Bond One-Liner: Duke has a ton of them.On top of that, multiplayer features Duke-brand Whiskey that provides temporary invulnerability. Booze-Based Buff: Duke can down a tallboy beer to drastically enhance his damage resistance in exchange for blurred vision.To which Duke remarks before fighting him, in a one liner ascended from a very familiar one: 'I'll rip your eye out and piss on your brain!' The Final Boss of Forever is that very same alien, and you piss in his eye socket after killing him. Book Ends: In the beginning of the game, you take a piss and kill the giant alien Cycloid Emperor in a videogame recreation of the Final Boss fight from Duke Nukem 3D.There's even an achievement for holding onto it for the entire game. Bling-Bling-BANG!: Duke's gold-plated M1911 pistol.For example, Abercrombie & Fitch becomes Analcrumbly & Itch, while Macy's becomes Fecy's. Bland-Name Product: the game has several instances of real-life brands being modified, usually with a Double Entendre.Also, occasionally, when he messes up at the pool table in his mansion.Duke loves his babes, and by God does he hate aliens.ĭuke: Not my babes! NOT in my town! You alien motherfuckers are gonna pay for this! Not just ' This really pisses me off', but tangible human rage. This is the first time we have ever heard Duke truly angry.Electric shimmering on his body seems to suggest he's got some sort of energy shield, but still an impressive feat nonetheless. Batman Can Breathe in Space: In 'The Doctor Who Cloned Me', Duke is apparently able to survive on the surface of the moon just fine, simply by holding his breath.Actor Allusion: In the Japanese dub, this is not the first time we hear Fumihiko Tachiki (Duke Nukem) voicing a main character who doesn't get the girl(s) after having to deal with an alien invasion.The demo was an immediate hit, garnering more than 11,000 downloads within just its first two days. Featuring the first episode, with eight main levels and one secret level. An early access 'First Slice' of the project was released on December 22, 2022. Thus, modders are working diligently on the Duke Nukem Forever 2001: Restoration Project, which attempts to both faithfully recreate DNF as it was originally intended back in 2001, as well as make the Duke Nukem franchise relevant again. In May 2022, a functional and playable development build of Forever from 2001 was leaked onto the internet. This is not the end to the story, however. A second DLC pack titled ' The Doctor Who Cloned Me', released in December 2011, has a smaller campaign taking place right after DNF's ending which gives proper closure to the story along with four new multiplayer maps. It includes four new maps, each making fun of an iconic FPS series with a parody weapon based on said series, and three new game modes. The Hail to the Icons Parody Pack was released on October 11 as the game's first DLC pack. While the game was still in production, it was frequently used as a punchline in the same way as ' when pigs fly' or 'when hell freezes over', thanks to its constant delays and its original developers' assertion that it would be released 'When It's Done' the gaming equivalent of Chinese Democracy, if you will.Īgainst all odds, the game was finally released on Jfor Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on DVD or via Steam, just in time for Duke's 20th anniversary. On the other hand, the extensive timeline of its completion made it an industry-wide Running Gag when talking about Vapor Ware.

On one hand, it's a first-person shooter and the fourth main installment in the famous saga of Duke Nukem, known for jumping back and forth between Development Hell and actual production for around 15 years, holding the Guinness World Record for the longest development period for any video game until it was surpassed by Beyond Good & Evil 2.This is taking forever! Time to stop pissing around and describe this bad boy!ĭuke Nukem Forever is, for all intents and purposes, two things.

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