Now Viewing: duke_nukemTag type: Copyright Tag refers to the entire series. The character is tagged Duke_Nukem_(character) Popular tongue-in-cheek American video game franchise created by Apogee Software/3d Realms. The original game debuted in 1991. The first two, and lesser known, games were 2d platformers although Duke predominantly used guns in battling enemies. The first involved him battling against a mad scientist and his creations and the second involved him battling against an alien race. Duke also looked different in these two installments and his appearance, as well as the style of the series in general, would not be codified until the most famous and acclaimed installment of the series, Duke Nukem 3D. Duke Nukem 3D changed the series into a first person shooter and almost all of the spinoffs of the series follow the gameplay format established by this game. Unlike many shooters at the time, the game featured many cities as levels, more varied terrain, heavily interactive environments, and some platforming elements. The levels themselves were quite large and often loaded with easter eggs, many of which are pop culture jokes. The game was also much more violent than its predecessors with numerous grisly deaths. Not only can the enemies (and innocent civilians) be blown into bloody chunks, but if an alien dies right on a doorway, its corpse will be crushed when the door automatically closes leaving a blood trail on the door. The game also included racier humor as well as sexual content. Duke's characterization was codified by this game and not only was he a pop culturally savvy action hero, but he was also a womanizer and the player can have him flirt with any attractive and scantily clad woman, barring those captured by aliens, in the levels. The success of Duke Nukem 3d led 3d Realms to incorporate similar material in the 1997 first person shooter game Shadow Warrior, which was originally intended to be more serious in tone. The series has a habit of incorporating cameos of characters from other series as easter eggs. The cameo characters are usually dead, possibly killed by the villains, and Duke will often make a joke referencing their series of origin upon seeing their corpses. The game's enormous success and influence also turned into something of a curse for the developers. Trailers for Duke Nukem Forever began appearing in 1998. However, said sequel would become notorious for its numerous delays caused by the developers attempting to create a game that would have an equally large impact and often starting over from the beginning when they felt the game was not up to par. In the interim, a sequel called Manhattan Project was released but Forever would not be released until 2011, 15 years after Duke Nukem 3d. Main canon games in the series: Duke Nukem I Duke Nukem II Duke Nukem 3d Duke Nukem Manhattan Project Duke_Nukem_Forever Other Wiki Information Last updated: 11/25/13 5:24 AM by jojosstand This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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