

Briefly addressing this slightly antiquated premise, it’s worth noting that the supposed ‘adult content’ of Duke 3D is downright quaint these days, and his beefheaded machismo is played for laughs rather than setting him up as any kind of serious role model. Each ‘Episode’ can be played individually, but sequenced together they tell the minimal story of Duke Nukem 3D – essentially, “kill the aliens, save the babes”. The levels are diverse, expansive, challenging and packed with secrets (including full secret levels). One of the very best classic first-person shooters, it packs in a formidable bestiary, some of the best weapons in gaming history (shout-out to the Ripper chaingun), Pokemon Lets Go Eevee Switch NSP If you haven’t had the privilege of playing Duke Nukem 3D before, you’re in for a treat.

Movement is slick, and the game’s performance didn’t falter once in our time with it 60fps all the way, as you’d expect. The controls are generally excellent, responsive and placed very logically – of course, you can remap them if you want to.

Helped along by the Switch version’s multitude of options, including (yes!) gyro aiming, an enormous help given the precision you’ll often require. The engine was far advanced over the Doom engine (though 1995’s Hexen was still pushing that tech), allowing the environments with sectors raised over other sectors. Duke followed Doom – also the case on Switch! – introducing the world to 3D Realms’ Build Engine, the glorious building blocks that also gave us Shadow Warrior and Blood. For now, some context in what Duke Nukem 3D is, and why it’s so great. It’s not perfect, though, with content missing from this version that’s been included in prior releases, but we’ll get to that.

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