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Duke Nukem 3D Released by 3D Realms

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JOE SIEGLER

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Jan 30, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/30/96

** A NEW SHAREWARE GAME RELEASE FROM 3D REALMS ENTERTAINMENT **
RELEASED MONDAY, JANUARY 29th, 1996

PREPARE FOR TOTAL MELTDOWN!
-----===== [ DUKE NUKEM 3D ] =====-----
Copyright 1996 3D Realms Entertainment, Ltd.

THE DUKE SAGA CONTINUES! - Butt-kickin' aliens have landed in futuristic Los
Angeles and humans suddenly find themselves atop the endangered species list.
The odds are a million-to-one, just the way Duke likes it!

"Duke Nukem 3D truly looks like a 3D supermodel of a game: sleek, sexy, and
gory with lead-thrashing action." -- PC Gamer

Why are the magazines raving about Duke Nukem 3D? It's simple: Once you see
this game you can't go back to other 3D games without feeling bored. Duke
Nukem 3D is so full of action, realism and unprecedented interaction that the
other 3D action games seem like empty worlds sorely lacking in complexity and.

"It's the ultimate game for unleashing all your pent-up aggression. It makes
pretty much every PC game we've ever seen--DOOM included--look slightly dull.
Honestly!" -- PC Gamer

Part of what separates Duke Nukem 3D from the pack is the incredible Build
engine, which has been beefed up to include slopes, greatly adding to the
realistic look of the environments. No longer do levels look flat as in
previous hit 3D games. Another Build engine innovation is that anything can
move in any direction, with allows for stunning environment effects, such as
collapsing building that plummet into the ground, and earthquakes that shake
the entire level creating chasms hundreds of feet deep, opening up to new,
unexplored areas!

"DAMN, I'M LOOKING GOOD!" -- Duke Nukem

Duke Nukem 3D Features:

* 24+ interactive, realistic, complex levels await you in the sinister streets
of New Los Angeles, an orbiting space station and on the surface of the moon
itself.
* Other games talk about being "immersive," but Duke Nukem 3D delivers: With
Build technology you will enter a fully interactive world of towering
skyscrapers, deep canyons, murky water, functional moving vehicles and
never-before-seen special effects.
* Armed to the teeth you brandish your fully automatic sidearm, rocket launcher,
remote controlled pipebombs, shrinker ray, laser trip bomb and other hi-tech
weaponry designed to send the alien bastards to a messy grave.
* Full movement control lets you sprint, jump, crawl, swim and jetpack your
way through hostile environments.
* A fully interactive, 3D level editor helps you design your own levels to
play and pass around freely.
* Multiplayer support! Duke Nukem 3D's DukeMatch(tm) feature allows for eight
players to battle each other over an IPX network, or slug it out head-to-head
via modem. Cooperative play is also supported.
* Awesome and often funny speech by Duke Nukem himself.
* SuperVGA graphics support. Requires a VESA compatible video card.
* Supports all major game controllers and sound cards. Game music by Prince!
(Bobby Prince, that is. Bobby wrote DOOM's haunting music.)
* Play it online! Duke Nukem 3D can be played on the Total Entertainment
Network (TEN) again other players.

(Note: These features refer to the full version. The shareware version has
six total levels, and does not have all of the features to the full extent
listed above.)

"It's fast, fun and feels more real than any other DOOM-style game...[with]
worlds of incredible detail and complexity...simply the best we've seen.
Duke Nukem 3D puts other 3D games in their place!" -- PC Gamer

Duke Nukem 3D System Requirements:

* A 486DX2/66 with 8 megabytes of memory and VGA graphics. The game will
run on less than a 486DX2/66, but with reduced game performance. VGA
graphics and 8 Mb of memory are required, however. We recommend a
Pentium with 16 megs of memory and PCI Local Bus Video.

* For the SVGA modes, a VESA compliant video card is required.

* For game play, the following devices are optionally supported:
Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, Gravis GamePad.

