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PW <[email protected]> looked up from reading the entrails of the
porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:

On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:22:46 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson ><[email protected]> wrote:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:17:53 -0700, PW <[email protected]> wrote:

Believe it or not, I actually have Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniverary
edition *installed*.

Now you are going to make me actually play it! :-)

The 20th Anniversary Edition isn't that well regarded, especially by
Duke3D fans. The general opinion seems to be that you're better off
playing the originals using a source-port. Mouse smoothing can't be
turned off, the new content is mediocre, and its got new bugs. It
seems mostly Gearbox's attempt to profit off the license by selling a >>console-optimized version.* The core game remains solid so if this is
your only option you'll probably still have fun... but if you can,
just use eDuke32 https://www.eduke32.com/ (and if you really want to
play the new levels, use https://github.com/Hendricks266/e32wt)

Me, I've all the original versions installed on disk as part of my
ultimate dos game collection, /and/ I have the classic editions on
Steam and GOG from before Gearbox demanded their version be the only
one available, so I can happily avoid their hacked up edition. ;-)



----

* Gearbox also yanked the classic versions off the Internet, so you
can't find them on GOG or Steam; only the new Gearbox editions. >>Fortunately, Zoom apparently bought an irrevocable license to the
originals years back, so if you really need to get the classic
versions, you can pick them up here. It even has content not included
in the 20th Anniversary! >>https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/duke-nukem-3d-atomic-edition
Or, you know, yo-ho-ho. Because fuck Randy Pitchford. ;-)

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I also have Duke Nukem Forever! :-)

Is that supposed to be any good?

No.

You might want to play it through once, but it's unlikely you will ever
want to play it again, unlike Duke3D. It misses the mark on humour and
action stuff.

It's Jackass or something similar done by geriatrics, not stupid frat
boy types.

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On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:01:31 -0700, PW <[email protected]> wrote:

I also have Duke Nukem Forever! :-)
Is that supposed to be any good?

No.

God no.

Aside from many of the other problems, DNF tried to shove modern FPS sensibilities (like regenerating health and a four-weapon limit) into
a boomer-shooter framework. It had some interesting -if not original
ideas- implemented poorly. Its story was dull, its level design
cramped and uninteresint, its character charmless and, golly gee, can
we really draw pictures with a piece of poo? That was the height of
the humor of the game.

You can, at time, see the glimmers of inspiration in the game. Some of
the monster designs are neat. For all the game suffers from 'real is
brown' syndrome, the visuals aren't too bad (for its era). It's got a
lot of the trademark interactivity and wackiness of the DukeNukem 3D
franchise.

But you can tell this is a game that has suffered from a too-long
development cycle, with numerous restarts and multiple teams working
on it.

That said, the expansion DLC is marginally better than the main game.
But you're really better sticking with the 1995 "Duke Nukem 3D". Even
despite its age, it's still the far better game.


(Although personally, I'd just go with "Doom", played through a
sourceport and with the BrutalDoom mod. The gore of the latter is so ridiculously over-the-top that you can't help but laugh).




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Is that supposed to be any good?

No.

You might want to play it through once, but it's unlikely you will ever
want to play it again, unlike Duke3D. It misses the mark on humour and >action stuff.

It's Jackass or something similar done by geriatrics, not stupid frat
boy types.

Xocyll

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Thanks! I won't take up hard drive space with it then.

-pw
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PW <[email protected]> wrote at 03:01 this Sunday (GMT):

On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:22:46 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<[email protected]> wrote:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:17:53 -0700, PW <[email protected]> wrote:

Believe it or not, I actually have Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniverary
edition *installed*.

