Trivia
It was #39 in FLUX Magazine's (Issue #4) Top 100 Video Games of All-Time.
Duke Nukem for DOS (full version, all 3 episodes) was included on the Duke Nuken 3D for DOS CD.
In a later level of Episode One, Dr Proton mentions iD Software's 'Commander Keen' character whilst threatening Duke.
June, 1991
Apogee released the original Duke Nukem, a 2D EGA platform side-scroller with parallax scrolling. Easily the most advanced game of its type yet seen on the PC, and rated the best selling shareware software (of all categories) for 1991 and 1992 (even beating Wolfenstein 3-D in 1992).
Like most Apogee platformers Duke Nukem for DOS is actually a trilogy. The first part of the trilogy is shareware, the other two parts are not. The names of the three episodes are:
- Episode One: "Schrapnel City"
- Episode Two:"Mission: Moonbase"
- Episode Three:"Trapped in the Future"
Btw:
Duke Nukem II is not part of the trilogy but a different game.
Contributed by
Roedie (5139) on Jun 06, 2003.
Even the world of Duke Nukem got its own soundtrack to establish the realm. Soundtrack was released in 1999.
Tracklist:
- Duke Nukem Theme - Megadeth
- Cinnamon Girl - Type O Negative (previously unreleased in U.S.)
- What U See Is What U Get - Xzibit
- Blisters - Coal Chamber (previously unreleased in U.S.)
- Song 10 - Zebrahead
- The Thing I Hate - Stabbing Westwards
- It's Yourz - Wu-Tang Clan
- Screaming from the Sky - Slayer
- New World Order - Megadeth (previously unreleased)
- Stone Crazy - The Beatnuts
- Land of the Free Disease - Corrosion of Conformity (previously unreleased)
Contributed by
MAT 
(35305) on Aug 02, 2000.
From the Apogee FAQ:
There is frequently a great deal of confusion over the correct spelling of one of Apogee's most prized characters, Duke Nukem. The original spelling for the name was "Duke Nukem"; however, during the code fix stage between v1.0 and v2.0 of the original game, Apogee found a character overseas named "Duke Nukem" that was thought to be copyrighted. So, for v2.0 of the original Duke game, the name was changed to "Duke Nukum." Then, during the programming of the next Duke Nukem game (Duke Nukem II), it was discovered that the character they found overseas was not copyrighted after all -- and so the original name was reinstated. "Duke Nukem" is also the spelling used in all successive games that featured the character.
The spellings "Duke Nuke 'em," "Duke Nuke'um," "Duke Nuke'm," "Duke Nuk'em" or other variations are not, and were never, correct. The correct spelling of the game is "Duke Nukem".
Contributed by
Trixter (8865) on Mar 16, 2000.
