No one expected Duke Nukem Evercade cartridges, but can you think of any game more suited to the retro gaming platform?
Want Duke Nukem 3D in your pocket? Your wish has been answered. In an amazing announcement (the long-awaited Evercade Showcase Vol. 1), The Duke is coming to Evercade. Six games from the period 1991-2002, spanning three platforms, are beig released for the Evercade.
And, as if that wasn’t enough, the dual cartridge collection will also be available with a special limited Atomic Edition of the Evercade VS! Exclusive to Funstock, the special edition is limited to 2000 units.
(No word on whether this collection will include any bubble gum.)
As you can see, the Evercade VS Atomic Edition features heavy-duty Duke Nukem-style livery, with controllers to match. You can pre-order Duke Nukem Evercade VS console and cartridge collection together now from Funstock, ahead of November 2023 release.
Who is Duke Nukem?
If you’re somehow unaware, Duke Nukem was a well-liked 1991 platform PC shooter, with a 1993 sequel. Released by Apogee (which restyled itseld 3D Realms), the series continued in foot-stomping 3D style with 1996’s Duke Nukem 3D.
A seriously taste-free zone of sleazy strip clubs and aliens taking over non-PC bikini babes, the game is tremendous fun, even of the Duke might have a few #MeToo issues to deal with these days. A sequel, Duke Nukem Forever, was released after various false starts and abandoned versions, but while fun it fails to hit the same high notes as Duke Nukem 3D and its various spin-offs.
What’s on the Duke Nukem cartridges?
Currently unable to pre-order, the cartridges (which appear, thankfully, to also be available seperately) feature the following six titles:
- Duke Nukem Remastered (1991, PC)
- Duke Nukem II Remastered (1993, PC)
- Duke Nukem 3D (1996, PC)
- Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (1998, PlayStation)
- Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes (2000, PlayStation)
- Duke Nukem Advance (2002, Game Boy Advance)
That’s right – the two cartridges revive the original 2D side-scrolling Duke Nukem games, adding enhanced display options suitable for widescreen.
At this stage, we don’t know when the carts will be available to order, but they are numbered 33 and 34.
I last played Duke Nukem 3D on the Nintendo Switch a few months back, and loved it. But I can’t think of a more perfect match than Duke Nukem and Evercade, especially as it revives some of the rarer games from the series.
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