Episode 31 – Duke Nukem
June 12, 2013Hail to the Blockers, baby.
Welcome to episode 31 where we talk about the long running Apogee/3D Realms series, Duke Nukem.
In the news:
E3 week! We heard all about the new XBox One and PS4, in addition to iOS 7 at Apple’s WWDC. Busy week in the tech world!
A few weeks ago, Tim Schafer’s DoubleFine Productions has launched its second Kickstarter campaign for a tactical strategy game called Massive Chalice.
A remake of Shadow Warrior appears to be in the works from 3D Realms for release this fall.
In mobile news, I am totally obsessed with Ron Gilbert’s Scurvy Scallywags. Check it out.
Interplay repurchased the Descent Freespace IP from now defunct THQ. maybe a new Freespace? Hmmm…
Then we talk Duke Nukem. I cover Duke 1, 2, 3D and a little about Duke Nukem Forever. Story (such as it is), gameplay, tech focus, dev story, all of it!
Buy Duke Nukem 1 & 2 on GoG:
http://www.gog.com/gamecard/duke_nukem_12
Buy Duke Nukem 3D on GoG:
http://www.gog.com/gamecard/duke_nukem_3d_atomic_edition
Buy Duke Nukem Forever on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/57900/
Next time, I’ll be covering the 1998 Activision game, Interstate ’76.
Stream the show live:
Direct download:
http://umbcast.com/podcast/031-UMBCast-Duke-Nukem.mp3
Great podcast this week!!! You were extremely thorough and objective on the game, kudos! I do feel that Duke Nukem 3D still holds up on a gameplay level, but yeah, it’s a bit outdated. It was fun when we were 12 or 13, but now… Meh. =/
Never heard of Interstate 76, so definitely curious to hear all about it next time!
The wiki says March 1997 for Interstate’s release date, though, not 1998. ;D
Oops! Not sure where I got the ’98 date from. I will endeavour to get it right in the actual show!