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Review for Duke Nukem 3D on PC from CVG 176 - July 1996 (UK) (fedia.io)

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Review for Duke Nukem 3D on PC from CVG 176 - July 1996 (UK)

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Review for Duke Nukem 3D on PC from CVG 176 - July 1996 (UK) score: 5/5

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[–] inpurpleshadows@mstdn.games 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@OutofPrintArchive@mstdn.games Ah, Duke Nukem 3D. This is probably one of the most unique FPS games I've ever played. The interactive environments in particular were awesome and it's kind of a shame we barely see stuff like this in modern shooters.

Funny story, my dad once told me that he bought Duke Nukem as a teenager, but refunded the game since he thought it was a rip-off of DOOM. After playing the game in its entirety, I must say he heavily missed out on an incredible experience.

[–] OutofPrintArchive@mstdn.games 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@inpurpleshadows@mstdn.games
Hehe. I can understand why at first glance he might have gotten that impression.
I got it back in the day on Saturn.
It’s one of the games by Lobotomy Software. Those guys did some serious voodoo on the system.

[–] inpurpleshadows@mstdn.games 1 points 1 week ago

@OutofPrintArchive@mstdn.games Huh, I never knew Duke Nukem 3D was ported to the Saturn. However, I think it also received a port for the Nintendo 64, albeit, in a censored form.

I think my dad thought that the game was a rip-off of DOOM because, that's what most shooters were referred to as during the mid-90s, "DOOM clones". I feel like around the time stuff like Goldeneye and Half-Life came out, FPS games were starting to be viewed as more than such.