Duke Nukem 3D

For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Duke Nukem 3D (Mega Drive).

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Duke Nukem 3D

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Lobotomy Software

Original system(s): IBM PC

Developer(s) of original games: 3D Realms

Peripherals supported: 3D Control Pad, 6Player

Genre: Shooting

Number of players: 1-2 (2-7 for Death Tank Zwei)

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1997-10-29^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	81071
EU	1997-10-30^[3]		MK81071-50
DE	1997-10-30^[3]		MK81071-50
PT	1997		STJSE0704
UK	1997-10-30^[3]	£44.9944.99^[4]^[3]	MK81071-50
GR	199x
PL	1997	209zł209
AU	199x		FDUK00SSC
BR	1997-12		191x27

Non-Sega versions
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Duke Nukem 3D is a Sega Saturn first-person shooter developed by Lobotomy Software and published by Sega. A port of the titular 1996 IBM PC game Duke Nukem 3D, it was first released in the United States and Europe in October 1997^[1]^[3], and notably takes advantage of the analog features of Sega's 3D Control Pad.

Gameplay

The Saturn port also contains an exclusive level named "Urea 51."

Controls

"Duke Nukem 3D makes use of either the digital controller or the 3D Control Pad for more precise control. Since not all the actions could be mapped onto either controller, the game does not allow you to crouch. To look up or down, you hold the look button ( on default) and move the D-pad or analog stick. To access items or to toggle the map on or off, you must pause the game to activate those functions. In order to ascend or descend with the jet pack item or underwater, hold the Jump button ( on default) and hold either to go down, or to go up.

Weapons

	Mighty Foot

	Pistol

	Shotgun

	Ripper Chaingun Cannon

	RPG Launcher

	Pipe Bombs

	Shrinker

	Devastator

	Tripbomb

	Freezethrower

Items

Health

	Medkit

	Atomic Health Unit

	Armor

Inventory items

	Access Cards

	Steriods

	Holoduke

	Jetpack

	Night Vision Goggles

	Scuba Gear

	Protective Boots

Enemies

	Assault Trooper

	Assault Captains

	Protozoid Slimers

	Pig Cops

	Recon Patrol Vehicles

	Enforcers

	Octabrain

	Battlelord

	Battlelord Sentry

	Assault Commander

	Sentry Drone

	Overlord

	Cycloid Emperor

Levels

Despite being a later release for the Saturn, the game does not support saving directly to Saturn Backup Memory and saves to internal battery memory only, but does allow loading from Backup Memory if a save is detected.

	Hollywood Holocaust

	The Red Light District

	Death Row

	Toxic Dump

	The Abyss

	The Launching Facility

	Spaceport

	The Incubator

	Warp Factor

	Fusion Station

	Occupied Territory

	Tiberius Station

	Lunar Reactor

	The Dark Side

	Overlord

	Raw Meat

	Bank Roll

	Flood Zone

	L.A. Rumble

	Movie Set

	Rabid Transit

	Fahrenheit

	Urea 51

	Hotel Hell

	Stadium

Sega NetLink

Duke Nukem 3D was one of the few games that made use of the Sega Saturn's Sega NetLink modem for multiplayer between two players. Players had the choice of playing through the Single Player game cooperatively or competitively through "Dukematch" across all the levels in the game.

History

Release

Duke Nukem 3D is part of Sega's Deep Water label to recognize games created for mature audiences.

Versions

Rather than running in Ken Silverman's original Build engine used to power the PC version of Duke 3D, the Saturn version runs on Lobotomy's own in-house 3D "SlaveDriver" engine, previously seen with PowerSlave/Exhumed and set to be seen again with Quake. Improvements to the SlaveDriver engine in this iteration include the ability to support larger maps, as well as more dynamic lighting.

Conversely, the Build engine was at its heart a 2D system making use of raycasting solutions (much like the earlier Wolfenstein 3D and Doom), leading to visible distortions when the player looks up or down. The converted maps of the Saturn version mean this is no longer an issue, and many other graphical quirks associated with raycasting are also eliminated.

Like most console conversions of the era, the game aims for a 30FPS frame rate but regularly misses its target. It does, however, perform more consistently than its rival PlayStation conversion, whose use of a Build-esque software rendering engine and unlocked frame rate causes gameplay to run between rare highs of 60FPS and lows of 10FPS, depending on the scene.

The Saturn version is also more accurate than the Nintendo 64 conversion, retaining more of the PC game's original graphics and offering an in-game soundtrack. However, the N64 port benefits from the system's analogue controls, smoother frame rate and split-screen multiplayer option.

