Longplay: Duke Nukem - Episode 1: "Shrapnel City" (1991) [MS-DOS]

[@Dosgamert]

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[@cozmicmojo2181]

I remember playing this on my dad's work machine as a kid. In my opinion the best platformer ever made. So good

[@crazycrookerr]

Yes definitely

[@illyay1337]

LOL was just thinking about that too. OMG and I had the sound on.

[@szabolcsdezsi8028]

Same here! My dad brought me and my brother to the police department where he worked and we were allowed to play games on one of the computers at the station :) We loved this game! This and Dyna Blaster! :)

[@johncameron5733]

Same here. Anyone recommend a laptop i could play it on? The one i used had a black and white screen can't remember the make.

[@unbridledenthusiasm]

It's definitely up there

[@jumpsteady1777]

I see I'm part of many people who played this on their parents work computers mid 90s lol. Memories of this game are so surreal. Was some magic to the early games like this. Wolfenstein, dare 2 dream, kid pix, ski free

[@unbridledenthusiasm]

Dare 2 Dream was amazing

[@joshgould3498]

Does anyone else feel old watching this? 😂

[@zedhuckle9641]

Oh those sound effects...right in the nostalgia 🤤

[@SimonSideburns]

Loved this one, Commander Keen and Crystal Caves. All very good platform games.

[@MephProduction]

yes all those.. do you remember Captain comic?

[@alleycat616]

Yes COMMANDER KEEN!!!

[@ihatecalamares]

This was the first video game I played ever. My mom brought me in her old office and one of his co-workers decided to let me play on one of the work PCs while I was there. I was probably not even close to being 5 but somehow, I still remember how this game looked like. That was also the last time I played Duke on DOS to this day.

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

If I could make one critisism of this game, it is that there are not enough meaningless points-pickups that go BLEEURP

[@ihcman9130]

I played the shit out of this as a kid in the mid 90s. The sound effects bring me right back, would love to play this again.

[@Dosgamert]

You can still play this on any computer you like :)

[@ihcman9130]

@@Dosgamert emulator? which do you recommend?

[@Dosgamert]

@@ihcman9130 Dosbox for sure

[@botengu5728]

I've been searching for this game for years, last time I saw it played, it was around 2000-2002, I was around 6. I have never felt such a strong nostalgic feeling.

[@Jznuraii]

Same

[@Jznuraii]

Been searching for years

[@johnsampson6387]

That is one of the best feelings in life :')

[@MS-xw2mi]

Same here!!! I played this back in 2001 when I was 6 on our old family computer and it’s probably one of the most nostalgic games to me out there. I just recently played it again and wow it just instantly took me back to those days !!!! 😭

[@plantracker]

+1 Especially the sounds. They were planted in my kid brain. Never got out. Awesome!

[@owenwexler7214]

Ladies and gentlemen, the humble beginnings of Duke Nukem.

[@alvakaren1]

I loved this game so much. Good memories

[@elinfini]

Man....Duke Nukem sure has gone a long way since his "humble" beginnings.

[@Dosgamert]

But I do prefer this over DN Forever. My favourite is Duke Nukem II.

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

DNII fares better than this one. It doesn't even have music. Also, IKR! Forever felt like I was playing fucking Resistance instead of a Duke game.

[@nopushbutton]

@@Dosgamert Hell yeah, Duke Nukem II was the best Duke game in my opinion too. Few games make me feel as good just blasting the everliving hell out of everything, and it all blows up so good. The sound is awesome, especially the bassy explosions and gunshots , but even the item pickup noises, and the visual effects were some of my favorite of the era (or indeed, of any era). You're absolutely tearing it up on your alien abductors' homeworld, and the game sure makes you feel like it.

