Duke Nukem Total Meltdown Retrospective (PS1/Prototype/PC)

[@VikingBoyBilly]

"Your face, your face, what's the difference?" You got me, Duke.

[@revenantevil]

What an iconic line, lmao. Thanks for watching! :)

[@baxterbunny4403]

the frame rate is a total meltdown

[@ThePeca1988]

I had worse playing duke 3d on my 486 😅

[@shoeliver]

total letdown 😞

[@HeyItsJonny]

It's time to bash ass and chew bubblebutt, and I'm all out of bandicoot.

[@revenantevil]

That's the spirit

[@HeyItsJonny]

@@revenantevil damn I'm good

[@DaveyPerron]

@6:18 I THINK that's supposed to be an Assault Trooper, judging by the placement of the teeth. I'm guessing it was lower detail due to the DUKE NUKEM logo covering that section of the cover.

[@bunkaaa8726]

I always thought thats what it was too.

[@Redhotsmasher]

"Your face, your face, what's the difference?" LMFAO

[@revenantevil]

Lmao ikr? What were they thinking?

[@Redhotsmasher]

@@revenantevil Duke Nukem having a stroke? :P

[@summerlaverdure]

lmao "it's time to BASH BUTT", i love it, great video, i love the soundtrack from this version. the remixed music is eh, but the new music really stands out

[@revenantevil]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@thiagovidal6137]

6:17 That's an Assault Trooper. The first enemy you encounter in the game and the one you saw the most. 😅

[@KetteDerWelten]

Mark Knight rules! Track "303" or "Planet 303" makes my childhood! Can't image Duke Nukem 3D with out this music! For me it's even second best soundtrack in games history, right after Unreal Tournament - Foregone Destruction!

[@BSzili]

Considering that the original Duke Nukem 3D needed at least a 486 DX to get a playable framerate, it's really impressive that they managed to do this using the original Build engine on the PlayStation.

[@revenantevil]

I agree! I think it's really impressive. I love all the console ports. My next video will be on Duke 64. Thanks for watching! :)

[@kreepthedestroyer]

I'm guessing cyberkeef is based off Keith Flint from the Prodigy RIP

[@lancebaylis3169]

The music in this version is boss. I especially like how when you're in a bar or a nightclub scene, the bar music seamlessly fades into foreground and the level music fades into background, but both stay in complete timing with each other - really technically impressive stuff. (In the PC game the bar music was basically just an ambient sound effect file).

[@MrThejoshmon]

Man, Total Meltdown (or just Duke Nukem as it was from my place) was my introduction to Duke. I had fond memories of the game, however going back later on the port is almost unplayable with the hardcore framedrops and (even for the time) backwards controls. I actually really like Plug N Pray but Nightmare Zone was and always will be my least favourite official Duke 3D level, especially when played on the original hardware. As for the music, shit is badass, I prefer it over the original (although I do prefer some tracks from the PC like Future Military Conquests). Great video chief, looking forward to more.

[@revenantevil]

Thanks for stopping by man! I have fond memories of TM too. I don't think it's too bad, all things considered. Nightmare Zone sucks though, haha. Worse than Faces of Death. Agreed that the music is excellent. It never gets old to me, haha. Thanks again for the comment!

[@karlsmith4270]

Minstery of Fear is a reference to a very popular nightclub in the UK Minstery of Sound. As the map name suggests, you fight in a nightclub. Another fun fact is that the PlayStation console was going to be cameoed, Sony however disallowed games that features 3D models of the console during gameplay thus got replaced with the 'Removed of Legal Reasons'' texture instead in the final version.

[@revenantevil]

How did I not notice that sooner? The Cyber Keef (the boss) is meant to be a reference to the Prodigy - so it all makes sense. Thanks for the comment! :)

[@Overkill618]

I'm not sure about what Ministry of Fear is based on. It could also be a reference to Saturday Night Fever and Xanadu. The ending reminds me of Escape from L.A. There are also Magnum P.I. references, including the new pig cops.

[@Overkill618]

@@revenantevil Quite sure the Cyber Keef is a reference to Flavor Flav.