Production credits

Executive Producer: Paul Lange, Brian McNeely
Project Managers: Dominick Meissner, Patrick Schreiber
Game and Stage Redesign: Dominick Meissner
Programming Lead: Patrick Schreiber
Programming Team: Patrick Schreiber, John Yuill, Ezra Dreisbach
3D Engine: Ezra Dreisbach
Brew World Editing Tool: David Lawson
Additional Programming: Paul Haugerud, Kurt Pfeifer
Lead Artist: Troy Jacobson
Ambient Lighting and Object Editing: William Vallieres
Additional Art: Kevin Chung, Eric Klokstad
Sound Effect and Music Arrangement: Scott Branston
Quality Assurance: Tom Kristensen
Additional Stage Design: Ezra "Urea 51" Dreisback, Brian McNeely, David Lawson, William Vallieres, Tom Kristensen
Peepshow Animation Tool: Paul Schreiber
Art Processing Tools: John Yuill, Ezra Dreisbach, Patrick Schreiber
MIA: Kurt Pfeifer, John Schwab
Urea 51 Bonus Track: "Desolation Sound" By Madcap
Madcap: Troy Jacobson, Stefan Fritz, Steve Johnson, Jason Dolan, John Fujic
Special Thanks: Marjacq Micro Ltd., David Locke, Rick "The Ice Cream Man" Wheeler, Steve Hutchins, Mark "Sonic Jam" Maslowicz, Lloyd Kinoshita, Richard Leadbetta, Dan Jevons, Manny Granillo

Sega of America Staff:

Producer: David Locke
Assistant Producer: Richard Wheeler
Game Lead: Arnold Feener
Assistant Lead: Rick Greer
Testers: Mike Dobbins, Amy Albertson, Ferdinand Villar, Tony Borba, Jeff Junio, Howard Gibson, Karen Brown, Lloyd Kinoshita, Dennis Lee, Aaron Hommes, Dave Paniagua, Robert Amirkhan, Abe Navarro, Marcus Montgomery, Joe Damon

Source:

In-game credits

Sega of America, Inc.

Production:
- Producer: David Locke
- Associate Producer: Richard Wheeler
- Net Link Producer: Paul Stathacopoulos
- Lead Tester: Arnold Feener II
- Assistant Lead: Rick Greer
Marketing:
- Product Manager: Andrew Stein
- Product Specialist: Mark Subotnick
- Packaging: Eric Smith
Special Thanks: Apogee/3D Realms, Yutaka Yamamoto, Yoshi Nakano (for Net Link development), Geraldine Dessimoz, Marcelyn Ditter, Lydia Gable, Mark Lindstrom, Mark Markey, Anne Moellering, Judie Nybo, Heather Ravenberg, Eileen Sacman, Dan Stevens, and SEEDY crew
SOA Test Department: Amy Albertson, Robert Amirkhan, Tony Borba, Karen Brown, Joe Damon, Mike Dobbins, Howard Gibson, Aaron Hommes, Jeff Junio, Lloyd Kinoshita, Dennis Lee, Marcus Montgomery, Abe Navarro, Dave Paniagua, Ferdinand Villar

Lobotomy Software Inc.

Executive Producers: Paul Lange, Brian McNeely
Project Managers: Dominick Meissner, Patrick Schreiber
Game Adaption and Stage Design: Dominick Meissner
Programming Lead: Patrick Schreiber
Programming Team: Patrick Schreiber, John Yuill, Ezra Drisbach
3D Engine: Ezra Dreisbach
BREW World Editing Tool: David Lawson
Additional Programming: Paul Haugerud, Kurt Pfeifer
Lead Artist: Troy Jacobson
Ambiant Lighting and Object Editing: William Vallieres
Additional Art: Kevin Chung, Eric Klokstad
Sound Effect and Music Arrangement: Scott Branston
Quality Assurance: Tom Kristensen
Additional Stage Design: Ezra 'Urea 51' Dreisbach, Brian McNeely, David Lawson, William Vallieres, Tom Kristensen
PeepShow Animation Tool: Paul Schreiber
Art Processing Tools: John Yuill, Ezra Dreisbach, Patrick Schreiber
MIA: Kurt Pfeifer, John Schwab
Special Thanks: Marjacq Mirco Ltd., 3D Realms, Steve Hutchins, Mark Maslowicz, Richard Leadbetter, Dan Jevons, Manny Granillo, Jon Orantes

Manual: Curtis Clarkson, Richard Verdoni

Source:

US manual^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: Duke Nukem 3D/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

ES print advert

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GR advert

120x120px

GR print advert

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #25: "November 1997" (1997-10-15)

Print advert in Secret Service (PL) #52: "Grudzień 1997" (1997-1x-xx)
also published in:

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL) #59: "11/1997" (1997-xx-xx)^[6]
Gry Komputerowe (PL) #41: "12/1997" (1997-xx-xx)^[7]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL) #60: "12/1997" (1997-xx-xx)^[8]
Neo (PL) #2: "Grudzień 1997" (1997-xx-xx)^[9]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL) #61: "1/1998" (1997-xx-xx)^[10]
Secret Service (PL) #53: "Styczeń 1998" (1998-xx-xx)^[11]

Print advert in Neo (PL) #3: "Luty 1998" (1998-xx-xx)
also published in:

Secret Service (PL) #54: "Luty 1998" (1998-xx-xx)^[12]
Neo (PL) #5: "Kwiecień 1998" (1998-xx-xx)^[13]
Neo (PL) #6: "Maj 1998" (1998-xx-xx)^[14]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

91

^[15]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

100

^[4]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

90

^[16]

Edge (UK)

80

^[17]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[18]

Gambler (PL)

