Remember Duke Nukem Forever? You would be forgiven if you don't. As usual though, modders to the rescue. With the release of the Duke It Out update for the Duke Nukem Forever: Restoration Project. This project has a simple goal: to complete Duke Nukem Forever as it was originally intended back in 2001.
Not a native game of course but this update included lots to be interested about. Lots of performance improvements to the rendering system, along with a note that they're continuing to work on an OpenGL port as well. The update includes HUD upgrades, the single-player was improved, multiplayer gained 9 new maps and so much more.
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They even talked about running it on Steam Deck in their news post on Mod DB, as they've streamlined the process a fair bit and there's also now a Steam Input layout just for it.
Nice to see modders work to make something of it.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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StoneColdSpider May 23, 2023
YES!!!!
As someone who owns Duke Nukem Forever: Balls Of Steel Edition......... I will give this a go for sure......
As someone who owns Duke Nukem Forever: Balls Of Steel Edition......... I will give this a go for sure......
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Quoting: StoneColdSpiderYES!!!!Gosh, I remember going to a video rental store short after it's release. Put it in my PS3, installed, played and was lost on the intro video. Then the initial boss fight was so irritating, I brought the game back the same day and never itched to try it again :D
As someone who owns Duke Nukem Forever: Balls Of Steel Edition......... I will give this a go for sure......
Funny to see people actually enjoy it.
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Quoting: StoneColdSpiderBalls Of SteelYou remind me of those balls: (careful, before clicking please note that the large images are quite large - they're about 500k each, and could take some time to download on a modem.) https://legacy.3drealms.com/balls/index.html
Great game back then!
Quote"Satirically inspired by the "Balls of Steel" pinball game depicted in Duke Nukem 3D, Balls of Steel is a champion in its own right, combining photo-realistic graphics and state-of-the-art special effects with smooth, utterly absorbing gameplay."
Last edited by FSFmember on 23 May 2023 at 4:06 pm UTC
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Quoting: FSFmemberThe picture of box notes that it's "pinball on steriods!"Quoting: StoneColdSpiderBalls Of SteelYou remind me of those balls: (careful, before clicking please note that the large images are quite large - they're about 500k each, and could take some time to download on a modem.) https://legacy.3drealms.com/balls/index.html
Great game back then!
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Quoting: Purple Library GuyThe picture of box notes that it's "pinball on steriods!"Indeed so!
I missed it (hint - the word is misspelled on the original box - perhaps, probably even, intentionally ) so thanks for bringing that up! I guess I was flabbergasted enough by the description of the images. 
The Balls of steel keep on giving!
Last edited by FSFmember on 23 May 2023 at 6:58 pm UTC
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ElectricPrism May 23, 2023
Duke Nukem Forever is one example of a game where modders taking broad liberties would actually IMPROVE the game.
Netting only a 69% positivity on Steam
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After poking around on YouTube trying to find the documentary which explains why Duke Nukem Forever got Duke totally wrong I stumbled into Serious Duke 3D
Seems like a rabbit hole worth exploring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNHePOv64qQ
I really like these kinds of posts and seeing Modders continue the spirit of memorable franchises which are nearly forgotten.
If it shapes up good, I would love to play.
Netting only a 69% positivity on Steam
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After poking around on YouTube trying to find the documentary which explains why Duke Nukem Forever got Duke totally wrong I stumbled into Serious Duke 3D
Seems like a rabbit hole worth exploring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNHePOv64qQ
I really like these kinds of posts and seeing Modders continue the spirit of memorable franchises which are nearly forgotten.
If it shapes up good, I would love to play.
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StoneColdSpider May 23, 2023
Quoting: constI never said I enjoyed it....... I said I own it.....Quoting: StoneColdSpiderYES!!!!Gosh, I remember going to a video rental store short after it's release. Put it in my PS3, installed, played and was lost on the intro video. Then the initial boss fight was so irritating, I brought the game back the same day and never itched to try it again :D
As someone who owns Duke Nukem Forever: Balls Of Steel Edition......... I will give this a go for sure......
Funny to see people actually enjoy it.
Its a really bad game...... And that is why im looking forward to this 2001 Remaster Project......... As the 2001 version has to be a better game.......
Quoting: FSFmemberYou remind me of those balls: (careful, before clicking please note that the large images are quite large - they're about 500k each, and could take some time to download on a modem.) https://legacy.3drealms.com/balls/index.htmlThere was also a TV show called Balls Of Steel......
Great game back then!
Last edited by StoneColdSpider on 23 May 2023 at 9:47 pm UTC
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Quoting: StoneColdSpiderThere was also a TV show called Balls Of Steel......That's mad. I bet the mofos at 3d realms have been crying they didn't register the phrase as a trademark
/jkLast edited by FSFmember on 24 May 2023 at 8:16 am UTC
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Ahh well, I'll try that again with this mod sometime. I actually do find parts of it amusing (in the sense that it's so bad, it's good), but it's a really crappy game. Every time I want to see it again, I might play it for an hour or two and not finish it and eventually take the disk space back.
Last edited by Grogan on 11 June 2023 at 8:55 pm UTC
Last edited by Grogan on 11 June 2023 at 8:55 pm UTC
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