[@DaRealGamble]

Humble beginning to Tragic Death 💔 Duke Nukem Forever

[@Tim.Hammer]

Duke was so much better in his humble beginnings... Duke 1 and 2 were awesome! Duke 3D - well let's just say it would have been awesome if they'd left out all the dirty garbage, and same from then on... Call me a prude, but DN3D ticks me off, because the game had SO MUCH going for it - the 3D engine was groundbreaking for its time! But, they just HAD to oversexualize it, making it inappropriate for those who would easily find themselves playing the first two and wanting to continue with Duke, only to find that he had turned into an extremely creepy bully... Sure, you could say he was always a cocky jerk, but there was a humorous, mocking tone to his character before; but as they developed Duke, they really wanted to make it clear that he had literally no decency or empathy whatsoever... I know most people probably prefer him this way, but I think it's a shame... No class...

[@oversoulghost]

OMG ITS REAL! I remember playing this as a kid and thinking it was a dream.

[@iamme2739]

I had this reaction to the legend of zelda show. I was not born when it aired, but the super mario show was on netflix and like every five episodes, the legend of zelda show intro would play. It influenced my dreams, ending up in a realy weird one that i remember parts of for a long time.I was just looking around the internet one day, and i see a meme about it. This makes me curious and i watch 5 episodes and my brain can't take any more.

[@joshgould3498]

I remember playing this before flat screen computers came out.

[@KinkssNCoilss]

You know it’s an early 90s game when the collectibles are a joystick and a floppy disk.

[@KenMasters.]

If only there were ports of this game for the NES, Sega Master System, Atari Jaguar, Game Boy, Game Gear, and Atari Lynx.

[@noaht2005]

Console ports would have been very cool. Fixed up the scrolling and improve the graphics

[@paulpatti8184]

There a Port of Duke nukem on game boy color xD the game its really cool

[@noaht2005]

@@paulpatti8184 I know but it’s based on DN2

[@cpthurme]

I love the sound effects, particularly when you get the balloon :D

[@Dosgamert]

You should rip that sound and use it as notification tone for your phone. See how much you love it after a week xD

[@themodfather9382]

@@Dosgamert lol you did it didn't you

[@greenbroccolistudios1275]

Good ol random dos games :) I like mario teaches typing i played it when i was younger But i havent played doom and wolfenstein and some random dos games before :( Cuz its so hard to use dosbox

[@Flyout91]

I totally forgot about this game I must have played 20 years ago when I was not even 10. Thank you for reminding me ! I loved it even though I never saw level 2 haha

[@spacepeanut8993]

That hit the spot!!! Even the ordering info screen took me back. THANK YOU! Edit: Somebody should try writing the address listed 😊

[@koryandrews1665]

So the 1st game was actually called Duke Nukum instead of Duke Nukem? Interesting.

[@goldbyrd3667]

Used to play this on my uncle's pc in the 90s... Lost to time. I love KZbin

[@Dosgamert]

Have you played Duke Nukem 2 ? :)

[@goldbyrd3667]

I have not, actually, but I played DN 3D religiously lol

[@prariegrrl]

My childhood right here. MSDOS on a 486 computer. Played this game (also Wolf3d and Keen) constantly. Held the point record 🙌🏻 miss this

[@aaadj2744]

One of the best 2D shooter game I ever play, along with Metal Slug

[@amso7169]

Metal Slug is a run and gun, and this is not

[@aesir1ases64]

I used to play this a lot as a kid, had no clue what to do or what was going on lol, but surely loved to play back in the day.

[@fergusof]

We were looking at old photos of my 2 boys at 'Christmas Work,' as they used to call it. All the parents at our IT company brought their kids to work before the Christmas break. In one of the photos, one of my boys pointed out the Duke Nukem image on the monitor behind him. My colleagues and I used to play it at lunch. Brought back memories.

[@crazycrookerr]

Thanks for the upload i remember playing this game when i was 4 years old. Iv been trying to find out what it was called for the last 5 years. Finally. Thanks alot brings back soooooo many memories.

[@CrazyDriver-kf3rj]

Same bro...

[@shelleygoodman2612]

I think they should make computers that have ALL the games Epic Megagames and Apogee ever made on them and sell them. There'd be some games that people would still play

[@Midiatize]

Bruh, it's called Duke NUKUM, not Duke Nukem.

[@thefonzkiss]

Image ratio fail should be 4:3

[@Dosgamert]

You can display it on 4:3 on a custom youtube player

[@rapappathepepper3996]

Theese sound effects are killing my ears.

