Duke Nukem - A Game Series Retrospective
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Date: 2022-04-14
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Peter
Duke nuke 3d/atomic edition is the pinnacle. Introduces new content weapons. The shrink ray being one of the best all around. The best thing is it retained the original build engine and did not require a friggin Cray computer on a chip for a video card to play it. We could get LAN matches going in the office on 486/pent 1 machine with barely capable graphics cards and sound blaster clones. Network play was direct and you didn-t need to have a account and log into some server and sell your soul. Alternatively, you could direct dial friends on a modem and game play stayed amazingly responsive and fast albeit only head to head 1 on 1 allowed with dial up. However, later with tools you could have friends dial into networks from the outside and use software based routing to join. In the end, the 3d was a misnomer because build was based on pseudo 3 level design with tricks to get floor over floor sets designed. The sprites were 3d in look only and were literally just voxel sprites. Oh, and let-s not forget when you are talking 3d. that means Z axis. The jet pack made for an incredible experience with several players flying around the maps and laying waste to each other by dropping grenades, or straifing with a machine gun or rpg. Everything after this version is pure money grab and does not service the end user. 3d realms was famous for the -when it-s done- line after they announced duke nuke 4ever. What that meant was infighting, money grabs on ports to other consoles and platforms, licensing disputes and in the end a really crappy, albeit truly, 3d game. All the ease of access had gone, and you had to enter the arms race to get the graphics up to snuff and playable. Gone were the days of direct and easy game play with fast response.
Side note: although now seen as cancel worthy, if you like duke nuke 3d. check out Shadow Warrior. Based on the same engine, and arguable one of the most racist games in existence, it is still a ton of fun to play. The sticky bombs (grenades with spike that stick to anything with a timer) or the much sought after rpg tactile nuke with a het seeker. Ohhh. so much fun. Once you hear the -warning. - it was time to find cover fast. The game also included all of the same type of game play, access and ease with sped of play that DN3D entailed.
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Duke nuke 3d/atomic edition is the pinnacle. Introduces new content weapons. The shrink ray being one of the best all around. The best thing is it retained the original build engine and did not require a friggin Cray computer on a chip for a video card to play it. We could get LAN matches going in the office on 486/pent 1 machine with barely capable graphics cards and sound blaster clones. Network play was direct and you didn-t need to have a account and log into some server and sell your soul. Alternatively, you could direct dial friends on a modem and game play stayed amazingly responsive and fast albeit only head to head 1 on 1 allowed with dial up. However, later with tools you could have friends dial into networks from the outside and use software based routing to join. In the end, the 3d was a misnomer because build was based on pseudo 3 level design with tricks to get floor over floor sets designed. The sprites were 3d in look only and were literally just voxel sprites. Oh, and let-s not forget when you are talking 3d. that means Z axis. The jet pack made for an incredible experience with several players flying around the maps and laying waste to each other by dropping grenades, or straifing with a machine gun or rpg. Everything after this version is pure money grab and does not service the end user. 3d realms was famous for the -when it-s done- line after they announced duke nuke 4ever. What that meant was infighting, money grabs on ports to other consoles and platforms, licensing disputes and in the end a really crappy, albeit truly, 3d game. All the ease of access had gone, and you had to enter the arms race to get the graphics up to snuff and playable. Gone were the days of direct and easy game play with fast response.
Side note: although now seen as cancel worthy, if you like duke nuke 3d. check out Shadow Warrior. Based on the same engine, and arguable one of the most racist games in existence, it is still a ton of fun to play. The sticky bombs (grenades with spike that stick to anything with a timer) or the much sought after rpg tactile nuke with a het seeker. Ohhh. so much fun. Once you hear the -warning. - it was time to find cover fast. The game also included all of the same type of game play, access and ease with sped of play that DN3D entailed.
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BuzzerZero
You are wrong about Duke Nukem 64's gore: the gore remain intact, the game featured the expander and its huge gibs explosions, and you could even shoot into the dead bodies!
About the levels, none were cut either. Some got revamped, with extra or improved parts, sometimes inspired by The Birth (since The Birth is not featured, except for the Duke Burger secret level) Like having a secret grocery area in the first map, or the small Duke Burger in the second.
Duke 64 is not only a great port but also had unique features like those -altered- maps and different weapons. Having the grenade launcher instead of the missile launcher was an interesting difference.
(edit: just realized the video's date. but i keep it here if maybe someone reads it lol)
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You are wrong about Duke Nukem 64's gore: the gore remain intact, the game featured the expander and its huge gibs explosions, and you could even shoot into the dead bodies!
About the levels, none were cut either. Some got revamped, with extra or improved parts, sometimes inspired by The Birth (since The Birth is not featured, except for the Duke Burger secret level) Like having a secret grocery area in the first map, or the small Duke Burger in the second.
Duke 64 is not only a great port but also had unique features like those -altered- maps and different weapons. Having the grenade launcher instead of the missile launcher was an interesting difference.
(edit: just realized the video's date. but i keep it here if maybe someone reads it lol)
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caktalfraktal
I was young in the 90s and early 2000s. My older brother was the curator of computer games at the time; and we some how missed out on the Duke Nukem franchise. We were into the dooms, quakes, unreals etc but we sure missed out on some good ones (Duke nukem 3D, Blood, Heretic, Triad. I'm currently playing Nukem 3D world tour on my switch and am happy that I get to experience it for the first time. It's like a new but nostalgic experience for me, coming from other shooters of the Era.
