Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem is the debut of the world’s greatest wise-cracking, alien-punching, gun-toting badass - a man who would later go on to combine both ass-kicking and bubblegum in a revolutionary way. In a world…
Duke Nukem is an arcade developed by Apogee Software, released 1 July 1991 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Duke Nukem is
Duke Nukem is an arcade game developed by Apogee Software and released in 1991. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Duke Nukem is the debut of the world’s greatest wise-cracking, alien-punching, gun-toting badass - a man who would later go on to combine both ass-kicking and bubblegum in a revolutionary way. In a world ravaged by Dr. Proton’s villainous ambitions, the original video game action hero must rise against the evil scientist’s army of sinister Techbots. And although Duke isn’t exactly what the Doctor ordered, he’s exactly what the world needed.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Duke Nukem series
Duke Nukem is the first of 20 entries we hold in the Duke Nukem series. The next entry was Duke Nukem: Episode 2 - Mission: Moonbase in 1991.
What it launched against
Duke Nukem launched on 1 July 1991, within three weeks of Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy IV and Bomberman II.
Released around the same time: Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy IV, Bomberman II.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
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Quick answers
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