Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded

[MrFlibble]

Have you guys heard of this? It's a very promising (still WIP) non-commercial project aimed at remaking the original Duke Nukem 3D in high-quality true 3D, using the Unreal Engine 3. This project has been officially sanctioned by the current copyright holders of the Duke Nukem franchise, and it is going to be a freeware stand-alone game. The primary objective of the development team for now is to recreate the original episodes of Duke Nukem 3D with both single- and multiplayer capability. A multiplayer-only beta demo is expected to be released in the near future.
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded Official Website
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded Official FAQ
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded Developers' Blog at the Official Forums
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded Wikipedia article
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded at ModDB

[MusicallyInspired]

I've known about it since its creation. I'm not that excited about it. The goal is to create Duke3D as if it were a modern shooter. Dark, gritty, bland generic atmosphere instead of the bright and colourful look Duke3D was known for. Personally I really don't think the two ideas go together at all. It's somewhat of a controversial subject among the Duke3D community. They've also released nothing but concept artwork and podcasts since it started. It's like there's no proof of anything. They keep promising stuff "soon" and we never see anything. They've been saying a multiplayer demo will be released very soon for months now.

Good luck to them and everything, but I'm not holding my breath that it's going to be anything that great.

[MrFlibble]

The goal is to create Duke3D as if it were a modern shooter. Dark, gritty, bland generic atmosphere instead of the bright and colourful look Duke3D was known for.

Yeah, I've also thought about that, and obviously the result wouldn't be the same as the original. I can't say I'm also very exciting about that too, but then again, why not, if they do that, and it turns out a decent take at the classic from a different angle, then it's going to be just fine

And by the way, let me use this opportunity to personally thank you for the excellent high-quality music packs that you've made I'm sort of a fan of the Rise of the Triad soundtrack, and I was very delighted to listen to the high quality version thanks to your efforts (BTW, this is how I found your site I think, Googling something ROTT-related)

[Rakeesh]

Yet another remake...

indicative of any Dark Ages that long for the formed Golden Age!!

[MusicallyInspired]

Nice. Glad you enjoyed them.

[MrFlibble]

Apparently, the project had been put on hold indefinitely.

[MusicallyInspired]

HAH. Wow. I've got to check the Duke4.net forums now. So many people will be making fun of this. A lot of people hated that project as it was sounding nothing like Duke.