[@frataltay4543]

Brownie Game itself is good tho

[@sailor4076]

I love them!

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

That's PC Speaker for you

[@rapappathepepper3996]

@@xyzzy-dv6te yes

[@onestop404]

fuck nostalgia hitting harder than ever what a game it was amazing adventurous game playing and compoleting after so many tries wow man i used to play it in a trash pc in 2004-05

[@SuperJumpReviews]

I played this game as a kid but I had no idea it was called Duke Nukem! haha

[@Asterion608]

Duke Nukum??!, WTF??!!, Did they make a typo on the very title screen or there's something im missing???.

[@Dosgamert]

+DieHard300 You're missing something. It isn't a typo. After making Duke Nukem they found out that the name 'Duke Nukem' was already claimed so they changed it to 'Nukum' to prevent any problems. Later it appeared not to be claimed and they switched the name back to 'Nukem'. This was changed in later versions of the game :) More details can be googled!

[@Asterion608]

Lol, that would really sucked if stayed that way, Duke Nukum sounds really horrible XDDD , glad everything went back to normal.

[@vanderslagmulders]

It kinda freaked me out that I 100% recognized that start of the first level.

[@Ymiraku]

haha i know right, i played this so much as a kid none of it looks unfamiliar

[@bastayaafueraloscorruptos3415]

Lo jugaba de escondidas en una oficina que alquilaba. Juegazo y aún lo juego mi niñez está guardada con ese juego

[@jackmehoffe9372]

Pc speaker. Brilliant

[@wackyt.bobcat7576]

THANKS RANDY for removing this gem out of steam ...nice gameplay

[@slayerd357]

I miss the days of the PC speaker. My buddy enabled it on Doom 2 once and I felt like that was how the game should be played.

[@wowsnav]

I still own almost every Apogee game. I miss those days, the Golden Age of gaming. Now look at how corporatized and sterilized gaming is, most companies cater to the dumbest, lowest common denominator instead of the passionate fans, releasing games that are so casual they entirely lack challenge.

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

Thank god for the indie scene!

[@nerychristian]

I miss the early 90's. I remember going to Radio Shack and buying shareware games.

[@ziscer7570]

And military shooter fame, shoot 1000 nazis no unique whatsoever, just mp40 and nazis

[@chriscollins9362]

Its "Nukum" here lol. Even in the original there's still those video camera units lol

[@Dosgamert]

This is what started it all!

[@chriscollins9362]

@@Dosgamert Absolutely! I'm forging ahead in Wolf3D right now. About to buy a ps4 controller for Android gamepad use. The aftermarket controllers have very mixed reviews and it may be overkill but I need a reliable controller. 😎

[@maciektrybuszewski9964]

Playable, but very easy.

[@MichaelUNC14]

Best game of all time for my nostalgias sake. Thank you for this

[@BCS86]

I loved this game

[@MaestroStefanoPetrini]

nice music

[@crystalalumina]

I find it interesting that this is how Duke Nukem started, the only thing that seems to be related to his other games is that he's a buff blonde dude with a gun

[@Revivaldrums]

Anyone know where to get this game?

[@JC_wonderland]

Damn I was 11 years old learning dos as a kid and downloading games off of bulletin boards which was the internet back then

[@tortureforbeauty]

Dude, I was 3 rofl!

[@FrothingManiac]

Really underappreciated classic, imo. For an action game of the time, the open levels and exploration are all integrated incredibly well. I'm aware Metroidvanias are a thing but there's something to be said for a more linear game like this where the levels feel big and full of secrets. Also the scoring system(s) are genuinely very varied and fun, and add loads of depth to replaying the game. Is there any anything more satisfying then seeing all those bonuses appear in the save corridors? It might have been the only game I played when I was younger where I actually have a damn about the high score. Even the narrative where the main antagonist taunts you through the game on those monitors is pretty unique as well. I've played all the classic run and gun game series, like Contra, Metal Slug, Turrican, and then just about every other game where you are a dude shooting a gun in a 2D space, but this game has something going on about it I've rarely seen elsewhere. I'm aiming to marry together the game concepts in this game and the other series I've mentioned in my next game project, to make the perfect run and gun by my own standards.

