Duke Nukem... Never

Beestie · 05-07-2009, 01:37 AM

Its a sad, sad day in gaming.

3D Realms has closed their doors. The 13 year wait is over for all the wrong reasons.

BigV · 05-07-2009, 03:57 AM

fuck

Shawnee123 · 05-07-2009, 07:24 AM

I loved Duke 1 and 2. Like most games, I like less graphics and more gameplay: I think after a point I say "ok great, they look like real people, but the game isn't as fun." The Dukes, along with Commander Keen, were some of the earliest games I played when I got a computer.

dar512 · 05-07-2009, 12:16 PM

What a mess.

I hope some other developer can pick up this franchise. Duke Nukem 3d was a boatload of fun.

Clodfobble · 05-07-2009, 04:22 PM

Heh. A friend of mine was a designer and then the producer on that game for freaking ever, and finally left about two years ago. It took a long time for him to realize that they were really never going to let them call it done.

Beestie · 05-07-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

It took a long time for him to realize that they were really never going to let them call it done.

I want a committee formed to do a study to see what kind of committee should do the study.

toranokaze · 05-07-2009, 09:33 PM

Truly this is a sad day. I shall now kill 21 gta hookers.

DanaC · 05-08-2009, 04:48 AM

God that's so sad. Wolfenstein was the first PC game I ever played. Before we got a PC, me and J used to hang at this computer shop chatting to his mate behind the counter. They had a comp set up with Wolfenstein on it for customers to demo. Loved it. It was probably 75% of why we ended up with a pc.

Shawnee123 · 05-08-2009, 07:59 AM

Duke Nukem 1 (1991) 271kb

Duke Nukem 2 (1993) 1.06 MB

Duke Nukem 3D (1996) 5.64 MB

So it looks as though the first two were put out by Apogee (who had some great platform games) then 3DRealms took it over for 3. Very different style games. I remember downloading the original Dukes when a 1 meg download took forever!

I played 3 as well, and Wolfenstein...but I loved the simplicity of the first two platformers. Great games to revisit.

I guess the earliest game I ever played resembling a platform was Riddle of the Sphinx on my Atari. How far technology has come! Check out the screenshot!

dar512 · 05-08-2009, 09:19 AM

Shawnee - did you ever play Jazz Jackrabbit? I suspect you'd like it based on your comments.

Shawnee123 · 05-08-2009, 09:23 AM

I have...that one goes a bit too fast for me. If you're not running full speed and jumping right you miss a LOT. It's fun, but I prefer games where you take your time more (like Commander Keen, Hocus Pocus, Clyde's Revenge...I think I've played just about any downloadable game of that genre in the past many many years.)

Gravdigr · 05-11-2009, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beestie

I want a committee formed to do a study to see what kind of committee should do the study.

That will require forming an ad hoc committee...

wolf · 05-11-2009, 08:37 PM

Ah, Duke, we hardly knew ye.

I loved that game. Only last week I was talking about the glory days here at the nuthouse when we were allowed to install our own software and could have three nutwranglers playing at the same time.

Oh, and Shadow Warrior. I loved Shadow Warrior.

05-07-2009, 01:37 AM	#1
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Duke Nukem... Never Its a sad, sad day in gaming. 3D Realms has closed their doors. The 13 year wait is over for all the wrong reasons. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

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05-07-2009, 07:24 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I loved Duke 1 and 2. Like most games, I like less graphics and more gameplay: I think after a point I say "ok great, they look like real people, but the game isn't as fun." The Dukes, along with Commander Keen, were some of the earliest games I played when I got a computer. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-07-2009, 12:16 PM	#4
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	What a mess. I hope some other developer can pick up this franchise. Duke Nukem 3d was a boatload of fun. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

05-07-2009, 04:22 PM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Heh. A friend of mine was a designer and then the producer on that game for freaking ever, and finally left about two years ago. It took a long time for him to realize that they were really never going to let them call it done. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-07-2009, 09:33 PM	#7
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	Truly this is a sad day. I shall now kill 21 gta hookers. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

05-08-2009, 07:59 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Duke Nukem 1 (1991) 271kb Duke Nukem 2 (1993) 1.06 MB Duke Nukem 3D (1996) 5.64 MB So it looks as though the first two were put out by Apogee (who had some great platform games) then 3DRealms took it over for 3. Very different style games. I remember downloading the original Dukes when a 1 meg download took forever! I played 3 as well, and Wolfenstein...but I loved the simplicity of the first two platformers. Great games to revisit. I guess the earliest game I ever played resembling a platform was Riddle of the Sphinx on my Atari. How far technology has come! Check out the screenshot! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-08-2009, 09:19 AM	#10
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Shawnee - did you ever play Jazz Jackrabbit? I suspect you'd like it based on your comments. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

05-08-2009, 09:23 AM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I have...that one goes a bit too fast for me. If you're not running full speed and jumping right you miss a LOT. It's fun, but I prefer games where you take your time more (like Commander Keen, Hocus Pocus, Clyde's Revenge...I think I've played just about any downloadable game of that genre in the past many many years.) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-11-2009, 08:37 PM	#13
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Ah, Duke, we hardly knew ye. I loved that game. Only last week I was talking about the glory days here at the nuthouse when we were allowed to install our own software and could have three nutwranglers playing at the same time. Oh, and Shadow Warrior. I loved Shadow Warrior. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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