Duke Nukem 3D

Hello all. Once again with another post for you good old gamers, this time targeting a PC game made by 3D Realms. The game is Duke Nukem 3D, a somewhat breakthrough in that the game was in a way 3-dimensional. To you that have played you know what I am talking about, it is a funny attempt at 3D when it came to walking around monsters in that when you did it, you would see the same front part of the monster in the whole 360 degree movement. It was almost like the monster was 2D but nevertheless the environment was 3D. The environment was also different from Doom in that most of it took place in the city, with theatres, restaurants, grocery stores, etc, adding to a more realistic like feel.



As you can see from the screen to the left, the game was comical in that cops were dressed up as pigs and the main story line was based on saving girls from evil aliens. There was a whole new set of new things to do, as compared to Doom. The whole maps of the game where you play at, had hidden areas where you could camp around and give the element of surprise to your enemies. There were also a large variety of weapons including a rocket launcher, and a grenade that you could detonate when you wanted.





Back in the day to play you had to execute the game through DOS, which I am not too familiar with anymore today, but back then I had no idea how I accessed the paths to play and retrieve an IP address so later my brother could connect via another area and play in the same map as me against each other. Sometimes we would take turns playing in my dad’s repair shop with all the lights off, and with the other in the house.



(Duke Nukem 3D Logo to the right)I was a fan of placing pipe bombs in certain areas and hiding in some vent waiting for my bro to pass by only to blow him up. This game even had a jetpack that you could strap on to yourself and fly for a limited time, adding to all the fun it already had. Of course you could get blown up in the sky by a rocket launcher and see all your guts fall down to the floor, which happened to me many times.



Overall Duke is the man, and single player is equally as fun as multiplayer. There were many maps to go through and many girls to save. This game also got some controversy in that it was connected to prostitutes since many times in the game you would encounter slaved up women or strippers and you had the ability to hand out money to the strippers in order for them to flash and so on. The things I played at such a young age, lol.

Here is a youtube video of a guy beating the whole episode 1 as fast as possible, it is low quality but just so you guys see what the game is about.

Hi once again to all you good old gamers. If you have any screenshots or comments on the previous Mario brothers series, please don’t hesitate to post them. I am Chris and I will discuss good old PC games. Unlike consoles, PC games that were not just a ball and a stick or simple 2D third person types, came out after the first Nintendo. One of the most first and most notable popular PC games of the time was Doom.

Released in 1993 by developer ID software, I am sure that all of you who ever played on a computer back in the day encountered this game. It is the second most popular first-person shooter of the era, right behind Wolfenstein 3D which was released in 1992 for DOS (never had a chance to play it). The point of the game is to make it to the exit in a given level (map) and kill all the monsters that you encounter. It’s kind of like Mario bros but more violent in that there is some blood and you are shooting from the POV of the character.

I clearly remember playing this game around 1995-96 in my dad’s TV/VCR repair shop on a 60mhz 8mb ram computer, constantly trying to get through each map only to get frustrated by the constant bombardment of monsters and obstacles that prevented you from getting from one side to the other. Since I was young, playing Doom was sometimes a little frightening in that it felt so real and I was always so concentrated. Unlike Mario Bros, this game could send shivers down a young kid’s back playing at night in the dark. Of course compared to today’s FPS games, this game is a joke but it pioneered the FPS genre. A movie was even made shortly after the release of Doom 3, staring "The Rock” from WWE.

Here is a little flash game of Doom that I found that gives you an idea of how this game was back in the day, with the same kind of monsters, guns, and maps, although it has a different menu layout as you can see from above.

http://www.aeonity.com/ab/games/shooters/doom.php

Next Post I will get into Duke Nukem 3D, until next time, Chris

Hello Good Old Gamers for the first post on Good Old Games I felt that it would only be right to take a Look back at the game that started a lifelong Love for Games via video. Mario Brothers for the Nintendo Entertainment System hit stores in the U.S. in June 1986.

Mario Brothers was th
e game that launched an Empire and it's not hard to see why. Even 21 years later it is ridiculously addicting. It's easy to play and is just hard enough to keep you entertained for a long time, and it has those moments when you screamm at the screen "why didn't you jump over that *@$%^%! turtle" or " there is no way to kill that damn hammer bro!"

Another thing that makes this game totally awsome is all the little secrets. You can dive down a tunnel and find vast treasure and when you come out you have already passed a large chunk of the stage or you can find a hidden vine you can shimy up and be treated to a pleasant ride while trying to collect a wealth of coins that are sure to pad that ever so crucial score. Not to mention the goodies you can find in those invisible boxes. With perfect difficulty classic music and hidden goodies what else do you need. It helps make a hero when you have enemies that you love to hate. So here are my top three:

#1. Bowser

Bowser is the ultimate Bully. Not only does he kidnap Mario's girl ( which is reason enough to get a foot in your @$$), but he gets all of his crew to mess with him the whole way, and has the audacity to laugh in his face. This is why bowser is the dude that you most love to hate.

#2. Hammer Bro

Hammer Bro is possible the most frustrating enemy in this game. This is because every time you think its ok to jump over him you couldn't be more wrong!!!! I spent an eternity standing one centimeter away from this guy staring at him waiting for an opening with no luck. Just forget about it you better get that mushroom hidden in the last box on the top row of blocks. If not your dead. I guarantee you will get cracked in the skull with a Hammer! And don't even try to kill this dude you'd

have better luck trying to lick your own elbow while creating a perpetual motion machine.

#3. The Dude in the cloud that likes to drop things on my Freakin head!

Yeah I know his name is not the Dude in the cloud dropping that likes to drop thing on my Freakin head! The truth is I don't know and I don't care! He is just plain annoying! This dudes life purpose is to mess with my head. He just sits there and comes up with the worst placement for these spiky things that you cannot kill without a shell or a flower. The kicker is that he is loving every minute of it. It looks like he is so content with himself, that smug.....anyhow he's number three.


Well Thats it for now my Good Old Friends. thanks for joining me in this look back at this Classic of Classics. Don't forget to tell me about your favorite Mario Brothers (NES) moments and your high scores Just Take a picture of the screen with your high score and send me an e-mail with it and your preferred user name. Thanks Guy's and Keep playing those God Old Games!

Your's Truly,

JeZMo