MS-DOSPerfectFree
Duke Nukem
Before the 3D. Before the ego. Just a platformer.
Apogee Software / 3D Realms1991Platform, Action
Emulator
DOSBox-X
Quality
Perfect
Notes
Shareware Episode 1 bundled with Velocity.
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Included with Velocity
Shareware Episode 1 freely distributable.
The Story
Before Duke Nukem 3D made Duke a one-liner machine, he was a side-scrolling action hero with a blaster and a jetpack — and Apogee's most technically impressive game of 1991. The scrolling engine was smoother, the level design denser, the challenge steeper than Commander Keen. It established Duke as a franchise and Apogee as the dominant shareware publisher of the early 90s. The shareware episode is completely free and holds up as a sharp, fast platformer that most people have never played.
Tags
platformbundled-freeclassicapogee