Duke Nukem 3D: Difference between revisions

{{Header Nav|game=Duke Nukem 3D|num=1}}

{{Infobox

|image=Duke3d.jpg

|developer=[[3D Realms]]

|engine=[[Build]]

|released={{sys|dos}}{{rd|1996|January 29}}{{sys|mac}}{{rd|1997|May 25}}{{sys|n64}}{{rd|1997}}

{{sys|xbla}}{{us|2008|September 24}}

|genre=[[First-person shooter]]

|expansion=Plutonium Pak (Atomic Addition)

|preceded by=[[Duke Nukem II]]

{{Series disambig|Duke Nukem}}

'''Duke Nukem 3D''' is a first-person shooter released by 3D Realms in 1996.

Duke Nukem 3D was originally released for DOS, using the [[DOS4GW]] extender. It utilized Ken Silverman's Build engine. Later, following the release of the game's source code, Windows versions of Build and Duke Nukem 3D appeared. The DOS-based ''Eduke'' came first in 2000; the most common is the Jonathan Fowler version, [http://www.jonof.id.au/index.php?p=jfduke3d JFDuke], which was released in 2003. JFDuke included the Silverman-written Polymost technology, which utilizes [[OpenGL]] for improved graphics. Following its last release in 2007, a group modified Fowler's code to create [http://www.eduke32.com/ EDuke32], which includes the Polymost renderer and new, [http://hrp.duke4.net/ high-resolution artwork].

Duke Nukem 3D originally consisted of three episodes: L.A. Meltdown, Lunar Apocalypse, and Shrapnel City. A later version, the ''Atomic Edition'', added a fourth, ''The Birth''. This episode could be added to older releases via the ''Plutonium Pak'' add-on. Versions were released for Macintosh, [[Nintendo 64]] (heavily modified; see [[Duke Nukem 3D/Versions|Versions]]), [[Sega Megadrive]] (low-res graphics; Lunar Apocalypse only), [[game.com]], [[Sega Saturn]], and [[Sony Playstation]] (as ''Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown'').

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