Longplay: Duke Nukem II - Episode 1 (1993) [MS-DOS]

Duke Nukem II is a platform game developed by Apogee Software and released December 3, 1993. The game consists of four episodes (of 8 levels each), the first available as shareware. Not to be confused with the second episode of Duke Nukem 1, it is the second Duke Nukem game, following the 1991 Duke Nukem debut and being followed by Duke Nukem 3D in 1996 and Duke Nukem Forever in 2011.
In the "near future" year 1998 (Duke mentions that he had defeated Dr. Proton the previous year), the evil Rigelatins plan to enslave Earth, and they kidnap Duke Nukem (who was performing in an interview about his new autobiography Why I'm So Great), to use his brain to plot the attack for their forces. Duke breaks free to save the world, again.
The player's goal is to proceed through the levels collecting items, destroying enemies to the level exit and at the final level, defeat the super alien boss. In one level of each episode Duke needs to destroy radar dishes to progress.
Duke Nukem can pick up weapons along the way. There are four types of weapons: His regular default gun, the flamethrower (which can shoot through walls and launch him in the air), the laser (which can shoot through anything) and the rocket launcher. Duke can also get a rapid fire powerup. Health items can be collected to heal damage Duke receives or to boost score points at full health. Keycards need to be collected to access past the force fields and keys must be obtained to get past locked doors. A cloaking device makes Duke temporarily invincible and disables the super force fields.
Movement through the levels mainly consists of jumping onto platforms, climbing ladders, operating elevators, using teleporters, hovering over blowing fans and climbing hand-over-hand across pipes or girders. At the end of every level (with the exception of the last level in each episode), the player can receive up to seven 100,000 point bonuses, earned by making certain achievements in the level, such as destroying all cameras.
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[@aceshighdueceslow]

I will never forget this game because of one thing, the fact that Duke titled his book "Why I'm so Great" XD

[@AnimationMaster]

ecks dee

[@examname9477]

We will never know why he is so great

[@TheLambdaTeam]

@@examname9477 Well duh, he kicks ass and chews bubble gum WHILE he's outta gum! That's why! 😊😊😊😋🙃🙃🙃

[@examname9477]

@@TheLambdaTeam he ran out of bubble gum, instead he ripped out his gum (literally) from his mouth and chewed it. So badass

[@philcollinshill2951]

And I thought I imagined this game

[@user-tf4ho2uo1e]

@b0rd2dEAth games like these were mind-blowing back in the day

[@user-tf4ho2uo1e]

A totally new way to engage your imagination

[@Afalstein]

THIS is the Duke Nukem I remember. Just enough ridiculousness to be fun, great music, awesome guns.

[@BalancedSpirit79]

That intro...the retro feels...

[@ck3d]

5:30 text box: 'a rocket launcher is very deadly, it is the strongest of the caffeine'

[@AlexeiVoronin]

38:09 - Most epic moment in this episode. Duke basically demolishes an entire city... and then you get to see the ruins up close in Episode 3 :P

[@untakencareofdeath_4117]

Bobby Prince just straight up doesn't give a fuck about plagiarism

[@BorderCosette]

Oh my god! Never knew someone would upload this. I just searched for Duke Nukem 2 on a whim, coz I played this back in the day, and I wanted to reminisce. Thanks for uploading this. I’m overcome with a wave of nostalgia.

[@Dosgamert]

All four episodes are on my channel. Even the three episodes from DN1

[@GraemeGunn]

Even four years ago, KZbin was inundated with repeated uploads. Before this person uploaded themselves playing this video game, there were already uploads of other people's videos of them playing this game.

[@gamerman7276]

Duke Nukem is a very popular game franchise wym

[@ConfTW111]

Woman Tea cup

[@tarstarkusz]

IMHO, Duke Nukem 2 wasn't anywhere near as good as the first DN trilogy. The very trilogy was an exceptionally good game. Duke Nukem 2 was not.

[@ishmael2010]

This game is a little slice of my childhood. A PC with MS DOS, those were the days.

[@Dosgamert]

Come and visit my channel! I have hours and hours of gameplay videos of games from your childhood. I even do some livestreams! :)

[@npcplayer]

I will never forget this game, because it is a childhood memory, playing together at my friend's house...

[@paolaalciriaurango243]

Dios mío, volví 18 años atrás, que dicha que lo jugué tan pequeño.

[@varvarvarvarvarvar]

I love that the writing is literally on the level of shitty fan fics.

