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'Duke Nukem' is a platform video game developed and published by Apogee Software (now 3D Realms), featuring the adventures of Duke Nukem. The game was released on July 1, 1991.
The game is set in the near future. ''Dr. Proton'' is a madman, determined to take over the world with his army of Techbots. Duke Nukem, a self-proclaimed hero, is hired by the CIA to stop him. The first episode takes place in a devastated city. In the second episode, Duke follows Dr. Proton to his secret moonbase. In the third episode, Dr. Proton escapes into the future, and Duke pursues him through time.
The game was notable in its time because of its smart level design which allows very fast gameplay. Additionally, it allows many objects onscreen to be shot: obstacles, as well as enemies, can be destroyed by gunfire. Its play control suffers from all objects only moving in 8x8 "blocks" rather than individual pixels like most other shooters, resulting in blocky scrolling and sloppy hit detection. This problem also appears in ''Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure'' and ''Duke Nukem II''.
The graphics borrowed heavily from other games, such as ''Turrican'' [1] and the PC version of ''Mega Man'' [2], and a longstanding rumor is that originally Apogee planned to port ''Mega Man'' to the PC, but could not get the rights.
At the end of every level (with the exception of the last level in each episode), the player can receive up to seven 10,000 point bonuses, earned by making certain achievements in the level, such as destroying all cameras. At least two other Apogee titles, the game's sequel ''Duke Nukem II'' and ''Rise of the Triad'', have similar end-of-level bonuses.
After the game's release Apogee became aware of a ''Captain Planet'' villain called ''Duke Nukem''[3], and to avoid a lawsuit Apogee's game was renamed ''Duke Nukum'' in its version 2.0. It later turned out that ''Duke Nukem'' was not a registered name, so Apogee registered it and used the original Duke Nukem name in the sequels.[4]
Duke Nukem was followed by ''Duke Nukem II'' in 1993, also featuring the same hero still without the dark shades, and later ''Duke Nukem 3D'' in 1996. Duke Nukem 3D was an outstanding success, and a strong competitor to 'Quake'. As of 2007, a third sequel, announced in 1997—''Duke Nukem Forever''—is still in development. Several other sequels were developed for consoles only, such as the PlayStation titles '' and ''.
In 2002, a new special title was released to conmemorate the 10th anniversary since the first Duke Nukem. This title was '', done with a 3D engine and elements from ''Duke Nukem 3D'', but with the arcade style of the first two titles.
★ Official Duke Nukem website
★ Duke Nukem - Turrican graphics comparison
★ Duke Nukem - Megaman graphics comparison
★ Duke Nukem Central - Informative fansite on Duke Nukem I and II
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'Duke Nukem' is a platform video game developed and published by Apogee Software (now 3D Realms), featuring the adventures of Duke Nukem. The game was released on July 1, 1991.
| Contents |
| Story |
| Gameplay |
| History |
| Sequels |
| References |
| External links |
Story
The game is set in the near future. ''Dr. Proton'' is a madman, determined to take over the world with his army of Techbots. Duke Nukem, a self-proclaimed hero, is hired by the CIA to stop him. The first episode takes place in a devastated city. In the second episode, Duke follows Dr. Proton to his secret moonbase. In the third episode, Dr. Proton escapes into the future, and Duke pursues him through time.
Gameplay
The game was notable in its time because of its smart level design which allows very fast gameplay. Additionally, it allows many objects onscreen to be shot: obstacles, as well as enemies, can be destroyed by gunfire. Its play control suffers from all objects only moving in 8x8 "blocks" rather than individual pixels like most other shooters, resulting in blocky scrolling and sloppy hit detection. This problem also appears in ''Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure'' and ''Duke Nukem II''.
The graphics borrowed heavily from other games, such as ''Turrican'' [1] and the PC version of ''Mega Man'' [2], and a longstanding rumor is that originally Apogee planned to port ''Mega Man'' to the PC, but could not get the rights.
At the end of every level (with the exception of the last level in each episode), the player can receive up to seven 10,000 point bonuses, earned by making certain achievements in the level, such as destroying all cameras. At least two other Apogee titles, the game's sequel ''Duke Nukem II'' and ''Rise of the Triad'', have similar end-of-level bonuses.
History
After the game's release Apogee became aware of a ''Captain Planet'' villain called ''Duke Nukem''[3], and to avoid a lawsuit Apogee's game was renamed ''Duke Nukum'' in its version 2.0. It later turned out that ''Duke Nukem'' was not a registered name, so Apogee registered it and used the original Duke Nukem name in the sequels.[4]
Sequels
Duke Nukem was followed by ''Duke Nukem II'' in 1993, also featuring the same hero still without the dark shades, and later ''Duke Nukem 3D'' in 1996. Duke Nukem 3D was an outstanding success, and a strong competitor to 'Quake'. As of 2007, a third sequel, announced in 1997—''Duke Nukem Forever''—is still in development. Several other sequels were developed for consoles only, such as the PlayStation titles '' and ''.
In 2002, a new special title was released to conmemorate the 10th anniversary since the first Duke Nukem. This title was '', done with a 3D engine and elements from ''Duke Nukem 3D'', but with the arcade style of the first two titles.
References
★ Official Duke Nukem website
★ Duke Nukem - Turrican graphics comparison
★ Duke Nukem - Megaman graphics comparison
External links
★ Duke Nukem Central - Informative fansite on Duke Nukem I and II
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