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Duke Nukem 3D (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Shooter/First-Person Shooter

RELEASE DATE

29/JAN/96

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Animated Blood & Gore, Animated Violence, Strong Sexual Content

DEVELOPER

3D Realms Entertainment

PUBLISHER

3D Realms Entertainment

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

game.com, Xbox 360, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

Duke Nukem 78
Badass 14

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

aliens 43
Other players 4

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

Blond, buff, and brazen Duke Nukem moves from side-scroller to first-person shooter with Duke Nukem 3D. The action begins in a futuristic Los Angeles, which has been decimated by an alien invasion. To save his cherished planet, Duke vows to kick some posterior and chew gum — and he's all out of gum. What follows is a tongue-in-cheek shooter filled with offbeat weapons, cheesy one-liners, and numerous pop culture references. Over the course of three chapters and 28 levels, Duke will battle aliens and mutants on city streets, in outer space, and everywhere in between.

Belying its title, the game does not feature a true 3D graphics engine. Instead, Duke Nukem is populated with sprite-based enemies lurking throughout 2D environments designed in a way to resemble three-dimensional space. Notable features include bullet holes appearing in walls, destructible furniture, and interactive objects such as phone booths, toilets, pool tables, security cameras, and arcade games. Each level also contains secret rooms and passages waiting to be discovered.

Duke Nukem can attack enemies with one of ten weapons, or if he runs out of ammo, perform a swift kick with his mighty foot. Among the more noteworthy armaments are pipe bombs, laser-activated trip bombs, plasma cannons, shrinkers, and expanders. Shrinkers reduce enemies to a fraction of their size, while expanders inflate enemies until they explode. In addition to the single-player campaign, Duke Nukem 3D offers cooperative as well as competitive action for up to eight players. Also included with the game is a built-in editor for designing custom levels. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Duke Nukem 3D (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Shooter/First-Person Shooter
RELEASE DATE:

29/JAN/96
TOP TRAITS:

Duke Nukem, FPS, humorous
DESCRIPTION:

Blond, buff, and brazen Duke Nukem moves from side-scroller to first-person shooter with Duke Nukem 3D. The action be... more

players 160

followers 1

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Meh

“Not the best screen shot, but I had to upload one :)”

Added by: dward526
Date: 28/OCT/2009
Views: 13
Votes: 0

created 28/OCT/2009

SeLeXeL was the last to comment - 26 days ago...

“Hehe, I remember playing the demo of this time and time again.
I'm sure there health in one of the palm trees here too, and the flaming container :P”

dward526 played Duke Nukem 3D on 28/OCT/09

“Oh, the memories this brings back. Just bought the Atomic Edition over at GoG.com for 5.99! Wicked....Let's Rock!”

created 28/OCT/2009

My top 5 influential games, sort of by: Retodon8

“What are the Top 5 Games that were most influential to your gamerDNA? Actually I can't list five games and honestly say that those are without a doubt the five most influential games I ever played....”

created 09/OCT/2009

TheTot was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of bubble gum.”

Duke Nukem 3D (PC) by: Malakai

“The famous DN3D was my favorite LAN Game in those times. Great Humor and massive Action due Weapons and Utilites as Pipe Bomb, Devastator, Holo Duke, Shrinker etc. Every ambitious FPS Gamer should have played it once to know one this great...”

created 02/OCT/2009

Duke Nukem 3D (PC) by: Tjuhl

“Shooter. Old-school. Featuring a hero with style - and hookers.”

created 20/SEP/2009

Duke Nukem 3D (PC) by: searanox

“Duke Nukem 3D is one of the few old-school 2.5D shooters that still stands the test of time, especially thanks to the incredibly devoted modding community, which brings new life to the old game with fan-made ports to new 3D engines, complete with...”

created 09/SEP/2009

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“The King”

Added by: puppybreth
Date: 05/JUL/2009
Views: 13
Votes: 0

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Added by: puppybreth
Date: 14/JUN/2009
Views: 21
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Added by: JungleSnake777
Date: 14/MAY/2009
Views: 25
Votes: 0

created 14/MAY/2009

Alcavani played Duke Nukem 3D on 02/APR/09

“Old school!!”

created 03/APR/2009

Duke Nukem 3D (PC) by: colliny2k

“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum. Oh and this game is awesome!”

created 01/APR/2009

Duke Nukem 3D (PC) by: Karr

“Shake it baby .. Damn I'm good .. Who can't remember at least one of his fanciful one-liners? 'Ol Duke, expanding on the "3D" GFX of Doom - this was an all around blast in the early gaming career. Just hand me the Devastator!”

created 12/MAR/2009