Shake it, baby.
A few years before he was “all outta gum”, Duke Nukem starred in a pair of MS-DOS action platformers which were distributed as shareware. Created by Apogee Software, Duke Nukem (1991) and Duke Nukem II (1993) were two rare beasts, at least on PC; while home consoles had plenty of Contra-style run-and-gun blasters, home computer users were poorly served in this regard.
As a result, both games found a receptive audience on PC, and while Duke’s later adventures in the realm of 3D are what earned him his mainstream fame, this pair of PC platformers is nonetheless important in a historical context – and that’s why Blaze’s remaster efforts on Duke Nukem Collection 1 are to be thoroughly commended.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Shake it, baby.
A few years before he was “all outta gum”, Duke Nukem starred in a pair of MS-DOS action platformers which were distributed as shareware. Created by Apogee Software, Duke Nukem (1991) and Duke Nukem II (1993) were two rare beasts, at least on PC; while home consoles had plenty of Contra-style run-and-gun blasters, home computer users were poorly served in this regard.
As a result, both games found a receptive audience on PC, and while Duke’s later adventures in the realm of 3D are what earned him his mainstream fame, this pair of PC platformers is nonetheless important in a historical context – and that’s why Blaze’s remaster efforts on Duke Nukem Collection 1 are to be thoroughly commended.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
