Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour

Get the Atomic Edition on ZOOM and play it on a source port like EDuke32 Suck it Randy

Duke Nukem is a game that perfectly represents the FPS style of the 90s. Aliens invade Earth, kidnap women, and Duke comes in and kills them all. That's the whole story. I don't think Duke really cares about the story either. Duke reminds me of Johnny Bravo, who I used to watch a lot back in the day. They're both muscular, extremely confident, and think they're the greatest man alive when it comes to women. The only difference is that Duke has a gun and fights aliens. One of my favorite things about the game is its humor. Duke's ridiculous one-liners, all the references, and the pointless details scattered around the levels make the game even more fun. You can use the toilets, interact with arcade machines, look at your reflection in mirrors, and mess around with all kinds of things in the environment. I especially like how much interaction the game allows with its surroundings. The game also lets you use the True3D rendering mode developed by Gearbox instead of the original 2.5D graphics from 1996. True3D makes the game's graphics look more modern and three-dimensional. Being able to switch between the two graphics modes at any time through the in-game settings is also a nice tou…

Definitely worth it on sale, just to replay a level or two here or there from eons ago. Not quite worth full price, but on sale it's an easy pick-up for $5 or under. Going back to play this, I realize now how much level design has declined in many games. Duke 3D has secrets and alternate routes everywhere, spots that you can only access via using the jetpack efficiently, and enemies in corners or spots to ambush you. The combination of zaniness and level-design made this game great. Shrink ray, one-liners, destructible walls, set-piece traps, jetpack, and more, all made this game a massive success when it originally appeared around thirty years ago. The series tragically face-planted on an immense scale, as Duke Forever is the 2nd worst 'Forever' entry in a series (Batman Forever is slightly worse). But wow, going back to replay just the first few levels of episode one is wild, because I forgot how much the game had to it. Even the ability to look into mirrors or view camera feeds... that's incredible that this game had that stuff in 1996 already.

Hail to the king baby

This is truly a wonderful addition to my collection. To any gamer collection. A marvel, even after 30 years. 11/10. Hail to the king, baby.

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