Now you are going to make me actually play it! :-)

The 20th Anniversary Edition isn't that well regarded, especially by
Duke3D fans. The general opinion seems to be that you're better off
playing the originals using a source-port. Mouse smoothing can't be
turned off, the new content is mediocre, and its got new bugs. It
seems mostly Gearbox's attempt to profit off the license by selling a >>console-optimized version.* The core game remains solid so if this is
your only option you'll probably still have fun... but if you can,
just use eDuke32 https://www.eduke32.com/ (and if you really want to
play the new levels, use https://github.com/Hendricks266/e32wt)

Me, I've all the original versions installed on disk as part of my
ultimate dos game collection, /and/ I have the classic editions on
Steam and GOG from before Gearbox demanded their version be the only
one available, so I can happily avoid their hacked up edition. ;-)



----

* Gearbox also yanked the classic versions off the Internet, so you
can't find them on GOG or Steam; only the new Gearbox editions. >>Fortunately, Zoom apparently bought an irrevocable license to the
originals years back, so if you really need to get the classic
versions, you can pick them up here. It even has content not included
in the 20th Anniversary! >>https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/duke-nukem-3d-atomic-edition
Or, you know, yo-ho-ho. Because fuck Randy Pitchford. ;-)

*--

I also have Duke Nukem Forever! :-)

Is that supposed to be any good?

-pw

Absolutely not, it was in dev hell for years and is extremely poorly put together.
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On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:22:46 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:17:53 -0700, PW <[email protected]> wrote:

Believe it or not, I actually have Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniverary
edition *installed*.
Now you are going to make me actually play it! :-)

Me, I've all the original versions installed on disk as part of my
ultimate dos game collection, /and/ I have the classic editions on
Steam and GOG from before Gearbox demanded their version be the only
one available, so I can happily avoid their hacked up edition. ;-)

That said... the 20th anniversary is on sale now for $2USD on Steam. I
am now caught between two overwhelming and competing forces: the urge
to avoid gearbox crap, and the need to grab a game that's has a 90%
discount. Quick, somebody call my Gaming Anonymous sponsor; I don't
think I have the willpower to resist! ;-)



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On 2/9/2026 7:52 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:22:46 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:17:53 -0700, PW <[email protected]> wrote:

Believe it or not, I actually have Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniverary
edition *installed*.
Now you are going to make me actually play it! :-)

Me, I've all the original versions installed on disk as part of my
ultimate dos game collection, /and/ I have the classic editions on
Steam and GOG from before Gearbox demanded their version be the only
one available, so I can happily avoid their hacked up edition. ;-)

That said... the 20th anniversary is on sale now for $2USD on Steam. I
am now caught between two overwhelming and competing forces: the urge
to avoid gearbox crap, and the need to grab a game that's has a 90%
discount. Quick, somebody call my Gaming Anonymous sponsor; I don't
think I have the willpower to resist! ;-)

What? Aren't you everyone else's Gaming Anonymous sponsor?!?!
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Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote:

On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:22:46 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:17:53 -0700, PW <[email protected]> wrote:

Believe it or not, I actually have Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniverary
edition *installed*.
Now you are going to make me actually play it! :-)

Me, I've all the original versions installed on disk as part of my
ultimate dos game collection, /and/ I have the classic editions on
Steam and GOG from before Gearbox demanded their version be the only
one available, so I can happily avoid their hacked up edition. ;-)

That said... the 20th anniversary is on sale now for $2USD on Steam. I
am now caught between two overwhelming and competing forces: the urge
to avoid gearbox crap, and the need to grab a game that's has a 90%
discount. Quick, somebody call my Gaming Anonymous sponsor; I don't
think I have the willpower to resist! ;-)

I will get it when it's $0SD! ;)
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On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 17:24:49 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<[email protected]> said this thing:

On 2/9/2026 7:52 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

That said... the 20th anniversary is on sale now for $2USD on Steam. I
am now caught between two overwhelming and competing forces: the urge
to avoid gearbox crap, and the need to grab a game that's has a 90%
discount. Quick, somebody call my Gaming Anonymous sponsor; I don't
think I have the willpower to resist! ;-)

What? Aren't you everyone else's Gaming Anonymous sponsor?!?!

I don't know; I like to think of myself more as the little devil that
sits on your shoulder and whispers in your ear, "Buy, buy, buy!" ;-)

Remember, The Number is /always/ watching.


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On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:46:40 -0000 (UTC)
[email protected] (Ant) wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70mZq8bUStw from https://indieweb.social/@jbz/115979990294118959

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Ant <[email protected]> wrote:

https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic/115979247993526220

I remember downloading from a FTP server, playing, and uploading to a local BBS in the dark with my dorm roommie asleep. LOL! Do you remember its release day, old PC gamers?

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Top posting is Wrong.
the sig should be 4 lines max.

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