Duke Nukem 64

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Duke Nukem 64

Developer(s)	3D Realms, Eurocom
Publisher(s)	GT Interactive
Release date(s)	October 31, 1997
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Mature
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64

Duke Nukem 64 is a Nintendo 64 port of the first-person shooter PC (MS-DOS) video game Duke Nukem 3D. There are many changes from the PC version. Some weapons use two different types of ammo.

Duke's pistol can use dum-dum rounds, which are significantly stronger than the standard ammunition, capable of dropping the weakest bad guys in one shot. The shotgun can fire explosive rounds, with devastating results on Duke's enemies; and on Duke himself if the player is not careful. Heat-seeking missiles are also available. There are also several new weapons: a grenade launcher (replacing the RPG), dual SMGs (replacing the chain-gun cannon), the Microwave Expander (from the Atomic Edition), a missile launcher (replacing the Devastator), and the Plasma Cannon, reminiscent of Doom's BFG (this weapon replaces the Freeze Thrower). The Cannon causes enemies to fade out of existence.

The game no longer works in episodes, but as one big game, with some Atomic edition levels thrown in here and there. All in-game music has been removed, due to the limited storage available on the cartridge; the only music remaining is a remix of the original "Grabbag" theme (the title screen) and the status screen theme. There are Overlord Clones in tandem with the Battlelord Clones. The new alien boss from the Atomic edition has been added to the game, and the Cycloid Emperor (in the final level) is now a fully rendered polygon character.

Perhaps the most noticeable change from the original PC game version of the game (much to many fans' disappointment) is the removal of almost all sexual content from the game. The "Red Light District" level was renamed "Gun Crazy," and the strip club and adult bookstore replaced with a gun shop and the Duke Burger restaurant from the Plutonium Pak expansion. Also, Duke's infamous one-liners have been re-dubbed by the original actor, with potentially offensive language rephrased or removed entirely. (Instead of "those alien bastards," Duke says "those alien scum." Phrases such as "holy shit" are nowhere to be found.) However, the phrase "It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum" was used in the game. The Steroids, a somewhat controversial power-up item, were also replaced by the much less questionable "Vitamin X."

The game includes many realistic locations, such a movie theatre, a bank, two different examples of 'Duke Burger' and many office building passageways.

There are also multiple pop culture references, some of which include the TV show Beavis and Butthead, the star of the movie Escape from New York and a cameo by Hannibal Lecter, whom the player is unable to shoot.

As expected, crude humor abounds, such as Duke's ability to urinate in a urinal, complete with sounds, not visuals, destroy said urinal and regain health by drinking out of the spouting water. Sometimes you can eat french toast or pizza whille playing the game. There are several oddly programmed pits, where the character is able to get stuck with absolutely no means of progressing any further.