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Awesome video! Char!👌

[@revenantevil]

Cheers bro! Char for life!!

[@majordbag2]

Funny, I never noticed that thing in the original cover at 6:15.

[@revenantevil]

I think it's usually out of shot, but yeah, wtf is it supposed to be? lol. Thanks for watching dude!

[@greatgameplayswalkthroughs660]

I play the MOD "Duke 3D Alien Armageddon" - it has a Quick Save and Experience system with skills.

[@Kyezoar]

I mean normal Duke 3D has Quick Saves. And it's more of a shop with upgrades than a experience system since the weapon experience it kinda subtle

[@iconofsin4578]

I had Duke 3d also on ps1. Didnt remember the framerate being that bad 😔

[@reviewtechgermany8091]

3:02 This change was only done for the first level. These "uncensored PC" posters can be found in other PS1 levels though.

[@StinkyMunez]

i'm pretty sure the "this thing" from the cover is actually an alien trooper, albeit a weird roblox-headed one

[@DriftKingfromTekken3]

As a kid, this is the Duke 3D I was familiar with. With Resident Evil and Silent Hill being some great games I loved as a kid, I also loved Gates Motel. I was very disappointed when I finally got around to playing Duke 3D on PC and it wasn't there. Luckily the plug n pray tc exists

[@revenantevil]

The levels after Nightmare Zone aren't too bad, honestly. I'm impressed you made it passed NZ to even get to Gates Motel, especially as a kid. Well done, lol. But yeah, the TC is definitely the way to go. They did a great job. Side note, I've been jamming to the Gates Motel music. Man, what a banger. Lol. Thanks for stopping by!

[@wolfgangfrost8043]

6:18 It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Alien!

[@MarcadetFPS]

It is so nice that they made a zombie pigcop model for the horror themed level

[@revenantevil]

I thought it was a nice touch :) Thanks for dropping by.

[@Orbzy-vt8bu]

The laser trip mines are an inventory item instead of a weapon in this version

[@revenantevil]

That's true! Quite a good idea tbf, so you can place them a lot easier without changing your weapon. But the downside is there's more items to scroll through, I guess. Maybe I should have mentioned that in the video though, lol. Thanks for the comment :)

[@shredguitarob]

I love your videos, man! Really, really cool to see all the Duke content. I really enjoy playing through all these different variations of DN3D just to spot the differences! I'm a huge Duke fan!

[@revenantevil]

Thanks dude! Which version is your favourite? Always bet on Duke! Cheers :)

[@shredguitarob]

@@revenantevil I think my favorite has to be the Atomic Edition cause all those expansions gave me more duke! I still havent found all the secrets so definitely more play time there haha

[@revenantevil]

@@shredguitarob Atomic Edition loaded up into Eduke32 is definitely the best way to go! Get on it and find those secrets man! (Thanks for watching!)

[@roberto1519]

I thought you'd mention how unique this version is since it provides an almost like PC options menu, such as shadows, frame sync and filtering, these are quite unique for the era and the console. It could also have been tested to see if any of these would improve, even for a tiny bit, the performance of the game. On another video, I mentioned my brother and I were introduced to Duke 3D on the Saturn, but the PS1 version, while not perfect, I commend it for trying to be as faithful as possible and adding extra content, I played this one a few years ago and enjoyed it, even if it's flawed in some aspects.

[@MrJohnReviews]

While the PSone has an amazing soundtrack, almost outclassing Lee Jackson's soundtrack, no favoritism here, and an extra episode which was fine and being faithful to the PC version, it UNFORTUNALEY, it suffers from Huge Frame Rate Issues and having very bizarre control scheme, I feel like that the PSone version is the worst, with the N64 being the best at the time, great video bro you deserve a sub

[@revenantevil]

The N64 version is my favourite in terms of playability. Having split screen coop really wins the day. The lack of music is a huge kick in the balls though. Like, there's no excuse for that. If Zero Hour can have music... haha. Thanks for the comment and the kind words. Hope to see you in the next video :)

[@wadmodderschalton5763]

Next the N64 port Duke Nukem 64, and then the wierd Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version of Duke Nukem 3D

[@vicsvids97]

Bad ass video man! What video editor do you use??