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I was young in the 90s and early 2000s. My older brother was the curator of computer games at the time; and we some how missed out on the Duke Nukem franchise. We were into the dooms, quakes, unreals etc but we sure missed out on some good ones (Duke nukem 3D, Blood, Heretic, Triad. I'm currently playing Nukem 3D world tour on my switch and am happy that I get to experience it for the first time. It's like a new but nostalgic experience for me, coming from other shooters of the Era.
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drummerwithstixs
Hi LGR! Hope alls cool!
Dude. Id love to play the original duke nukem on my windows laptop (The very first duke nukem) But Im finding it a challenge to find anywhere! Would you perhaps be able to help guide me? I dont mind paying but I cant seem to find a copy on steam. So I tried following a free download link and I need a DOS emulator to run. this is where I got confused! lol. Please help GOD OF DOS
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Hi LGR! Hope alls cool!
Dude. Id love to play the original duke nukem on my windows laptop (The very first duke nukem) But Im finding it a challenge to find anywhere! Would you perhaps be able to help guide me? I dont mind paying but I cant seem to find a copy on steam. So I tried following a free download link and I need a DOS emulator to run. this is where I got confused! lol. Please help GOD OF DOS
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Prince
The first duke game i played was Manhattan Project and it wa slove in first sight! Since i was in third grade and loved the graphics that my pentium III pulled off on 30 fps, Tho it's great knowing that there were so many Dukes out there. I really miss your impersonisation of Duke in these, It would've been perfect but i know you were younger back then and had difference voice and different puberty i guess.
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The first duke game i played was Manhattan Project and it wa slove in first sight! Since i was in third grade and loved the graphics that my pentium III pulled off on 30 fps, Tho it's great knowing that there were so many Dukes out there. I really miss your impersonisation of Duke in these, It would've been perfect but i know you were younger back then and had difference voice and different puberty i guess.
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rootbeer666
Note that Duke II graphics are 256 color VGA, but if you look closely or analyze the image, it becomes apparent what is already known about the development of early Duke, it was all done on Amiga. The Duke II palette was clearly optimized for 32/64 colors out of 12-bit of OCS/ECS Amiga chipset (instead of 256 out of 18-bit for VGA.
Yeah, that derivative soundtrack is classic Bobby Prince.
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Note that Duke II graphics are 256 color VGA, but if you look closely or analyze the image, it becomes apparent what is already known about the development of early Duke, it was all done on Amiga. The Duke II palette was clearly optimized for 32/64 colors out of 12-bit of OCS/ECS Amiga chipset (instead of 256 out of 18-bit for VGA.
Yeah, that derivative soundtrack is classic Bobby Prince.
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NrNi9e
Even though not technically as advanced as quake at the time, to me this is still a far superior game than quake - it looks better, has more interesting levels, cooler weapons and better enemies and story. Quake may have been full 3d, but dosent really help when everything looks like its in a grey-brownish tone in uninspiring environments. Duke was defently the better game at the time
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Even though not technically as advanced as quake at the time, to me this is still a far superior game than quake - it looks better, has more interesting levels, cooler weapons and better enemies and story. Quake may have been full 3d, but dosent really help when everything looks like its in a grey-brownish tone in uninspiring environments. Duke was defently the better game at the time
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wolfgang
I remember the day Zero Hour came out because I was still an adolescent & accidentally burnt my hand with bacon grease making breakfast for myself that morning. Despite the pain of holding an N64 controller, I still enjoyed every minute & thought it was a nice holdover until Forever came out for PC next year. (Funny to think about now, Forever being -close- to release in late '99)
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I remember the day Zero Hour came out because I was still an adolescent & accidentally burnt my hand with bacon grease making breakfast for myself that morning. Despite the pain of holding an N64 controller, I still enjoyed every minute & thought it was a nice holdover until Forever came out for PC next year. (Funny to think about now, Forever being -close- to release in late '99)
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Sleepy
The thing I like Duke Nukem 64 is in the PC version whenever the babes that were captured in the cacoons were around you could just leave them to suffer or kill them, but in the 64 version you could save em.
Duke's character is supposed to be all about saving girls and stuff, I always thought it was weird you could only kill them. So it's a good case of censorship imo.
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The thing I like Duke Nukem 64 is in the PC version whenever the babes that were captured in the cacoons were around you could just leave them to suffer or kill them, but in the 64 version you could save em.
Duke's character is supposed to be all about saving girls and stuff, I always thought it was weird you could only kill them. So it's a good case of censorship imo.
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Timo
I was so hyped when Duke3D comes out back then! I bought it the first day it was released in Germany. totally uncut and/but with the German -FSK16- sign (I have no idea how this was even possible because there is gore AND nudity inside. two weeks later Duke3D was indicated and taken from the market. I still got the original carton: D
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I was so hyped when Duke3D comes out back then! I bought it the first day it was released in Germany. totally uncut and/but with the German -FSK16- sign (I have no idea how this was even possible because there is gore AND nudity inside. two weeks later Duke3D was indicated and taken from the market. I still got the original carton: D
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