Duke Nukem 3D Saturn - Map Select, Death Row

Here's a video first showing the map select, showing every map in the game. Notice the levels split into two due to low memory (Toxic Dump, The Abyss, Dark Side, Overlord) and the levels missing from the PC and PSX versions (Spin Cycle, Lunatic Fringe, Freeway, Tier Drops). There IS an extra level, Urea 51, which is a level where a crane takes you through a sea of toilets (terrible level).

The video then shows me blasting through Death Row with god mode on. Though I don't kill all of the enemies in the cells, and don't blow up the turrets, I show a lot of the level.

Notice how the game annoyingly automatically ducks for you at many doors and on the edge of walls, even when there's no reason to like a duct.

Also, notice the lack of scripting (no rotating gears, no inverting of the cross, etc) and the simplified areas (the holding cell with the toilet, the doomed space marine area, the observation deck) and the lack of secrets (no "map" secrets, no walls to blow, no getting on top of the ledges with the slanted ledge, etc). I DO, however, get 2/2 secrets.

Feel free to comment.

Category:

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• duke
• nukem
• 3d
• duke3d
• saturn
• lobotomy

[nintendoboy17]

Mark from Classic Game Room HATES this version. lol

[elbryan42]

I don't blame him. Besides graphics, this version is terrible. Not now, not back then, not ever. This is a classic example of hype and reputation based on biased magazine articles overshadowing the facts.

[haftir]

is there a duke nukem for ps3 or xbox 360? :P

[elbryan42]

Yes, Duke Nukem 3D Atomic was ported to XBox Live Arcade.

[roflman]

terrible scaling, it looks like it was done by someone who just learnt build to be honest

[elbryan42]

I agree. Terrible level design. The person who ported over the levels didn't know what the heck they were doing.

[Aserp]

Uh, massive fail for not recognizing the significance of the Saturn port? Also, don't be an asshole. Everyone knows DN3D came from the PC, it's just that all the ports have interesting changes to the original game.

[xl2k2005]

The PC version is the best, but the best port in my opinion is the Saturn one.

Good graphics, really smooth framerate, and you could play online! (and still can)

64 was good too, but had not as good graphics and I didn't like as much what they changed as the original stuff.

But yes, the Saturn version lost some fun things compared to PC, but it's still the best console port.

PS1 version had choppy framerate.

And on Saturn you got Death Tank Zwei bonus game, one of the best multiplayer game ever

[killkenny5000]

half of you ppl are blind about the saturn port it looks good the way it looks but ITS MISSING SOME LEVELS GUYS

AND THE CONTROL MAINLY KILLS THE GAME

[killkenny5000]

@xl2k2005 you are forgetting the terrible flaws from the saturn version

the frame rate and graphics are the only good things on saturn BUT its missing some levels and they cut up some level

its missing some architecture

and worst thing about the port is controls its so awkward

the PSX version has ALL the levels including a new episode (plug n play) and has ALL the textures and everything in it + it has better music

[Bashe86]

Wow this is greasy. It looks so painful and SLOW...

[ExtremeBogom]

Aww I really like this version :(.

[silenthilldomain]

Could you make a Video of Urea 51?

[silenthilldomain]

why do the enviroments appear larger in this one?

[jeager1999]

@elbryan42 it also includes Achievments and bonus photos including snap shots of DNF which I hardly doubt will happen now. BTW Duke 3D for xbox arcade is 400 ms points don't know about PS3 thought