[@revenantevil]

Cheers bro! I use Davinci Resolve :)

[@vicsvids97]

@@revenantevil I’ve been thinking about switching to davinci it just looks so intimidating to me!

[@revenantevil]

What do you use currently?

[@vicsvids97]

@@revenantevil Clipchamp it’s very user friendly but I can’t make the edits I want to

[@688Shadow]

Great video. You should do a retrospective on Duke64, Zero Hour, Time to Kill and Land of the Babes

[@revenantevil]

Thanks man. I own all those games and plan on covering them all. I appreciate you stopping by :) Cheers!

[@Snup1995ii]

Thank you for the cool and high-quality content. I want to try the PS1 version, on Steam Deck (I should get it in a few weeks), I think it's more adapted for a gamepad + it has a gyroscope. I also like the music in the PS1 version better.

[@revenantevil]

Thanks for the kind words, man! I really appreciate it. You're gonna have a blast with your Steam Deck! But you should maybe consider the total conversion rather than emulation. The music really is amazing, hats off to Mark Knight. Again, thanks for dropping by :) Cheers

[@muusi5708]

Great video! Always wanted my favorite Duke 3D version reviewed by Albert Wesker! But seriously though I've been playing this game on PS1 since it came out pretty much and never knew there was a prototype in existence.

[@revenantevil]

Lmao. Because I'm British? Is Wesker even British? Idk. But he's an absolute chad so I'll take that as a compliment haha. The prototype is pretty cool, but just as a heads up, you're unable to beat Gates Motel without some gameshark codes. So keep that in mind if you fancy checking it out for yourself. Thanks for stopping by! I really appreciate it. Cheers!

[@muusi5708]

@@revenantevil Wesker is american but you really sound like him, down to the way you speak. Consider yourself a Chad too!

[@revenantevil]

....Seven minutes.

[@Phredreeke]

8:48 that's the N64 liztroop :P

[@revenantevil]

Lmao you've got a good eye, I'll give you that! Well spotted. ;)

[@Phredreeke]

@@revenantevil I love the N64 trooper, it has so much more personality

[@revenantevil]

Agreed. It's my favourite port for sure. Thanks for stopping by :)

[@pepijn23]

I honestly love this port. I also can’t myself but listen to the music on a regular basis.

[@Legetarian]

That Aardvark guy lmao

[@clarenceboddicker1162]

This was ther version I played growing up so I LOVE it.

[@revenantevil]

It's great honestly. Especially love the music! Thanks for watching

[@teranokitty]

Duke: "Hmm, this video's a BUTT BASHIN' good time" Has anyone checked to see how similar the actual engine code in DN: TM is to the original Build engine? I wonder if the map format is the same, too. I love your videos!

[@josephwj7199]

It's a port of the original, not a recreation that uses the same assets. So Total Meltdown is still using the Build engine. The map data, though, is not in the same format; although they have been converted back to PC format several years ago.

[@The_Future_isnt_so_Bright]

Back in the day , frame rate drops were just a thing we dealt with. I never even noticed it as a kid cause I never owned a PC . Dropped frames were sometimes very useful if you knew how to use them to your advantage.

[@revenantevil]

I totally get you! I grew up in the 90s and didn't notice framerates for the most part. Until I had Duke on both PS1 and N64 and saw a noticeable difference in how they played. I just thought it was a fun thing to mention for the video :) thanks for the comment!

[@TheRawkHawk]

Jesus, that "Bash Butt" line killed me!

[@TraumfresserBMofficial]

I remember having alot of fun with Duke Nukem on ps1. Now i'm playing Cyberpunk on my One X with the same issue lol.

[@revenantevil]

Lmao, you mean the terrible performance? I've definitely heard that about Cyberpunk before. Honestly, I really enjoy Total Meltdown, despite all its flaws. Thanks for watching my videos!

[@TraumfresserBMofficial]

@@revenantevil yeah the frame rate on the one x is like 30 at the MAX but dips into 15-20 FPS more than anything and we’re talking about a One X here not the base Xbox one. It’s barely playable on any other last gen system you really need a series x, ps5 it a descent pc to play it right. It’s too intense for the older consoles.

