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Duke Nukem Forever Gets Delayed - Again
Blacklaw writes "Duke Nukem Forever, the game that turned into the industry's longest running joke as it entered development hell, has encountered one last delay to its launch."
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Ah, memories from childhood. One day my friend told me he had found a kickass game from a BBS and asked if I wanted to go play it with him after school. He described it to me and I was already sold, but but... My mother Giovanna had told me to help my father at our family pizza place after school. Damn it!
School day became to end and I tried to consider my options, but there were none. I had to go help my papa make pizza. Frustraded, almost crying, I walked the streets of Naples back home. Every now and then I watched inside a window on the street and noticed someone playing on computer. I was thinking if that could be it, but I'd never know.
I decided to think for a moment. Like a good oven takes its time and peace to bake and finish a delicious pizza, my padre would wait for me. It was time to go see what the game was about.
And I was amazed. Great looking graphics, funny sounding man that I did not understand and girls with something on their chest that looked like doughnuts with a salami on top of it. It was truly marvelous.
While later serving customers at my fathers pizza place, I couldn't but think that I have to get a computer and this Duke Nukem 3D game. I mean, I loved baking pizza. But there is a time when a boy must choose between leisure and girls. But my father never got me a computer.
Like an overbaked pizza, my dreams were crushed when Duke Nukem Forever never came.
was delayed again
I thought it was really going to happen this time. Man, fool me once shame on you, fool me....like 20 times?
When it was originally announced in 1997, I immediately went out and bought a state of the art Pentium 233 with 4MB RAM and a humongous 1GB hard drive.... it's sitting there waiting...waiting ....
Hopefully it still runs on MS Windows 3.11
Slashdot has been reporting on the delay of Duke Nukem Forever since 1999.
Maybe their CD printer is in Japan?
...but as Christoph Hartmann said - "Duke never comes early"
Well I am big Duke Fan, to the point that once we heard it was finally coming out a friend and I got Duke3D working over WAN which I will share today. Firstly pick up a copy of Duke 3D Atomic Edition (i like this website http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/duke_nukem_3d_atomic_edition) I think the game is in open licensing but not 100% sure. Then download Tunngle from http://www.tunngle.net/ which is a WAN VPN thingy that allows you to play Local network games over the interweb. Install, Start Tunngle, Full screen Duke select network game and you now have multiplayer Duke3D in 2011 (if the game lags its because your internet connection has a high ping time) Side note I hope they keep capture the babe in the new game, could be fun but something tells me it is going to get patched :/
Luke
I'm telling you, this is whole "We're releasing Duke Nuke'Em Forever" thing is just a very elaborate April Fools Day joke from Gearbox.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
Thecnically, there was never a release date before the game was handed over to Gearbox, so it had never suffered any delay before this one.
I wouldn't be surprised if they had planned to announce one more delay from the start... At this point, it'd almost be a shame to actually ship on the date promised.
"Work is the curse of the drinking classes." -Oscar Wilde
From the Gearbox forums: "It's not a joke. This is not something we would joke about. We have a commitment to our fans to get the game out as early as possible and every day counts. New games are available on Tuesday in North America so we’re getting the game out as early as possible in this territory. The international markets do not adhere to this release timing, and it just happens that they will be able to release the game a few days before North America. We don't want to hold it back, we want to get it into the hands of consumers as soon as possible." http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=119037
I mean, a hasty release wouldn't be good for the quality, right?
Well is anyone _really_ surprised at this? If I were publishing this, I'd announce a delay even if it was on-schedule, just for the added publicity.
.nosig
Stacker!
You didn't realize that Slashdot was launched by Taco et al for the sole purpose of tracking Nukem's release cycle?
They started posting other stories as fillers.
What part of FOREVER don't you understand?!
>>>When it was originally announced in 1997... Hopefully it still runs on MS Windows 3.11
Your timing is a little off. The state-of-the-art in 1997 was:
Windows 95 or NT 4.x
Nintendo64 or PS1 or Sega Saturn
I figure by the time Duke Nukem Forever arrives, it will have graphics no better than an N64 or DS.
My AC stalker: " I personally agree with your posts most of the time, but that won't keep me from modding you troll"
I understand it requires one of them new 3D graphic accelerators, like a Rendition Verite or Voodoo Rush.
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Cute, but I can tell you're a young'n because a Pentium (MMX) 233 would never have come with only 4 MB RAM, the Pentium II was the state-of-the-art in 1997, Windows 95 was out in 1997 (duh), and no good games ran on Windows 3.x. But thanks for playing. Now get off my lawn!
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
fool me won't get fooled again?
because he won't come too soon...
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire
The Mayans correctly predicted "the end of Forever" at December 2012, back when the game was announced 2,000 years ago.
What with the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan, the bombing of yet another country, and all else that is wrong with the world right now, this delay helps comfort me and feel like there are some things that we can always count on. Bless you, DNF team.
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
Or if you ever went to the bathroom because you were thirsty, kicked the toilet until the porcelain shattered, and drank the water spraying out, you might have played too much Duke Nukem.
Belial writes,
Wow, that kind of comment makes his claims about mod stalking sound legitimate.
Anon.Coward writes:
Oh, I see. Another sock puppet to add to my list of puppets.
Thanks for providing the proof to legitimize Belial's comment. You and several others ARE stalking me (apparently via 4chan's forum), and modding down all my posts -1.
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They suddenly realized the compiler to build the gold copy was for Pascal.. oops.. dog
"Computers are a lot like Air Conditioners" "They both work great until you start opening Windows"
When spore was released, a friend had preordered and my girlfriend at the time drove him to pick it up.
Upon returning, she mentioned that the store manager had told him "there was a last minute delay and it wouldn't be out for another few months, and you could just kinda see David's soul dying and tears start to well up."
Another friend then replied "He should've saved that joke for when Duke Nukem Forever finally comes out."
Bet that manager is kicking himself now.