Introduction
So as we are currently living in very tumultuous times, what with the end of the Mayan calender coming around and the many cries of the 'Duke Bros' holocaust still ringing loudly in our ears, I figured it would be a good time to reflect on the forgotten years of one of America's greatest heroes.....No, no; a much greater man than even our current monarch. Nay, the man I'm referring to was a true patriot. First seen fighting against Dr. Proton's evil robotic forces in Operation Desert Storm and then later fighting for his freedoms against the nefarious Rigelatins so as to save the USA from being put under their strict theological rule. And even after all that thankless work, what does Duke find when he gets home? Why another group of aliens have stormed the planet and are attempting to abscond off with the lovely lady folk (it can only be assumed that all the fatties and fuglies were wiped out beforehand). And Duke was indeed able to drive off all these hideous forces but like any great hero of time he requires attention to sustain him. With the oral passing of his tales of daring might limited in most respects to his first 3D outing it's not overly surprising to find his many other feats of nationalism and manliness have all but been forgotten.
So it is with that that I hope to lead you on a guided tour to give some retrospective look of both Duke's earlier years and his later triumphs (both on inferior systems and through the annals of time) to keep his genial spirit alive even through these very rocky times. So please enjoy as we take a look into the past and possibly grizzly visages of tomorrow in this:
As increases in console gaming started to take attention away from PC gaming it was only natural for Duke to stretch his wings out to fly onto the highly successful PS1 platform. Originally doing this with a port of his highly successful 3D outing with the 'Total Meltdown' version of Duke Nukem 3D, Duke and 3D Realms decide to try out an entirely new IP to get all those PS1 folks on board with the Dukester. So along comes 'Time to Kill' in 1998, just one after 'Total Meltdown', with Duke in a very different incarnation and his travels through time. Watch Duke from a whole new perspective (3rd person) as he wields plenty of classic weapons and all new one liners.
Videos
Stage 1: Time to Kill | YouTube (Part 1, Part 2) | blip.tv | |
Challenge Stage 1 (Super Eagle) | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 2: Duke Hill | YouTube (Part 1, Part 2) | blip.tv | |
Stage 3: Miner 69'er | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Challenge Stage 2 (Super Shotgun) | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 4: Gold and Guns | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 5: The Reaper | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 6: Obey or Die | YouTube (Part 1, Part 2) | blip.tv | |
Challenge Stage 3 (Laser Gatling Gun) | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 7: The Family Jewels | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 8: Resistance is Feudal | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Challenge Stage 4 (Incendiary RPG) | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 9: Holy Terror | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 10: Wing'ed Death | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 11: Pig Factory | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Challenge Stage 5 (Hi-Temp. Flame Thrower) | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 12: Hog Heaven | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 13: Let the Games Begin | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Challenge Stage 6 (Super Zapper) | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 14: Blood Baths | YouTube | blip.tv | |
Stage 15: Moloch the Gatekeeper | YouTube | blip.tv |