* The following sound cards/devices are also optionally supported:

For Music: Gravis UltraSound, Sound Blaster (all of them), SoundMan16,
Pro Audio Spectrum, SoundScape, WaveBlaster, Sound Canvas,
Adlib, and General MIDI.

For SFX: Sound Blaster (all of them), Gravis UltraSound, SoundMan16,
Pro Audio Spectrum, SoundScape, Disney/Tandy Sound Sources.

There is no support for the PC Speaker.

Where to find 3D Realms' Games Online
=====================================
1. 3D REALMS' WORLD WIDE WEB BBS:

Available at http://www.3drealms.com, our Web BBS uses the pioneering
Web BBS software from Software Creations. All of Apogee & 3D Realms' files
are here, along with all the patches you'll need to upgrade your games, as
well as the latest news, chit-chat, and anything you'd ever want to know
about 3D Realms! Also available here is our "Live Shot" video camera, as
well as a tour of our offices, game contests, and other cool stuff.

Also check out http://www.3drealms.com/duke3d.html for more info!

2. APOGEE'S HOME BBS: THE SOFTWARE CREATIONS BBS

The Software Creations Web BBS (http://www.swcbbs.com) broke new ground on
the World Wide Web, and is sure to continue the award winning successes of
Software Creations. Make sure to check out this site!

The dialup DOS based Software Creatons BBS has been voted North America's most
popular BBS two years in a row by the readers of Boardwatch Magazine. It was
also featured on the TV show Prime-Time Live! It can be reached at:

(508) 365-4035 -- 28.8k v.34
(508) 368-7036 -- 9600-14.4K v.32bis
(508) 365-2359 -- 2400 baud

3. OFFICIAL 3D REALMS FTP SITE:

Anon FTP can be gotten at ftp.uwp.edu in /pub/msdos/games/3drealms.
Please see the end of this document for special Duke3D FTP Sites!

4. CompuServe - Type "go realms" (at any ! prompt) to get to our Forum.

5. America Online - Use the keyword "3d realms" to reach our Apogee Forum.

6. Fidonet Filebone - If you are a Fidonet SysOp, you can now get our games
games on the Fido filebone. Talk to your local filebone
hub about the Apogee FDN (see FILEBONE.NA for more
information).

Files in this Release
=====================
To assist in your search, here is a listing of the files as released from
Apogee. All BBS files from 3D Realms bear a PKZip -AV stamp. If your file
does not say "Authentic Files Verified #TRH 310 - 3D REALMS ENTERTAINMENT"
when you decompress it, it's possible you do not have the original unmodified
file. If in doubt, call Software Creations. They will always have the
original files as released from 3D Realms. The file sizes provided is what
they are as they are released from 3D Realms. The actual size you download
might vary a few k on the larger side due to .ZIP comments being added as the
file goes between here and you. So long as the -AV stamp remains intact, you
can be sure that the file is original. However, if the file does not bear the
-AV stamp, it is not in it's original form as released from 3D Realms.

NOTE: If you have a version of the game that is dated January 4th, it is
illegal. Do not write us about it.

For Duke Nukem 3D's release, there have been several sites that are carrying
the game. Here is a list of the FTP sites that have the game as of January
30th 1996.

1.ftp.uwp.edu in the directory /pub/incoming/games/3d
2.ftp.uwp.edu in the directory /pub/msdos/games/3drealms
3.arh0278.urh.uiuc.edu (128.174.192.42)
4.ftp.uml.edu in the directory /temp
5.wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) in the directory /pub/duke3d
6.ftp.cdrom.com in /pub/games/newest
7.freebeepub.com in the directory /pub/games/
8.rooster.sci.port.ac.uk in the directory /pub/msdos/games/3drealms
9.emcyber.com in the directory /library/duke3d/
10.ftp.citicom.com in the directory /incoming

Please be aware that these directories might change. If you want a
current, up to date listing of sites carrying it (including WWW sites),
point your web browser to: http://www.3drealms.com/duke3d.html

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