[@revenantevil]

That's insane, haha. Do you have a Series console or PS5 to play it on? The newest console I own (besides the Switch) is 360/PS3. I could pick it up on Steam though I guess... lol. That's some crazy performance though, the game must be huge. Or poorly optimised? Do you play with max settings? Anyways, thanks again! :)

[@TraumfresserBMofficial]

@@revenantevil nah I got a One X and I’m just fine with it for the next couple years I think. I don’t buy systems on day one anymore I wait for them to mature and go down in price. This last one is very strange because we’re just now able to get them without dealing with scalpers so the price is the same as launch day. I’d probably just wait for a pro model at this point or just skip the whole thing and buy a nEw pc.

[@austinblack7991]

It’s now on the evercade

[@revenantevil]

It is! Have you played that version?

[@austinblack7991]

@@revenantevil yes I have

[@revenantevil]

@@austinblack7991 any good?

[@austinblack7991]

@@revenantevilyes it is with both having quick saves and saving in the game it kicks ass

[@BrianM_3rd]

Wooo, glad to see this port getting a bit of love. I'm a shameless Nightmare Zone apologist! Very fond memories of that level in particular. Never did manage to finish the game, though, couldn't figure out where the flippin exit was on Faces of Death. Also I fell victim to the game being released with two names, unknowingly buying two copies of the game off the sunday market as a kid. Then again, you can't really complain when he was selling 3 burned games for £5 😁

[@robopigcop7637]

Да,музыка в портированной версии прекрасна.Пришелец в синем с повышенным здоровьем, отличная вариация, а свинокопы с пистолетами просто шикарны. 💎👍Играл сначала на приставке и это была боль, но потом нашел перенос на пк и вот эту версию я прошел с удовольствием. 🍟

[@P1ginaDress1987]

Great video! This is my favourite version of Duke 3D. I've never found the controls to be an issue, and although I love The Birth, I personally think Plug & Pray is better and more challenging. It's just a shame about that awful framerate!

[@Kyezoar]

I remember a while back I downloaded a Duke 3D TC that recreated Total Meltdown in everything but the framerate and controls to try out the exclusive levels. And yeah very much a mixed bag, the new enemies were fun to see and they did a pretty decent job at theming for PS1 limitations but... I'd say someone need to do a reimagine take on this episode to make them flow better.

[@necrongaming7557]

This is like Great Value Karl Jobst

[@revenantevil]

I'll take it, nice one mate.

[@eSportDjango]

"Fire in the hole, asshole" was my favorite line as a kid

[@bigbossomega7559]

thanks for this video. Total meltdown was a way to discover DUKE NUKEM for many PS1 owner. Also, the OST is the best of the saga.

[@revenantevil]

You're most welcome! I freakin' love the OST for TM... and I actually really enjoy playing it on PS1 when I can. Thanks for watching :)

[@gripesreality2126]

The soundtrack is still my favorite of all versions of 3D and I never had any framerate issues but I have only ever played it on a ps2 and ps3 so that might help. I also never had a problem with getting use to the controls and use to speedrun this version but I understand the complaints about them especially when compared to other fps on the ps1 around the time

[@revenantevil]

It's an awesome soundtrack, I can't stop listening to it, haha. I think the controls are a little tough to get used to, but once you've got them down, they work pretty well. Have you tried the Saturn and n64 versions? If so, what do you think of them? Thanks for the comment! Cheers :)

[@gripesreality2126]

​@@revenantevilIf it wasn't for the constant camera tilting when moving as well as levels being cut down the saturn version would be my go to version of 3D when playing the old console ports instead of the ps1 version. The n64 version runs the best but the lack of music outside of the main menu and the majority of the censorship makes it a little hard for me to go back to

[@RaposaCadela]

I'm so surprised these ports all have so much to see and learn about! I'm loving your videos if you can't tell btw lkjaskla, you do good work. Are you gonna do Duke 64 next?