[@Dosgamert]

Have you seen the smooth Duke 1 remaster?

[@jpwasnt]

Got so triggered here. Fire at the Coke in Can before touching it! More points that wag

[@wakeenazuntai4771]

Omg the memories I have with this game omg

[@brianlawl]

I used to play this back in 95 in kindergarten

[@優さん-n7m]

Were these old Dos games written in Assembly, C or C++?

[@mexpelayo5801]

Éste videojuego necesita un remake urgente. Y aguante Duke Nukem

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

Where Duke Nukem all began. Both the Full registered version of this and Duke Nukem II were included as bonus games on the regular edition of Duke Nukem 3D on MS-DOS and I just started playing Duke Nukem 1 yesterday. Finished beating episode 1. Now I'm onto Episode 2.

[@astrodonut1]

I have kept my old computer tower(the box thing) as I have all my old games on it. Duke was always my favourite.

[@Grandrepublic501st]

Can you even play this game right now? Is there a way to play it or download it?

[@LightStreak567]

You can buy in on Steam. I have it, and Duke Nukem 2 and 3D

[@Grandrepublic501st]

@@LightStreak567 i checked and this version aint on steam, unless u got a link to the steam page

[@LightStreak567]

@@Grandrepublic501st That's strange, they must have removed Duke Nukem 1 and 2. I bought them before they were removed.

[@matthewstorkson7889]

Imagine Mario was packing heat like this?

[@Bimshwel]

ha haaa I love that stupid laser trap in the yellow platform stage that can't actually hurt you but that you have to go near frequently, just so it can annoy you with the noise it makes. I am surprised I didn't even get that far back when I played this. I never even knew about the climbing claws. I wonder why they didn't emphasize that gameplay element more.

[@Dosgamert]

Might you ever want to see me play this live, I did do this on a livestream once or twice too!

[@martinmol974]

why title screen shows duke nukum?

[@alleycat616]

The bouncing cow utters??? 😂

[@HeavensSatans]

Played the hell out of this on my 286 back when I was a kid.

[@FFWorldHD]

17:45 like popping bubble wrap 💕💕💕💕

[@Zeriel00]

Wow I beat this game as a kid in School's computer class. The PCs where Windows 95 maybe older? and came with a set of games, This one, the sci-fi pong game where you break blocks, a billard game and something else. All the kids where playing Billards and everyone came to watch when I beat the final boss here. Couple years later, Duke Nukem 64 became my fav game ever I was literally invincible in MP xD

[@fractal_gate]

Huge nostalgia bomb here!

[@planetx1595]

This reminds me of Bio Menace

[@Tsukoblue]

Does this game not have any music?

[@Dosgamert]

Only pc speaker audio effects, no music :)

[@FlackoWeasel]

This game was my childhood! Watching this I remember every level!

[@GraemeGunn]

The best thing is that it's called "Nukum" in this version. Omg the memories. Anyone else here with autism? I'm just curious.

[@Dosgamert]

I'm weird, but not diagnosed with anything! Do you?

[@Shan-zv9qh]

Wow! What a blast from the past! I remember playing this game around 1992/1993 on my dads old Windows 3.1 or 3.2 PC. Can't actually remember if I ever finished the game haha.

[@martinmontenegro9658]

Shot the chiken, so funny

[@Dosgamert]

Turkey!

[@co2maker88]

Epic game. Brings back memories

[@alleycat616]

Omg I loved this game so much lol

[@Jpashkovsky]

I remember beating this game when i was probably 7 years old. Doubt i could now lol

[@SalvageET]

Same here. I'm sometimes impressed by the games 7 yo me managed to beat

[@ulysses2162]

Would love to see a remake of this using a modern 2D engine (perhaps something similar to the one used for Streets of Rage 4 etc).

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

There's a game on Steam called Muri, it's really good.

