Editing Duke Nukem 3D (section)

=== PC versions ===
* '''''Shareware Version''''': The shareware version, released on January 29, 1996 as version 1.0, contained only the first episode. This version uses 3D Realms's shareware distribution model, which means that it can be distributed for free. The shareware version was re-released as version 1.1 on February 20, 1996, and re-released once again as version 1.3D on April 24, 1996.
* '''''Full Version''''': Released on April 19, 1996,{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} as version 1.3D. 3D Realms started shipping the full registered version to customers on May 5, 1996.<ref name="Nukem 3D Release Post"/> The company streamed the process of packing and shipping the first copies using a webcam. The full version contains the original three episodes, and includes the full versions of ''Duke Nukem'' and ''Duke Nukem II'' as bonus content.
* '''''Plutonium PAK/Atomic Edition''''': The ''Atomic Edition'' of ''Duke Nukem 3D'' was released in November 1996 as a standalone game. It contained the original three episodes, as well as a new eleven-level fourth episode, bringing the level total to 41 as opposed to 30 in the original ''Duke Nukem 3D''. The ''Plutonium PAK'' was released as an upgrade package to convert the original release of ''Duke Nukem 3D'' (v1.3d) to the ''Atomic Edition'' (v1.4, updated to v1.5 with the standalone ''Atomic Edition'' release and via a free download patch for the ''Plutonium PAK'' version on 3D Realms' website). It introduced two new enemies, the Protector Drone and the Pig Cop Tank, a new final boss, the Alien Queen, and a new weapon, the Expander. Changes to the script made the game easier to [[mod (video gaming)|mod]], and players could set up a multiplayer session against CPU [[artificial intelligence (video games)|bots]]. This is the only official add-on for the game developed by 3D Realms. Unlike the original release of ''Duke Nukem 3D'', however, the ''Atomic Edition'' does not include ''Duke Nukem'' and ''Duke Nukem II''.
* '''''Macintosh Version''''': The Macintosh release was ported by Lion Entertainment Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=26762 |title=Duke Nukem 3D (Macintosh) - Overview |last=House |first=Michael L. |publisher = [[AllGame]] |access-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114171847/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=26762 |archive-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> and released on June 6, 1997, in Minneapolis, being shipped by MacSoft.<ref name="MacDuke"/>
* '''''East Meets West''''': Released in 1998, includes ''Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition'' and the full version of ''[[Shadow Warrior (1997 video game)|Shadow Warrior]]''.<ref name="EastWest"/>
* '''''Duke: The Apocalypse''''' contains ''Duke!ZONE II'', ''Duke Xtreme'', and a T-shirt.
* '''''Duke: The Apocalypse 2''''' contains ''Duke!ZONE'', ''Duke It Out In D.C.'', a strategy guide, and a T-shirt.
* '''''Kill-A-Ton Collection''''': The ''Kill-A-Ton Collection'' was released in 1998 and includes: ''Duke Nukem I'' (''Duke Nukum''), ''Duke Nukem II'', ''Duke Nukem 3D'' (both v1.3d and v1.5), ''Duke It Out In D.C.'', ''Duke!ZONE II'', ''Duke Xtreme'', and various editing utilities.
* '''GOG release''': The ''Atomic Edition'' was released on [[GOG.com]] along with Duke Nukem 1, 2 and Manhattan Project in 2009. The entire catalog was removed from the website on December 31, 2015, due to a licensing agreement with [[Gearbox Software]].<ref name="DN3D-GOG" />
*[[File:Duke Nukem 3D gameplay screenshot.jpg|thumb|''Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition''. Note the higher-resolution HUD and [[OpenGL]] graphics.]]'''''Megaton Edition''''': Developed by General Arcade and published by [[Devolver Digital]], it was released through [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on March 20, 2013. The ''Megaton Edition'' includes ''Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition'', ''Duke It Out In D.C.'', ''Duke Caribbean: Life's a Beach'', and ''Duke: Nuclear Winter'' all running on OpenGL, as well as the original MS-DOS version of ''Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition''. It supports SteamPlay for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and is based on the code of the ''JFDuke3D'' source port by Jonathon Fowler. Online multiplayer was added to the game in January 2014.<ref name="ShackNews"/> However, about a year later, the Megaton Edition was removed from all digital distribution as Devolver Digital's agreement with Gearbox Software has ended now that the latter company currently owns the [[intellectual property]]. In 2016, Gearbox informed TechRaptor that they have plans to "bring the game back this year,"<ref name="TechRaptor"/> and that game became the 20th Anniversary World Tour.
* '''''Kill-a-Ton 2015 Collection''''': Released in May 2015 on [[Steam (service)|Steam]], includes everything that Kill-a-Ton Collection contained (with exception of ''Duke Nukem 3D'' v1.3D and ''Duke Xtreme''), plus two other expansions, ''Duke Caribbean: Life's a Beach'', and ''Duke: Nuclear Winter'', as well as ''[[Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project]]'' and the ''[[Balls of Steel (video game)|Balls of Steel]]'' game. Like with the [[GOG.com]] release and Megaton Edition, it was removed from Steam at the end of 2015.
* '''''20th Anniversary World Tour''''': Developed by [[Nerve Software]] and Gearbox Software and published by Gearbox Publishing. It was announced by Gearbox Software on September 2, 2016, at PAX East, and it's a re-release for the [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 4]], and PC via Steam. World Tour includes an all-new 5th episode by the original episode designers, new music by composer [[Lee Jackson (composer)|Lee Jackson]], re-recorded voice lines by [[Jon St. John]], new enemies and new lighting effects.<ref name="DN3D-Gearbox"/> However, it does not contain the expansions from ''Kill-A-Ton Collection'' and ''Megaton Edition''. World Tour was released on October 11, 2016.
* '''ZOOM Platform release:''' The ''Atomic Edition'' was released on ZOOM Platform along with Duke Nukem 1, 2 and Manhattan Project in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gearbox Software and Jordan Freeman Group Present: The Duke Nukem ZOOM Platform Classics Collection |url=https://www.zoom-platform.com/news/gearbox-software-and-jordan-freeman-group-present-the-duke-nukem-zoom-platform-classics-collection |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=ZOOM Platform |language=en}}</ref> As of 2020, it includes ''Duke It Out In D.C.'', ''Duke Caribbean: Life's a Beach'', ''Duke: Nuclear Winter'', ''Duke Nukem's Penthouse Paradise, Duke!ZONE'' and ''Duke!ZONE II.'' Since 2022, it also includes ''Duke - It's Zero Hour.'' As of 2024, ZOOM Platform is the only digital store where the ''Atomic Edition'' is available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition |url=https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/duke-nukem-3d-atomic-edition}}</ref>