[@halfhumanhalfzombie]

I remember seeing this intro playing in a computer store years ago.

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

This game and its predecessor were included in the regular edition of Duke Nukem 3D as full bonus games. I finished beating the original game and the first 2 episodes of DN2 and now I'm playing the third episode of DN2.

[@Uaarkson]

My seventy year old grandmother used to play this game with me.

[@fleshborg]

Level 5 theme been stuck in my head for 20 years... you've released me

[@naominagler7290]

It took me days to get through what it took you 16 minutes to get through back in the day... Lol

[@paulpatti5854]

One of my fav videogames ever, someone need to remake this and Duke Nukem 1

[@acertainshape]

Duke Nukem on Game Boy color is a remake of this game. It's not as good though.

[@andrewcrate6334]

Duke Nukem 1 and 2 have just been remade for Evercade, they're due to launch November 2023.

[@juanmartinstehle5047]

HE'S BACK.

[@markwatson3248]

"Mom can we play Contra?" "We have Contra at home." Contra at home:

[@maxwell9561]

LOL

[@handlessuck589]

dead meme. also that's an insult to both Duke and Contra.

[@deathstrokeclanrules8562]

Ah, this takes me back. God bless the 90's and the early 2000's.

[@langbo9999]

0:57 Best book ever Why I'm so great 😎

[@Taikaru]

Ahhh man. Back when Duke was still great!

[@jameskehoe5091]

I really thought it would be long lasting franchise.

[@HonkeyKong54]

Duke nukem is still great

[@Bloodlyshiva]

@@jameskehoe5091 He got 3 games, and 3d got a lot of mission packs and similar, same as Doom.

[@northwindkey]

That first stage music is totally "Angry Again" by Megadeth.

[@snespool927]

Level 5 also totally sounds inspired by Skin of My Teeth. The devs must've loved Megadeth.

[@MondySpartan]

@@snespool927 And later Megadeth themselves would actually cover Grabbag:

[@bigdrew565]

@@snespool927 Bobby Prince did that a lot, they all loved Megadeth, Alice in Chains and Pantera.

[@marcinkuc9349]

Haha, I'm playing this game right now and though I imagined it :D

[@gunsalmighty3099]

I just looked it up and damn you're right.

[@KinkssNCoilss]

The intro music and the main menu music remind me of the Blake Stone soundtrack.

[@bigdrew565]

It should. Same guy who did both. Bobby Prince.

[@ganjamangaaiaaai9396]

woow , this was really the best , played this day and night , just as you should .👌💯❤

[@MrGoldfishwish]

I was so young when I played this I don’t know if I could even read yet , could never beat the final boss as a kid

[@TheMidoriDreams]

Hahaha, man....I miss the 90's 😌👌

[@Dosgamert]

Check out Duke Nukem 2 in Rigel engine :)

[@mArt1And00m3r11339]

I noticed that the music from level 2 is the same as the intro from Desert Strike from the Super Nintendo, just the adjusted pitch.

[@Dosgamert]

It differs a bit but I can see why you think that. It really sounds the same :p

[@gregmercil3968]

Last time I remember playing this one was probably 1996. This brought back some memories!

[@kokapeli]

Man so much fun playing this as a kid!!! Love the classic DOS games!

[@Dosgamert]

Welcome to the family! Are you on Discord already?

[@kokapeli]

@@Dosgamert Not yet but I will have to join!

[@Dosgamert]

@@kokapeli discord.dosgamert.com

[@MrTripleXXX]

I love the fact Duke drinks Coke to heal himself in this.

[@Dosgamert]

I do the same but with beer!

[@EXMtheGOAT]

Level II beginning of the music sound like the Desert Strike title theme beginning

[@TheLambdaTeam]

Guys!!! What exactly are those globes with the shining light inside? They look like anti-matter cores.

[@westym8935]

this was dope as a kid lol

[@infinitecanadian]

This seems so fast compared to when I played it, but then again, I guess the family computer was just slow back then.

[@johncaulfield8935]

You can change the speed in the settings

[@UnManuel]

25:41 that sound is the weapon change sound of super castlevania iv :3

[@johnnichols8553]

34:05 - Skin O' My Teeth by Megadeth!

[@matthewsisk]

John Nichols Ironic dave mustaine did a remix of grabbag.

