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Video Game Classics: Duke Nukem 3D


some games will live forever as classics
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1996 s raunchy PC
shooter Duke Nukem 3d damn I’m looking
good a parody of science fiction and
horror films Duke was originally created
as a self-proclaimed action hero working
for the CIA to combat an evil scientist
back in 1991 developed by 3d realms for
the home computer the third entry in the
series abandons the original use of 2d
platforming in exchange it uses graphics
that were cutting-edge for the time and
adopts a 3d first-person perspective in
what is essentially a series reboot duke
develops a voice like Clint Eastwood’s
Dirty Harry and simultaneously becomes
an egotistical wisecracking tough guy
who enjoys womanizing and blowing stuff
up come get dumb while the series had
previously taken place in the late 1990s
Duke Nukem 3d opened sometime in the
21st century centered on Dukes return
home in his space cruiser for a
much-needed vacation his ship is shot
down landing on earth he discovers that
aliens have overrun Los Angeles and
mutated humans into animal-like
creatures worst of all the aliens had
started kidnapping all of the women
featuring a variety of nonlinear levels
Duke Nukem gives players the ability to
use the many environments to their
advantage this includes using air ducts
backdoors and sewers in order to ambush
enemies and find hidden supplies even
more unique is the players ability to
interact with his surroundings such as
using urinals and tipping strippers
of course a testosterone-fueled game
like this must feature a plethora of
devastating weapons
these include Dukes mighty boot a
shotgun chain gun rocket launcher as
well as specialty weapons such as a
shrink-ray filled with hilarious
pop-culture references and featuring an
early attempt at online multiplayer this
game achieved greater recognition when
it was quickly ported to the Nintendo 64
since then it has also appeared on other
downloadable services such as Xbox Live
a truly unique b-movie like video game
classic Duke Nukem 3d finally received a
direct sequel in 2011 called Duke Nukem
Forever following more than a decade of
crushing development setbacks right in
the Jules
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