[@revenantevil]

Thanks for that! It honestly means a lot. I've still got a long way to go and a lot to learn... but I definitely think my videos have improved, lol. That first one I did is painful to watch, haha. I am proud of it, though. I'm working on Duke 64 and Lameduke part 3 right now. I think the Lameduke video will be finished first, but I'm definitely gonna be doing Duke 64, so stay tuned! Cheers for the awesome comment!

[@RaposaCadela]

@@revenantevil Yo dude, you're welcome, it's cool! I've learned a lot from your videos, and they've given me a lot of entertaiment too. I love old game facts, port differences, machine limitations, beta versions, development stories, all that stuff you do it all. Also, fantastic!! These are the videos that I was waiting the most!!

[@austinblack7991]

And now it’s on the evercade

[@edbrito-swdev]

I didn't know this about the soundtrack nor about the new episode! I'll have to try it out, maybe with the total conversion! I guess it's time to bass butt!

[@texasknight5175]

OMG - I would drag a television and PlayStation to a mate's house to play multiplayer Command & Conquer - Red Alert. We'd mine and mine and mine to build massive arsenals. The game would really slow down.... ;) Duke Nukem Forever!

[@revenantevil]

Sounds like a nice memory dude. I have never linked up two playstations despite owning at least 5, lol. Thanks for the comment!

[@Thirteen31Music]

Curious does the game run better on a PS2? Im sure its not that simple but as a more powerful machine I was wondering if that means its able to handle the load causing the frame rate drops better? Probably not just wondered

[@revenantevil]

Good question! You'd think so, right? When I tried my copy on PS2, I noticed no real difference if I'm honest. The PS2 has an option for texture smoothing PS1 games, but it's barely noticeable in my experience. It would probably be more noticeable if there were a side by side comparison. Maybe I can try that sometime. But, thanks for dropping by to leave a comment. Means a lot :) Cheers

[@markie1993]

your not playing the american version of total meltdown? I see some differences from some things. Total meltdown music was great too and some of the new enemies in plug n prey

[@revenantevil]

What differences do you see?

[@markie1993]

​@revenantevil I'm going to look later I feel like some of the posters you showed looked a tad bit different. It's been a few years since I've played imma have to check it out . Thanks for the duke content

[@revenantevil]

You're more than welcome dude, I'm glad you enjoy it! Let me know if you find anything, definitely interested in hearing about your findings! Any excuse to fire up some Duke :p And thanks for stopping by, it means a lot! Cheers :)

[@CaptDestro]

Was the graphical down grade even that noticable on an old school tube TV?

[@TraumfresserBMofficial]

You should checkout the original Doom prototype. It's rough but damn did they have something special coming up.

[@revenantevil]

I most definitely will be checking out the DOOM prototype! I've got a few Duke videos I'm working on right now, but will definitely consider it later. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it! :)

[@Jkauppa]

So how about re-porting duke to ps1

[@Jkauppa]

even super mario 64 runs on nintendo 64, so whats the deal, ps1 has native polygon 3d games, like pandemonium and crash, which run just well, so the port might not be so perfect after all

[@Phredreeke]

⁠@@Jkauppathe problem is that the Build renderer isn't polygonal, it renders using spans (as did most FPS games before Quake). A new port would need a brand new renderer written for it, like Duke 64 did.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

From what I can gather, Sony had a thing where multiplatform games needed to have some sort of difference to make the PlayStation version of games different to versions on say, the Saturn (EG, level and sprite differences, such as changing the red enemies in Power Slave to blue ones). So that's my hypothesis on why the movie posters in the Hollywood Holocaust theatre are different.

[@revenantevil]

That's a good point that I didn't consider. I'm sure I've read somewhere that's also why the music was changed for TM. Great theory! ... and thanks for watching! :)

[@OpenMawProductions]

The thing here isn't the level complexity. It's the fact that they ported BUILD 1 to 1. Saturn Duke used Slavedriver, an engine built from the ground up for the Saturn hardware. That's the big difference. This is the same thing that happened to Saturn Doom. Relying on the CPU to handle the brunt of the work with an engine as complicated as BUILD was never going to deliver the right kind of performance. The game could have matched PS1 Doom for performance with some development time for a new engine.

