Duke Nukem 3D was his first foray into the first-person, and after the game's excellent critical reception, the Duke Nukem franchise never looked back. Duke's journey started as pixelated side-scrolling shoot-em-ups before settling on the more iconic first-person perspective he's known for today. Developed and published in 1991 by Apogee Software, the original Duke Nukem is a vastly different experience from its more contemporary counterparts. When discussing adult-oriented first-person shooters in the 1990s, the three big players were DOOM, Wolfenstein, and Duke Nukem. Some folks over in Reddit had a few workarounds if you want to play it.At one point in time, Duke Nukem was an absolute pillar of the video game industry. Take note though, that this version is extremely buggy, as it’s still technically a work in progress. The 2001 iteration includes the Unreal Editor that was used to create the game’s maps plus the source code for modders to tinker with. The leaker was supposed to leak it in June, but Kotaku reported that you can download it from the Internet Archive now. All weapons can be used, except for the freezer and chainsaw. The leaker added that although a huge chunk of it is playable and all of the content from E3 is included, there’s also another chunk where it’s block-outs without enemies. This apparently includes “almost every chapter… in some form,” according to the leaker called “x0r.” The long wait was apparently not worth it as the game did not meet even the lowest of expectations.įast forward to this year, a leak in 4chan (shared by ) shows what looks like Duke Nukem Forever in its 2001 E3 iteration.

It didn’t meet its deadline, though, as players waited until 2011 for it to be launched. A quick jump back to the 90’s: Duke Nukem Forever started its development in 1997, and was planned to be released in 1998.

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