[@slicknickxp]

Notice when you defeat the boss, his facial expression changes. Also I’ve beaten levels 6, 7, & 8 without taking a single health hit. That’s a secret bonus 2.

[@Dosgamert]

Yeah, I didn't want to play this too carefull, that wouldn't be any fun to look at right? :)

[@slicknickxp]

Dosgamert yeah it does take a lot of practice and time. The boss level though is actually the easiest to beat without taking a health hit. One strategy I did was when the boss drops the bombs, I hang over the green nukage pit and the explosions don’t reach Duke.

[@tankermottind]

This looks like an EGA game hastily converted to VGA. Most of the sprites and tiles use the standard 16 colors.

[@KokoRicky]

I noticed that as well, but keep in mind the VGA format was only 5 years old at that point, and had only been in mainstream use for about two. It was also using an engine that was originally designed for EGA.

[@VernorsDoctor]

I'm so old

[@Dosgamert]

We all are :(

[@TPBXDRicky420]

Just as I remember as a kid :)

[@winslowwong9719]

They don’t make music like this anymore.

[@Dosgamert]

Did you vheck ION FURY? ;)

[@thenate5367]

I've played so much Turrican that I can recognize which graphics they ripped directly from the first two Amiga games on sight

[@slicknickxp]

On level 4, the music sounds like the song "This Old Hammer Killed John Henry"

[@err_kk]

ah man! you totally missed a secret area in the first level! Right after you get out of the transporter look all the way up. You will see you are leaving the area of the building and are now in the open. If you position yourself just outside the last piece of roof, you can shoot upward dislodging a block that will allow you to jump on some aerial platforms and if I remember correctly, get a different gun. It's been some years since playing this but I need to throw this on a VM and get back to it... good times. Also, "Liero" was classic around the same time...

[@Dosgamert]

I've never found this secret! Next time that I play it I will look for this! Sounds good! You don't need VMWare, go and check out Dosbox ;) Ah man, don't get me started on Liero. I really had some hotseat fun back in the day on that one!

[@Dosgamert]

Hey man, I'm sorry to inform you that your mind is fooling you. You're not remembering it right. I checked it, it isn't there. I even tried hitting it with a rocket launcher. No succes. And the level editor that I found online was more revealing and showed me that there's nothing there. I was hoping you were right though! You might be confused with the E01L03 Level. :)

[@Bergwacht]

i bought this on floppy disk yesterday :D

[@VampireMacky]

Level 4... the home of Mr. Goopy and Mr. Tubey!!

[@RetroRogue.]

If you don't play on the hardest difficulty it's literally like playing with a handicap of course you beat it. Come on hard mode.

[@Ansar-ne5er]

1:01 Oprah ?

[@Dosgamert]

Just in time to watch Oprah yeah!

[@anonymoususind]

@@Dosgamert is this GBC Duke Nukem?

[@angelobryan4699]

Level 5 oddly reminds me of Total Recall

[@eletronictoenails]

It’s weird seeing a Duke Nukem game have a game that wouldn’t be out of place in a PG-13 movie, than the next game goes out blasting with gore and swears and strippers

[@supertna9154]

Someone should make a 3D or FPS version of this game using the Build Engine which made Duke Nukem 3D.

[@GasBandit]

Those were the days

[@dreamededinburgh]

How do you get rid of the spider at 10:17? I have never been able to :(

[@Dosgamert]

Keep hitting left and right to shake them off.

[@dreamededinburgh]

@@Dosgamert thx

[@AmayzingJack]

Its so weird seeing Duke act so..PG..

[@KAILOONE]

Nice

[@coupe662]

I had this when it came out. Loved it so much♥️ To bad they didnt make it for snes or sega..

[@infinitecanadian]

When I played this on another computer than the one I first played it on, I thought it was going too fast. Turns out it was running too slow on the first computer.

[@Dosgamert]

There's an option too, where you can change the speed!

[@pho3nix-]

I don't think I ever finished this game as a kid, got too repetitive lol

[@luisrobledo7947]

cool that terminator slogan didnt care

[@Andrews.7]

I played that game 15 years ago in Windows 98 jajaja

[@baronvg]

For some reason, I always thought Bruce Campbell would mad e a great Duke Nukem. And then I saw Kurt Russell in Soldier and thought HE would make a great Duke Nukem, too lol

[@Dosgamert]

Yeah! Thanks for the nice comments!