[@FrankNFurter1000]

The music for Total Meltdown is better than the original IMO

[@keironhiggspoet]

I do love the Ps1 port, although i'm little biased as its version i grew with and felt "exclusively adult" the time i was shown it. definitely agree about the framerate slowdown but the soundtrack is really good. playing the game in full again last year my only complaint is having to drudge through the dreadfully long tomb raider inspired level (Nightmare Zone) on the start of plug and pray's chapter. my favourite level is eerily excellent gates motel one. there was a time i kept that as a save file so i could replay it again and again.

[@tSunrise_]

They had a voice line of Duke saying "butt". They could have at least replaced the "your ass" part with "your butt" instead of just repeating "your face" twice.

[@josephwj7199]

Forum username is nukemania, not dukemania (for the prototype)

[@revenantevil]

Eugh! My bad! Lol. All the research I do and I go and make a simple mistake like getting someone's name wrong. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@josephwj7199]

@@revenantevil No worries. I wouldn't go about correcting something like that; only because it's me who posted and released it :P

[@revenantevil]

@josephwj7199 dude, no way! That's sick! How did you end up with it, if you don't mind me asking? Thanks for releasing the prototype for us all to enjoy! I couldn't get passed Gates Motel, but it was fun to explore. It's an honour to have you here! Thanks again :)

[@josephwj7199]

@@revenantevil My friend bought it from an ebay listing that pretty much flew by silently (seller is a whole other interesting story). We're in the prototype preservation scene. He was looking for help getting it to work, and I just so happen to like this port the most of the classic console ones, so I jumped right in. It was basically a few weeks of absolute fun researching and digging into it with a third friend doing the technical legwork on getting it working, etc. while I noticed differences and all. Probably one of the few redeeming and positive times in the prototype scene. Gates Motel is broken/unfinished in the prototype. It's possible a switch in the basement area was supposed to unlock the next area, but wasn't tagged properly. And then they likely coded it wrong to "fix" it in the final by adding that functionality to something else, that results in a huge part of that map being optional.

[@revenantevil]

That's amazing. How long have you been into preserving games? Do you know of any more Duke prototypes out there? Man, I'm envious you got to explore this first! I can't imagine finding something like this on ebay. They must have been charging a small fortune. I was a bit gutted when I couldn't grab footage for the later levels, but it makes sense with the broken trigger. Wish I'd have reached out to you while making the video! Sounds like a fascinating story all in itself. I wonder how the seller got their hands on it... Thanks for sharing :)

[@Tsinij]

First time I beat Duke 3D was on the Ps1. Bit rough, every subsequent time has been on PC and it almost feels like easy mode by comparison.

[@The_Future_isnt_so_Bright]

MARK KNIGHT'S soundtrack is awesome for this game.

[@revenantevil]

One of the best, honestly! Love it

[@ran4erep]

well, I dunno, I like new episode in Total Meltdown much more than a new episode from 20th Anniversary World Tour

[@SuperMarioFan123311]

Something a lot of people don't seem to bring up is that running Total Meltdown on a PS2 actually does improve the performance quite considerably. Sadly, Nobody has recorded proper footage of it. I only came to learn this after testing out the ROM (in a glitchy emulated state) on PCSX2: The graphics were all fucked and there was no music but the framerate was a lot smoother. Someone in Duke4 would later confirm TM does indeed run better on a PS2 with the actual hardware.

[@thatradiogeek]

6:17 just a bad render of an assault trooper

[@vyl-za]

Congrats on 666 subs 😎I'm not subbed yet, I don't want to be the one who ruins it 😂

[@revenantevil]

Haha, thanks, man! It's a nice milestone :) Thanks for watching!

[@mynameisNeo369]

If i emulated it, i could make the frame rate much smoother correct?

[@thatradiogeek]

yes but the controls would still be ass

[@mynameisNeo369]

@@thatradiogeek fair point

[@soulbrother5435]

11:40 Everything that resembles theme of nuclear bombs and radiation is sensitive topic for japanese

[@rgerber]

what a cool voice!

[@revenantevil]

I'm guessing you mean Duke! haha Thanks for stopping by!

