Editing Duke Nukem (video game) (section)

==Development and release==
According to programmer and co-creator Todd Replogle, [[John Carmack]] helped him program some low-level parts of the game code in [[assembly language]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Todd Replogle interview (from 2001)|url=http://www.strifestreams.com/ToddReplogleInterview2001|website=www.strifestreams.com|access-date=19 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> The game world scrolls by shifting 8x8 "blocks" rather than individual pixels. The game's original title was ''Heavy Metal'', but producer Scott Miller hated the name and chose to name it after the lead character, similar to comic books. He proposed Duke, which he felt sounded strong, and Replogle proposed Nukem as his last name.<ref name="dukefacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.apogeeent.com/devblog/duke-little-known-facts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525215820/https://www.apogeeent.com/devblog/duke-little-known-facts|title=Duke Nukem - Little Known Facts|url-status=dead|last=Miller|first=Scott|publisher=[[Apogee Entertainment]]|date=May 25, 2022|archive-date=May 25, 2022|access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref>

After the game's release, [[Apogee Software]] became aware that the ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'' animated series featured a character with the same name ([[Duke Nukem (Captain Planet)|Duke Nukem]]) and therefore to avoid a lawsuit, the [[software house]] renamed the 2.0 version of its game ''Duke Nukum''.<ref name="Nukum"/> It later turned out that ''Duke Nukem'' was not a registered name, so Apogee registered it and used the original Duke Nukem name in the sequels.<ref name="Nukum">{{cite web|url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/duke1/index.html |title=3D Realms Site: Duke Nukem I |access-date=June 21, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110115045/http://legacy.3drealms.com/duke1/index.html |archive-date=November 10, 2014 }}</ref> Apogee also received a legal letter from [[Duke University]] alleging trademark violation. Apogee successfully fought back, and agreed to use the full Duke Nukem name in all their marketing materials.<ref name="dukefacts"/>

''Duke Nukem Collection 1'', which includes remastered versions of ''Duke Nukem'' and ''[[Duke Nukem II]]'' alongside a port of ''[[Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown]]'', was released for the [[Evercade]] retrogaming console in November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-game-spotlight-duke-nukem-12-remastered/ |title=Evercade Game Spotlight: Duke Nukem 1+2 Remastered |first=Pete |last=Davison |date=November 28, 2023 |website=[[Evercade]] |access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/duke-nukem-collection-1/ |title=Duke Nukem Collection 1 |website=[[Evercade]] |access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref>