Duke Nukem Forever / 4 ⭐ Cancelled Prototypes
76Duke Nukem 4 is a cancelled side-scrolling platform game, which was supposed to become the sequel to Duke Nukem 3D. Even though it was initially titled Duke Nukem 4 as seen in this video, the devs later called it Duke Nukem Forever.
Apogee started development in 1996, just before they knew how successful Duke Nukem 3D and how much of an impact a 3D first-person shooter would be. In the late 90s, everyone looked for 3D games. So, they scrapped the idea of another 2D platform game and started over to make Duke Nukem Forever stuck in development hell forever ... or at least for 12 years or so.
In late December 2022, four prototype builds of Duke Nukem 4 got leaked to the public. Coming from rendering 3D models as 2D sprites, the look resembles more the style of Donkey Kong Country on the SNES than classic pixel art of the previous games. Since you aim with the mouse, the gameplay reminds a bit of Abuse.
The prototypes don't have any music. The idea was to allow the players to listen to their own audio CD while they kick some butts. In this video, the game music of Duke Nukem II was used instead.
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