Put simply, Duke Nukem 3D stands as one of the most important moments of my personal gaming history, so when I learned that the whole shebang was arriving on PS3 and PS Vita this month I was curious to see how time has treated a game I haven’t returned to in over a decade.
Oh, and the low-fi smut probably helped too.ĭuke’s puerile humour resonated with me it was all so wonderfully silly and over the top, though it helped that 3D Realms’ shooter was a joy to play as well, with exciting weaponry and memorable levels. At this time I was a huge fan of ‘80s action flicks, aliens and gore (I was a teenager after all), so discovering an FPS that featured all these aspects and more was like a distillation of my teenage mind.
There was Doom 1 and 2 of course, but I’d already played them, while Quake, which was amazing to look at, was a little dry for my tastes. Back in the ‘90s when I first got a PC, my tech-savvy Uncle managed to copy several games onto disks for me to try out.