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Duke Nukem is a Platform Video Game Developed and Published by Apogee Software , featuring the adventures of Duke Nukem . The game was released on July 1 , 1991 . The game was notable in its time because of its smart level design which allowed very fast Gameplay . Additionally, it allowed almost everything onscreen to be shot: obstacles, as well as enemies, could be destroyed by gunfire. The game is set in the near future, in a slightly Post-apocalyptic world. ''Dr. Proton'' is a madman, determined to take over the World with his army of Techbots. Duke Nukem, a self-proclaimed hero, is hired by the CIA to stop him. The first episode takes place in a devastated city. In the second episode, Duke follows Dr. Proton to his secret moonbase. In the third episode, Dr. Proton escapes into the future, and Duke pursues him through time. Duke Nukem's Graphics borrowed heavily from other games, like '' Turrican '' and the PC version of '' Mega Man '', and a longstanding Rumour is that originally Apogee planned to port ''Mega Man'' to the PC, but could not get the rights. At the end of every Level (with the exception of the last level in each episode), the player can receive up to seven 10,000 point bonuses, earned by making certain achievements in the level, such as destroying all Cameras . At least two other Apogee titles, the games sequel '' Duke Nukem II '', and '' Rise Of The Triad '', had similar end-of-level bonuses. NUKEM OR NUKUM? After the games release Apogee became aware of another ''Duke Nukem'' character, and to avoid a lawsuit Apogee's game was renamed ''Duke Nukum'' in version 2.0 of the game. It later turned out that ''Duke Nukem'' was not a registered name, and Apogee registered it, using the original Duke Nukem name in the Sequel s. People have speculated that the ''Captain Planet'' villain '' Duke Nukem '' was the character involved, however, 3D Realms denies this {Link without Title} . Mildly complicating an already convoluted situation, 1989's '' Space Quest III '' featured an arcade-style robo- Boxing Minigame sequence with ''Nukem Dukem'' Robot s. SEQUELS Duke Nukem was followed by '''', expansion packs for the '' Duke Nukem 3D '', among them the Plutonium Edition which features a new episode, a new alien and new weapon, and an expansion pack CD containing 500 new levels for the '' Duke Nukem 3D ''. Many years later, a new special title was released to conmemorate the 20th aniversary since the first Duke Nukem. This title was '''' done with a heavy engine but with the arcade style of the first 3 titles also containing elements from '' Duke Nukem 3D '' such as the weapons and aliens but also featuring new elements of each. . EXTERNAL LINKS
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