Duke Nukem (video game)

Duke Nukem is a Video game of action/platform, developed by Apogee Software, left on PC in 1991.

Duke Nukem begins its adventures in this video game.

Presentation

Dr. Proton, a scientific brilliance, works on a new generation of robots: techbots. After an accident, it is seriously irradiated and becomes insane. It manufactures its own cybernetic army then and is at the head put to conquer the world.

The CIA engages the hero, Duke Nukem, to stop it. Released above the ruins of a big city devastated by the army of Proton, it tries to cut through a path. The play is thus divided into 3 episodes:

Shrapnel City : where Duke progresses in the ruins of the city, with the research of the secret factory of Proton.
Mission: Moonbase : Proton took refuge in its lunar base.
Trapped in the future! : After a new defeat, Proton decides to travel in the future to build more powerful techbots.

For its time, Duke Nukem is a successful play of platform, proposer of many environments, very good graphics (always for the time!) and of the action permanently. The topics, the style of the dialogs and the type of character points out the American data bases of science fiction of the Seventies, which probably had to bathe the childhood of the originators…

Gameplay

This play is in 2D. It is necessary to destroy a rather large variety of enemies, and no-claims bonus are present in great number in the levels. At each end of episode, Duke fights Doctor Proton. Duke will need keys to open certain doors, for example to leave a level.

No-claims bonus

A certain number of no-claims bonus are ramassables. Some of between-them are in small boxes. In this case, it is necessary to draw in those to be able to collect the no-claims bonus which they contain.

Quill of soda: To collect this quill brings back 1 point of life. The player can also draw above; the quill will start to disappear, but will bring back 1000 points if Duke catches up with it. Value: 200 points.
Turkey: To collect a turkey thigh also brings back 1 point of life. If Duke draws above, this one becomes a whole turkey (one sees appearing 2 thighs), and brings back 2 points of life, and 200 points. Value: 100 points.
nuclear Molecule: To collect the integrality of its life returns in Duke. Value: 1000 points.
Rugby ball: Value: 100 points.
purple Flag: Value: 100 points, or 5000.
: Value: 100 points, or 5000.
Joystick: Value: 2000 points.
Diskette: Value: 5000 points.
Balloon: Value: 10000 points if Duke manages to catch it before its explosion.
keys: Useful to open certain doors. Value: 1000 points.
Access key: It is an electronic key making it possible to decontaminate an electric barrier, which prevents from leaving certain levels. Value: 1000 points.
nuclear Gun: When Duke collects one of them, that increases its firepower. Value: 1000 points.
Super-Boots: These boots make it possible Duke to much higher jump. Value: 1000 points.
robot-like Hand: Allows to open certain doors, and to activate other useful things! Value: 1000 points.
Hook of attack: Object which makes it possible to cling to certain ceilings. Value: 1000 points.

Another no-claims bonus

Duke can also collect the letter “D”, “U”, “K”, “E”. Each one brings back 500 points, but if it collects them in the order, it will gain 20000 points: 10000 points after having collected them in the order, plus 10000 points of no-claims bonus at the end of the level.

“Duke Nukem” or “Duke Nukum”?

It is noticed that the name of the play changes according to the version of the play. The original writing of the name was “Duke Nukem”; however, during the update of the play (version 1.0) towards version 2.0 already, Apogee found a character named “Duke Nukem”, whose name seemed to be deposited (law of the Copyright). Therefore, for version 2.0 of play, the name was changed into “Duke Nukum”. Then, during the programming of the play Duke Nukem 2 , they discovered that this character was not subjected to the Copyright. “Duke Nukum” thus became again “Duke Nukem”.

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the official site of 3D Realms: http://www.3drealms.com/
official Page of the play: http://www.3drealms.com/duke1/index.html

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