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{{Short description|1996 first-person shooter video game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox video game | title = Duke Nukem 3D | image = Duke Nukem 3D Coverart.png | developer = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|[[3D Realms]]}} | Lion Entertainment {{small|(Mac OS)}} | General Arcade {{small|(''Megaton Edition'')}} | [[Gearbox Software]], [[Nerve Software]] {{small|(''20th Anniversary World Tour'')}} }} | publisher = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|[[FormGen]]}} | [[MacSoft]] {{small|(Mac OS)}} | [[U.S. Gold]] {{small|(MS-DOS, Europe)}} | [[Eidos Interactive]] {{small|(''Atomic Edition'', ''Kill-A-Ton Collection'') (Europe)}} | [[GT Interactive]] {{small|(PS/N64)}} | [[King Records (Japan)|King Records]] {{small|(PS, Japan)}} | [[Sega]]{{efn|Released under the Deep Water brand name in North America}} {{small|(SS)}} | [[TecToy]] {{small|(SG, original)}} | [[Piko Interactive]] {{small|(SG, reissue)}} | [[Microsoft Game Studios]] {{small|(X360)}} | MachineWorks Northwest {{small|(iOS, Android)}} | [[Devolver Digital]] {{small|(''Megaton Edition'')}} | [[Gearbox Publishing]] {{small|(''20th Anniversary World Tour'', ''Atomic Edition'', digital reissue)}} | Jordan Freeman Group {{small|(''Atomic Edition'', digital reissue)}} | [[2K Games]] {{small|(''Atomic Edition'', digital reissue)}} }} | director = | producer = Greg Malone | designer = {{Unbulleted list | Allen H. Blum III | [[Richard Gray (game designer)|Richard Gray]] }} | programmer = [[Todd Replogle]] | artist = | writer = | composer = {{Unbulleted list | [[Lee Jackson (composer)|Lee Jackson]] | [[Bobby Prince|Robert Prince]] }} | engine = [[Build (game engine)|Build]] | series = ''[[Duke Nukem]]'' | platforms = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|[[MS-DOS]]}}|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[Game.com]]|[[iOS]]|[[Classic Mac OS]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]|[[Nintendo 64]]|[[macOS]]|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]|[[PlayStation 3]]|[[PlayStation Vita]]|[[Mega Drive/Genesis]]|[[Sega Saturn]]|[[Xbox 360]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Xbox One]]|[[Nintendo Switch]]}} | released = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|January 29, 1996}}|'''MS-DOS'''{{Video game release|NA|January 29, 1996 (Shareware Version)|NA|April 19, 1996 (Full Version)|NA|December 11, 1996 (Atomic Edition)|EU|May 17, 1996<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 27, 1996 |title=The Latest All-Formats Charts |pages=16 |work=[[Leicester Mercury]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/leicester-mercury/170768143/ |access-date=November 30, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 17, 1996 |title=Dixons New Games Releases |pages=4 |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/170768158/|access-date=November 30, 2023 |quote=Latest Release for PlayStation//''Ridge Racer Revolution''//Dixons Deal £44.99}}</ref>}}'''Game.com'''{{Video game release|NA|1997}}'''Mac OS'''{{Video game release|NA|June 6, 1997}}'''Sega Saturn'''{{Video game release|NA|October 29, 1997|EU|October 30, 1997}}'''Nintendo 64'''{{Video game release|WW|November 14, 1997}}'''PlayStation'''{{Video game release|NA|December 2, 1997|EU|December 1997}}'''Mega Drive/Genesis'''{{Video game release|BR|1998|WW|October 16, 2015}}'''Xbox 360'''{{Video game release|WW|September 24, 2008}}'''iOS'''{{Video game release|WW|August 11, 2009}}'''Android'''{{Video game release|WW|November 1, 2011}}'''''Megaton Edition'''''|'''Microsoft Windows''', '''OS X'''{{Video game release|WW|March 20, 2013}}'''Linux'''{{Video game release|WW|September 4, 2013}}'''PlayStation 3''', '''PlayStation Vita'''{{Video game release|NA|January 6, 2015|EU|January 7, 2015}}'''''20th Anniversary World Tour'''''|'''Microsoft Windows''', '''PlayStation 4''', '''Xbox One'''{{Video game release|WW|October 11, 2016}}|'''Nintendo Switch'''{{Video game release|WW|June 23, 2020}}}} | genre = [[First-person shooter]] | modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]] }} '''''Duke Nukem 3D''''' is a 1996 [[first-person shooter|first-person shooter game]] developed by [[3D Realms]] and published by [[FormGen]] for [[MS-DOS]]. It is a sequel to the [[platform game]]s ''[[Duke Nukem (video game)|Duke Nukem]]'' and ''[[Duke Nukem II]]'', published by 3D Realms. ''Duke Nukem 3D'' features the adventures of the titular [[Duke Nukem (character)|Duke Nukem]], voiced by [[Jon St. John]], who fights against an [[alien invasion]] on Earth. Along with ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]'' and ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'', ''Duke Nukem 3D'' is considered to be responsible for popularizing first-person shooters, and was released to major critical acclaim. Reviewers praised the interactivity of the environments, gameplay, level design, and unique risqué humor, a mix of pop-culture satire and lampooning of over-the-top Hollywood action heroes. However, it also incited controversy due to its violence, erotic elements, and [[Gender representation in video games|portrayal of women]]. The [[shareware]] version of the game was originally released on January 29, 1996, while the full version of the game was released on April 19, 1996.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} The ''Plutonium PAK'', an expansion pack which updated the game to version 1.4 and added a fourth eleven-level episode, was released on October 21, 1996. The ''Atomic Edition'', a standalone version of the game that included the content from the ''Plutonium PAK'' and updated the game to version 1.5, was released on December 11, 1996. An official fifth episode was released on October 11, 2016, with ''20th Anniversary World Tour'' published by [[Gearbox Software]]. A direct sequel titled ''[[Duke Nukem Forever]]'' was released in 2011, after [[Development of Duke Nukem Forever|fifteen years]] in [[development hell]].
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