[@thekill9318]

HOLY SHIT, a lot of years found this game cuz i not know the name when i have 6 years, now im surpresly that is duke nukem

[@Lasse_kreikemeier]

good times

[@Vilde321]

I cant believe I never got through the first level as a child.. maybe I should try again now ??

[@Dosgamert]

Try Rigel engine!

[@Vilde321]

@@Dosgamert ohh had not even heard about that... Looks interesting so maybe I will !!

[@KOTSOSMC2002]

Not a fan of the layours and overall deaign of some of these levels, some of em feel like mazes that just blend together, you get lost suuuuper easily. Still, I appreciate the graphical details and visual storytelling with them, clearly they had a somewhat clearer vision going into this game compared to the previous.

[@virtualboy5851]

The reverb music do

[@Typanoid]

Oh man, I forgot how awesome the basic gun sound is. Not very "realistic" sounding, but damnit if it doesn't sound and feel nice... :D

[@Dosgamert]

I'm going to post footage of Duke Nukem 2 running in 50fps this weekend! :D

[@Xio2300]

Where can I download this game? does anybody knows? :[

[@ntfanimador2913]

Im back

[@grinder359]

we had a floppy disc of games from siemens with games asteroids 3D too Wolfenstein 3D 1st installment beaten first role playing game not the new one the original one based on world war II anti zianist world war II Wolfenstein marks I was 5 through 8 playing these games

[@lsadin2457]

Where is the port for Mega Drive & SNES etc?

[@Dosgamert]

There is none.

[@Dewrassd]

16:20 how did you manage to get the spiders to bounce of you, I always remember being swarmed by them and trying to shake them off and dying here and not being able to get any further :(

[@TheLambdaTeam]

You have to quickly jiggle back and forth, that shakes'em off. You don't get kill points tho.

[@elproctologo7994]

#nostalgia

[@rodrigoglowacki]

where I find to download this game, I miss it so much. Can you play on windows 8?

[@MrMrsirr]

It's on Steam.

[@rodrigoglowacki]

Duke Nukem II? Not

[@MrMrsirr]

Yeah. Duke Nukem II is on steam. It includes DOSbox so you don't have to do anything for compatibility.

[@rodrigoglowacki]

I already looked in the steam and I did not find it, you can send me a link. I appreciate it

[@MrMrsirr]

Well crap. I think they might have taken it off the store. I have it on my account but when I try to go to the store page for it it just takes me to the store homepage. I don't know why they would do that so it might just be an error. Tell you what, it's been awhile since I've been on Steam (don't actually have it installed atm), but if I remember correctly you should be able to look up my account (MrSirr, profile image is an alien similar to my youtube portrait) and find a list of all the games I own. I'm pretty sure you should be able to get to the store page from there. If not then I guess they've removed it for some reason.

[@safutentag7406]

Wich one was first? This one or Bio Menace?

[@Dosgamert]

Bio Menace

[@virtualboy5851]

Looks like it was made on the same engine as turrican

[@xtrememusicpk]

Certain game elements really came from Turrican

[@SylkaChan]

I would think it would be better to switch backdrops between e1m6 & e3m1.

[@Dosgamert]

Lava and nucleair destruction?

[@thegrayman69]

This was the first computer game I ever played when my parents got the first Gateway computer for our family

[@LateNightPerson]

Damn shame this wasnt ported to the sega genesis

[@Dosgamert]

I'm going to post a video tomorrow that you're definately going to love!

[@LateNightPerson]

@@Dosgamert sweet, lookin forward to it

[@martinhernandez656]

What happen if you distribute

[@Dosgamert]

They'll come for you!

[@TheLambdaTeam]

Duke Nukem shows up, kicks your ass & chews bubble-gum of course 🙃🙃🙃

[@centrocastilla5686]

Im searching for a game that is just like this one but different... with monsters and I think I played it on windows 95/98

[@michaelcross6789]

It might be bio menace

[@centrocastilla5686]

no it isnt but thank you

[@ReisysXIX]

Dangerous Dave 2 or 3 perhaps.

[@frothfrenzy]

Maybe Abuse?

[@centrocastilla5686]

no but thank you all still looking

[@andreasfranzmauskrell1126]

Ach man

[@andreasfranzmauskrell1126]

Ach doch

[@mrthms3247]

We

[@andreasfranzmauskrell1126]

Achwas

[@ghoulsarefree]

How come this game is so Damn shitty? They should have tried to play Turrican on Amiba

[@mrthms3247]

We

[@mrthms3247]

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