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Duke Nukem 3D Ported To Dreamcast

Posted by simoniker on from the really-does-duke-it-out-on-dc dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Just noticed over at Boob! that Duke Nukem 3D has had its first non-x86 port - for the Sega Dreamcast. Downloads and other info are available at the SDL-DC Sourceforge page." This port, which was made possible by the Duke 3D sourcecode release we reported a while back, is based on a Linux port using SDL, and requires a Dreamcast keyboard in order to play.

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  1. Cool hack by bobthemonkey13 · · Score: 2, Insightful
    "...Duke Nukem 3D has had its first non-x86 port..."

    I'm not sure that this is correct. Does the Linux/SDL version compile on non-x86 Linux? Or does it contain some kind of processor-dependent code (eew!)? At any rate, this is still a cool hack, and it's nice to see a game console being actively developed for even after being more or less abandoned by the manufacturer. Maybe future console makers will follow Sega's lead and allow non-commercial development without expensive SDKs or illegal (thanks DMCA!) modchips. This could give them a loyal, long-term secondary fanbase much like the Dreamcast has, to complement the profits from the "console of the month" type. I know that consoles are sold at a loss, but people who buy an older console to play a cool GPL game are likely to pick up a few of the classics and some peripherals as well. Would this be a smart move for console makers?