85

^[19]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

93

^[20]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[21]

Gry Komputerowe (PL)

79

^[22]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

91

^[23]

Level (TR)

88

^[24]

Mega Console (IT)

PAL

95

^[25]

Neo (PL)

80

^[26]

Saturn Power (UK)

PAL

94

^[27]

Sega Power (GR)

94

^[28]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

85

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

97

^[30]

Strana Igr (RU)

100

^[31]

Ultra Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[32]

	89
Based on 19 reviews

Duke Nukem 3D

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, DE
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT
Cover
Disc

Saturn, GR

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, BR
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

554,817,984

CD-ROM (EU)

MK81071-50 V1.014

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

564,341,232

CD-ROM (US)

81071 V1.018

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1997-09-18

Page

Save data

Duke Nukem 3D makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as the Saturn Backup Memory to save data for progress. This only works for the Single Player game. The game also keeps track of individual player stats for the Death Tank mini game. Death Tank can be unlocked with a game save from PowerSlave/Exhumed and/or Quake so long as they're stored on either the internal or external Back-Up Ram. To load and save data from the Ram Cart, the save file must be created on the internal battery back-up first, then moved over via the Memory Manager.

Duke Nukem 3D Save Data
Name	Comment	File Size
DUKENUKEM3D	save games	14
_DEATHTANK_	stats	51

Quake Save Data
Name	Comment	File Size
LOBOQUAKE__	save games	23

Powerslave Save Data
Name	Comment	File Size
POWERSLAVE#	save games	11

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
↑ Press release: 1997-06-19: DUKE NUKEM 3D AND QUAKE MAKE THEIR CONSOLE DEBUT ON SEGA SATURN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 http://www.sega-europe.com/ (Wayback Machine: 1998-02-01 23:27)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-15), page 60
↑ File:Dukenukem3d sat us manual.pdf, page 45
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "11/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 12
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 24
↑ Neo, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 2
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "1/1998" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Secret Service, "Styczeń 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 14
↑ Secret Service, "Luty 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Neo, "Kwiecień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 4
↑ Neo, "Maj 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 4
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-10-29)
↑ Edge, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-08), page 98
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 194
↑ Gambler, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 11: November 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
↑ GamePro, "December 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 178
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 98
↑ Level, "2/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Mega Console, "Novembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 64
↑ Neo, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Saturn Power, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-09-17), page 68
↑ Sega Power, "Dekémvrios 1997-Ianouários 1998" (GR; 1998-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 51
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1997" (UK; 1997-09-17), page 66
↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 75
↑ Ultra Game Players, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 122

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19990221172240.2Fhttp:.2F.2Friehlspot.simplenet.com.2Fvgame.2Fnew.2Fsaturn.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)

[Press_release:_1997-06-19:_DUKE_NUKEM_3D_AND_QUAKE_MAKE_THEIR_CONSOLE_DEBUT_ON_SEGA_SATURN-2] Press release: 1997-06-19: DUKE NUKEM 3D AND QUAKE MAKE THEIR CONSOLE DEBUT ON SEGA SATURN

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19980201232748.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.sega-europe.com.2F-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 http://www.sega-europe.com/ (Wayback Machine: 1998-02-01 23:27)

[:File:CVG_UK_192.pdf_p60-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-15), page 60

[:File:Dukenukem3d_sat_us_manual.pdf_p45-5] File:Dukenukem3d sat us manual.pdf, page 45

[6] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "11/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 40

[7] Gry Komputerowe, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 12

[8] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:Neo_2_PL.pdf_p2-9] Neo, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 2

[10] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "1/1998" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 80

[11] Secret Service, "Styczeń 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 14

[12] Secret Service, "Luty 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:Neo_5_PL.pdf_p4-13] Neo, "Kwiecień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 4

[:File:Neo_6_PL.pdf_p4-14] Neo, "Maj 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 4

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_069.pdf_p100-15] Consoles +, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 100

[digitiser1997-10-29-16] Digitiser (UK) (1997-10-29)

[:File:Edge_UK_051.pdf_p98-17] Edge, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-10-08), page 98

[:File:EGM_US_101.pdf_p194-18] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 194

[19] Gambler, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0511.pdf_p26-20] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 11: November 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:GamePro_US_111.pdf_p178-21] GamePro, "December 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 178

[22] Gry Komputerowe, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Joypad_FR_068.pdf_p98-23] Joypad, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 98

[24] Level, "2/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:MegaConsole_IT_42.pdf_p64-25] Mega Console, "Novembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:Neo_2_PL.pdf_p46-26] Neo, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_06.pdf_p68-27] Saturn Power, "November 1997" (UK; 1997-09-17), page 68

[:File:SEGA_Power.28GR.29_3_Dec1997-Jan1998.pdf_p32-28] Sega Power, "Dekémvrios 1997-Ianouários 1998" (GR; 1998-xx-xx), page 32

[29] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 51

[:File:SSM_UK_24.pdf_p66-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1997" (UK; 1997-09-17), page 66

[31] Strana Igr, "Avgust 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 75

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_104.pdf_p122-32] Ultra Game Players, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 122

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