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

The Nintendo 64 version is my favorite and I think better than the original's gameplay because of it's weapons, they're overall more useful but less unique than the PC version.

[@ConkerTS]

Yes, my favourite Duke Nukem 3D is the N64 version. It's the only version where you can actually save the babes (why wasn't this in all the versions. Duke is supposed to be a hero, and heros saves people), it has split-screen four player deathmatch (including being able to play against (stupid) c and two player co-op mods, some great new weapons, some new graphical effects, and some level improvements. On the minus side, it has some censorship (which never bothered me), doesn't include some of the PC version's levels, no in-game music, and lacks some of the effects of the other versions (such as mirrors, and a starry background in space). I wish Blood (the other superb Build engine game of the time) had also been ported to consoles. That game was also so good.

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

@@ConkerTS I wish there was a mod for Eduke32 or Raze that carried the weapons from Duke64 to 3D but all the ones out there are imperfect recreations and not copy and pasted from the Duke64 Rom. I play Duke64 on PC with a port called Rednukem that uses an actual Duke Nukem 64 rom to play and it's the best way to play the game imo... Also adds the music if you want.

[@Artifexmaholifts]

Hey mate, just want to say here that me and my cousin spent entire summer playing 1v1 duke nukem on our playstations, and it was awesome, it run smoothly. My memories are about lagfree, sooth fast pace game. good memories.

[@rgerber]

damn that guy probably just ruined the Duke Nukem 3D cover art for me. I never noticed that "Trooper" head in the middle at the bottom. Maybe because it's obscured by the title. *edit nevermind- it isn't actually visible in any other editions

[@revenantevil]

Haha, it's definitely weird though right?

[@johntravolta8389]

Ya'll noobs I finished Total Meltdown multiple times gamers nowadays are lazy and not dedicated enough.

[@Kousaburo]

No offence but I think you're wrong. This is the best game ever made and I never noticed the technical issues back in the day.

[@bouncingbluesoul5270]

Maybe if lobotomy worked on this version as well, it would have been better ?

[@deadandburied7626]

Better played on PS2.

[@miragenights801]

Frame rate ruined this game from being great, soundtrack saved it to be worth playing

[@revenantevil]

Pretty much! I agree. Thanks for stopping by.

[@kokojack]

The original soundtrack is meant to be played on a SC-88 (it also sounds good on some other devices too, like the SC-55), but it sounds REALLY bad on the Microsoft MIDI player. Sure, the PS remixes will sound better whatever your hardware is, but you should absolutely use a Soundfont to not make it sounds like shit like in your exemple

[@revenantevil]

Thanks for the comment! There's been a few people to mention this now, so I'm looking into this for future videos. I appreciate the information! How would you best compare the music? Cheers!

[@kokojack]

​@@revenantevil On hardware MIDI devices, the drums are sampled from real drums and the overall quality of instruments is miles ahead. Also, it has processing effects like reverb, echo and such. Take a listen to the OST on a SC-88 (it was partially composed with this machine) here : watch?v=IDvEEWeGyQU On a side note, the PS1 soundtrack departs too much from the original. It's undeniable that some tracks are really good, but overall it takes too much freedom and ruined some masterpiece like Dark Side soundtrack, which is supposed to be a slow paced melodic track. Also, on PC, each level has its own track and thus contributing to the ambience uniqueness. This is not the case on the PS1 due to limitation of disk space

[@smileygabe22]

I just finished playing Plug and Prey using the TC mod for PC. Despite using the mouse and keyboard. I died so many times. The map design is terrible. The levels are petty, it punishes you for everything you do. Play it safe, it find a way to kill you. Rush in, you die. Honestly I dont know how I manage to beat the PS1 version as a kid.

[@revenantevil]

Lmao I agree tbh. There are some good ideas in there, but ultimately it's not up to the standard I'd hope for from an official Duke release

[@austinblack7991]

Your face your face what’s the difference?

[@johntravolta8389]

Its time to bash butt and chew bubble gum but Im all out of gum. Your face, your face. Whats the difference?

[@XxearthxX844]

no match for the N64 version

[@revenantevil]

I completely agree. Besides the music! Thanks for stopping by :)