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Encyclopedia > Duke Nukem 64
Duke Nukem 64
Developer(s) 3D Realms, Eurocom
Publisher(s) GT Interactive
Release date(s) October 31, 1997
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: M
OFLC: MA15+
Platform(s) Nintendo 64

Duke Nukem 64 is a Nintendo 64 port of the first-person shooter PC (MS-DOS) video game Duke Nukem 3D. There are many changes from the PC version. Some weapons use two different types of ammo. Image File history File links Duke_Nukem_64. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... 3D Realms is the name of a computer game publisher and developer based in Garland, Texas. ... Eurocom is also the name of an Israeli telecommunications company [1] and a Canadian computer maker. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... GT Interactive was an American video game developer founded in 1993 and headquartered in New York City. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... This article is about video games. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Online gaming redirects here. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Nintendo 64 ), often abbreviated as N64, was Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... The Nintendo 64 ), often abbreviated as N64, was Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed (e. ... This article is about video games. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ... “Computer and video games” redirects here. ... Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by Apogee Software. ...


Duke Nukem 64 also included multiplayer modes, allowing 4 players to share a split screen for deathmatch or co-operative play.


Duke's pistol can use dum-dum rounds, which are significantly stronger than the standard ammunition, capable of dropping the strongest bad guys in one shot. The shotgun can fire explosive rounds, with devastating results on Duke's enemies; and on Duke himself if the player is not careful. Heat-seeking missiles are also available. There are also several new weapons: a grenade launcher (replacing the RPG), dual SMGs (replacing the chain-gun cannon), the Microwave Expander (from the Atomic Edition), a missile launcher (replacing the Devastator), and the Plasma Cannon (this weapon replaces the Freeze Thrower). The Cannon causes enemies to fade out of existence. A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ... Dumdum (Bengali দমদম) is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. ...


The game levels include real-life locations, such as a bank, and scientific/alien facillities, such as a space station over-run by alien biology.


The game no longer works in episodes, but as one big game, with some Atomic edition levels thrown in here and there. All in-game music has been removed, due to the limited storage available on the cartridge; the only music remaining is a remix of the original "Grabbag" theme (the title screen) and the status screen theme. There are Overlord Clones in tandem with the Battlelord Clones. The new alien boss from the Atomic edition has been added to the game, and the Cycloid Emperor (in the final level) is now a fully rendered polygon character. This article is about Extraterrestrial life. ... Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is a particularly challenging computer-controlled enemy in video games. ...


Censoring

Perhaps the most noticeable change from the original PC game version of the game is the removal of almost all sexual content from the game. The "Red Light District" level was renamed "Gun Crazy," and the strip club and adult bookstore replaced with a gun shop and the Duke Burger restaurant from the Plutonium Pak expansion. However, the game still features a strip bar, with an animated strippers behind cages; no nudity is visible. Also, Duke's infamous one-liners have been re-dubbed by the original actor, with potentially offensive language rephrased or removed entirely. Instead of "those alien bastards," Duke says "those alien scum." Phrases such as "holy shit" are nowhere to be found. However, the phrase "It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum" was used in the game. The Steroids, a somewhat controversial power-up item, were also replaced by the much less questionable "Vitamin X." Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by Apogee Software. ... In chemistry and biology, Steroids are a type of lipid, characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings. ...


Crude humor is still possible. The play can have Duke utilize a urinal, break the porcelain, then regain health by drinking from the resulting spout of water.


Pop Culture

There are also multiple pop culture references. Butt-head, from Beavis and Butthead can be heard through the drive-thru speaker of the Duke Burger fast food resturaunt, admonishing the player to leave, because the place is 'like, closed'. Butt-head cannot be found once the player gains access to the building. Beavis and Butt-head is an animated comedy show that aired on US TV station MTV from 1993 to 1997. ...


In a prison-based level, the corpse of Snake Plissken can be found and later on, Hannibal Lecter, standing in the prison cell from the movie Silence of the Lambs. Information Nickname(s) Snake Gender Male Title Lieutenant Portrayed by Kurt Russell Created by John Carpenter S.D. Robert (Bob) Snake Plissken is a fictional character in John Carpenters films Escape from New York and Escape from L.A., played by Kurt Russell. ... Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character in a series of novels by author Thomas Harris. ... Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins in the film version The Silence of the Lambs is a novel by Thomas Harris, his second to feature sociopath psychiatrist and cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter. ...


External links

  • GameSpot review
  • Duke Nukem 64 at MobyGames
  • GameFaqs information page

  Results from FactBites:
 
Duke Nukem 3D - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3376 words)
Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter developed by 3D Realms and released on January 29, 1996 by Apogee Software, featuring the adventures of Duke Nukem, based on a character that had appeared in earlier platform games by the company: Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II.
Duke Nukem 3D is mainly notable for the often crude humor it introduced into what had previously been a fairly humorless genre, including a stream of one-liners (heavily inspired by Ash Williams and John Nada) from the title character.
Duke Nukem Forever last made a public appearance at the E3 of 2001, where a video trailer of the game was released, citing again the "When It's Done" release date.
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