[@konaboy1978]

It’s being remade on the Evercade 👍

[@wolpertinger85]

WE NEED A FULL REMAKE OF THIS ON PC

[@derstaugii7563]

i need help idk know the code in dosbox can one tell me

[@Dosgamert]

Code?

[@jess648]

this, Turrican 1/2, Hocus Pocus and Jazz Jackrabbit are all DOS platformers that hold up very well today

[@Dosgamert]

Hey, you should totally join our discord :)

[@EddieMarsioli]

Que saudade... Joguei muito esse jogo! 🥲

[@waelnawwal]

11:32 fact check. If you jump on those mini-drones from above, you gain way more points than if you shoot ‘em.

[@mathiashitokiri]

Peço que me desculpe por escrever em português, Mas fico muito feliz em em ver tuas gameplays, Lembro com carinho do 468 do pentium mmx que meus pais me compram no final dos anos 80 e vinham os jogos demos para jogarmos. teu canal para mim não tem preço. eu mostro ele para meu filho de 9 anos e passo para ele a emoção daquela época que eu vivi. continue este teu conteúdo. tu é fenomenal!!!!

[@Dosgamert]

Thank you for your comment. That means a lot! I hope you enjoy all of the content that is coming real soon! Maybe try tuning in on a livestream Monday night, next Monday I'm playing Bio Menace Episode 2, I am sure you will love it! Say hi to your son from Bart, from Amsterdam.

[@turrican3839]

This feels like an Atari ST game lol

[@szymonbober2280]

khm... until today, i thought Duke Nukem 3D was the first...

[@Dosgamert]

There's even a Duke Nukem II!

[@c0smiq]

I love that final message 'If you want to order the game, pay 30, get it all and more, and SPECIFY YOUR DISK SIZE..' ha ha! Awesome!

[@shelleygoodman2612]

Whoever makes PS4, PLEASE put this game and EVERY 80's game on one compilation. There ARE people who want to play even this

[@Tim.Hammer]

Duke was more mature and manly back when he was popping red balloons, compared to the arrogant, creepy child they've turned him into...

[@SalvageET]

He was always arrogant though. He even has a book called "why I am so great" in Duke Nukem II

[@susanpereyeibo7576]

Nostalgic fierceness

[@nintyfan1991]

Back before Duke was revamped to be more "mature". A similar fate happened with Rare's Conker.

[@sillylad984]

and it worked for both of those characters

[@fearsomewarengine8228]

this is one of the few games i remember beating. could never get past the first boss in duke nukem 2 tho

[@Dosgamert]

It's getting a remaster and it comes out this month! I'll be sure to cover it on KZbin!

[@paulpatti8184]

I love the fact this game look like a real arcade platform game istead a simple game for DOS.

[@RetroRogue.]

Needed a Nes and Master System release:)

[@YeahResident]

Yes would have loved to ay this back in the day, but I never had a computer.

[@nizzy34]

Finally. I played this as a kid on my mom's work computer, and for the life of me, I never knew what it was. The nostalgia of this is insane.

[@jram5720]

I remember playing this in my computer teachers class she was cool as hell ms Martinez back 97’ 98 man elementary was fun

[@owengillett8871]

8 people are incorrect

[@yyfun25]

my memories!!!!

[@michaelslavin1615]

This was one of the first video games I ever played. I remember being so young playing this at my house and getting so pissed because for my age it was hard lol what nostalgia

[@unbridledenthusiasm]

This was always a favorite, I played the hell out of it. Definitely one of the best apogee games with a really great atmosphere. And I love those sound effects

[@Dosgamert]

Check out my review of DN1 on my channel too! It's in English and Dutch!

[@markocvetkovic6877]

Man, I do love and miss this game, but watching you play it makes me cringe from time to time. Are you that greedy for points you are willing to sacrifice your health?

[@Dosgamert]

Yes, I am. Did you know that getting hurt by the pink bunnies grants you more points than shooting them? ;)

[@Dosgamert]

And picking up a can of soda gives you one health point and a 100 points. But shooting them gives you a 1000 points. Those sacrifises are a choice.

[@michaellidster1389]

How cool