Duke Nukem 3D back for another round

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    Older gamers will sigh when they realise that Duke Nukem 3D is 20 years old. Younger gamers will wonder what all the fuss is about, and why this pixelly mess from 3D Realms is getting a refresh with Gearbox's Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniversary World Tour. The short answers are that gaming nostalgia remains rife, and even five years after the disaster that was Duke Nukem Forever on Xbox 360, the Duke still has his fans.

    The truth is that few game characters hit the spot quite like the Duke, with pithy one liners, serious overkill and classic level design that many modern games remain inspired by or fail to live up to. It also featured stacks of movie and pop culture references that everyone should still spot and enjoy today, from Star Wars to Aliens and Pulp Fiction.

    The original game also helped promote the early PC move to online multiplayer, co-operative play and level mods. Alongside Doom, it helped make PC gaming the powerhouse it is. To celebrate Duke Nukem's 20th anniversary, the classic team have got back together to tack eight new missions on to the original game, complete with all its expansions.

    The release will open it up to new Xbox One gamers who've never sampled the sassy delights of the original with updated graphics, that you can switch to on the fly, and a boosted frame rate. There's also a new soundtrack for the new missions, along with a director's cut-style commentary. There will also be the option to play it in its original form, for those who want to see what all the hype was about.

    The new trailer (
    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvVmSJKMktc

    Takes the current US presidential election as its theme, and shows off Duke's diplomacy skills plus some of the game's classic moments; playing strippers to dance, blowing aliens to pieces and shooting them while they enjoy a quiet toilet break. The new levels, designed by Allen Blum III and “Levelord”, keep the world tour theme going, with violent tourist stops across Amsterdam, Paris and the Colosseum in Rome.

    To keep classicists interested, there's a new enemy called the Firefly, who gets bigger as you take him on, plus a new Incinerator flamethrower (another Aliens reference?) and a new end boss. The voice of Duke, Jon St. John, is back with some new lines for the iconic character, while the game supports eight player online, co-op and bot matches.

    While players might be engrossed in the latest Battlefield One and Call of Duty delights, spare some funds for this revamp in early October and get back to gaming from a simpler time. At least Xbox One gamers won't have to worry about freeing up enough memory to play it, or getting a jabbering sister off the phone line for a spot of online action.
     

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