog
soldier!! A
text file
manual for the
game is
included.
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Operation:
Mutant
Strike
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10/07/04
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by
Dumscheissekopf,
Dome Award
October
2004
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10
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All
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None
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The
levels are well
detailed and
quite
extensive. It's
fast moving,
with lots of
atmosphere and
lots of
mutants!!
Manual
included.
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