The Border House: "When I was but the tender young age of 15, two highly innovative games came out in the same year. They would leave a lasting impression on me and arguably the gaming industry in general. One game was the first fully 3d game ever and the other was the first game (to my knowledge) that allowed the player to kill sex workers (without recourse, naturally). I am speaking of the year 1996, in which the game Duke Nukem 3d came out in January and Quake came out in June. One of those games would launch a successful franchise for a developer which still exists, the other turned out to be a hit which could not be replicated in a timely manner.
For what it’s worth, Half-Life has sold 16 million copies, Doom sold 8.5 million copies and Duke Nukem 3D sold 3.5 million copies. If “sex(ism) sells”, then who’s buyin’?"
Duke Nukem Forever originally began its life as a sidescroller instead of a shooter back in 1996, and that canceled version has just been leaked.
Very cool, but i don't know how real this is... I'll check it out later to find out.
Duke Nukem Forever, the troubled FPS from Gearbox and 3D Realms, has been restored to more traditional 90s shooter thanks to a sweeping “remaster” mod
kinda of a misleading title.
Mod features:
Sprinting removed and faster player movement
Jump height increased
Swim speed is much faster
Player can now hold breath underwater for 45 seconds instead of 15
Weapon rebalance and screen shake when shooting removed
2/4 weapon limit completelly removed
Quicksaves (F5 by default)
Depth of Field removed and new post processing effects
Driving sections are now in first person perspective
yw.
It is pretty amazing, I remember being so hyped that they covered the Duke theme back when it happened haha. I still quite enjoyed Forever though personally.
It is great, you should check out Eric Calderone - Duke Nukem meets metal .. thats proper as well
Duke Nukem Forever, the infamous and controversial FPS from 3D Realms, apparently looked much better before launch, as modders discover various cut features
Wow, that advanced lighting makes a huge difference to the visuals. I get that Gearbox tried to slap everything together and release a finished product. But it seems like they cut out a lot of content that would have made the experience more enjoyable. That's a shame.
Same, the AI could be pretty dumb but the bosses were fun. I thought the levels (mostly) got better later in the game too.
This is why i don't like Duke Nukem. This guy summed it up perfectly
Ignore this comment, it was meant to be a reply.
You dont play this game for its story or to get attached to the characters.
You play it to turn your brain off for a bit and have fun.
The author is a complete moron and I usually don't slam writers.
Duke Nukem sold a lot of games for it's time because the gaming population was small. Back when this game was new, it had on of the best multiplayer matches around,and it was a blast. Writers like this is why no one can take a joke anymore.........
Usually when I don't like something I don't talk about it.
You make an article about it, stop trying to get hits it's pathetic.
Who asked you to be connected with Duke Nukem?
No one.
Feel free to drop me in the "Nukem fanboy who doesn't like when people talk shit about his favourite games", but that's not why I think your article is stupid by N4G standards