Out of the Blue [Jan 29, 2018, 11:04 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Happy 22nd birthday to Duke Nukem 3D, 3D Realms' fantastic 2.5D shooter which
was released on this day in 1996. My strongest memory of Duke3D was playing
it on DWANGO, the seminal multiplayer gaming service. DWANGO was pretty set in
its ways, and not only was it a stretch to get anyone to play anything other
than DOOM, it was a stretch to get anyone to play it on any map other than
DWANGO5, Map 01. But the Duke
demo took the service by storm, and playing multiplayer Dukematch with all the
game's tricky gadgets was a blast. If you are interested in re-exploring the
game,
DSOGaming has a list of mods to make for a more up-to-date experience.
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Wow, 22 years. I remember downloading and uploading it to a local BBS. Also, playing it late at night on my lappy as a college sophomore. Classic DOOM is still better. 
shiho wrote on Jan 30, 2018, 02:17:lol
I was enough of a brazen teenage idiot to put my actual name in the program. I gave it to a couple of guys and it spread from there.
Next time create a new free email address (letting your friends know about it of course), hide your ip with a vpn and use a nom de plume.
That should help hide your tracks for a while.
Nucas wrote on Jan 30, 2018, 01:04:shiho wrote on Jan 29, 2018, 17:09:
I wrote a crack for DWANGO which got me a cease-and-desist letter from their law firm. DWANGO had a 30-minute trial which identified your PC by its hard drive serial number or a similar variable (its been a while).
I found a way to change this variable. So you run my program, it changes the identifier, becomes a TSR (stays in memory), DWANGO launches, the program automatically travels through all the boxes and signs up for a new trial account using random names and addresses (and phone numbers which were mostly valid), and you're in.
i love hearing about this kind of stuff.
how'd they link it to you? did they trace suspicious activity back to your original account or did you distribute it?
I was enough of a brazen teenage idiot to put my actual name in the program. I gave it to a couple of guys and it spread from there.
If you put it on your wishlist it'll notify you when it's on sale again. Has some more voice overs from the original Duke John Saint John, music for the original composers, and more levels from the original map makers.
YourNick wrote on Jan 29, 2018, 17:12:
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour has the true perspective option, no more y-shearing hack that it and Heretic/Hexen had.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/434050/discussions/0/348293220582629791/
20 dollars
lol
shiho wrote on Jan 29, 2018, 17:09:
I wrote a crack for DWANGO which got me a cease-and-desist letter from their law firm. DWANGO had a 30-minute trial which identified your PC by its hard drive serial number or a similar variable (its been a while).
I found a way to change this variable. So you run my program, it changes the identifier, becomes a TSR (stays in memory), DWANGO launches, the program automatically travels through all the boxes and signs up for a new trial account using random names and addresses (and phone numbers which were mostly valid), and you're in.
i love hearing about this kind of stuff.
how'd they link it to you? did they trace suspicious activity back to your original account or did you distribute it?
RedEye9 wrote on Jan 29, 2018, 18:48:Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 29, 2018, 18:31:but if it's not ubiquitousnessey enough then it don't count.
Snapple being a New York thing has to be something of the long past, I've seen it in gas station convenience stores all over the country for many years.
i can't believe you've never seen it outside of new york. i've seen commercials for it since the 90s. best stuff on earth and all that. it's in every gas station i've ever been to, and every supermarket. i'd be shocked if there actually was a state it wasn't sold in.
Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 29, 2018, 18:31:but if it's not ubiquitousnessey enough then it don't count.
Snapple being a New York thing has to be something of the long past, I've seen it in gas station convenience stores all over the country for many years.
Snapple being a New York thing has to be something of the long past, I've seen it in gas station convenience stores all over the country for many years.
“I don't believe in anything you have to believe in." -- Fran Lebowtiz
Anyone else watching McMafia? Really great show so far!
Beamer wrote on Jan 29, 2018, 11:11:
As for Duke, I remember sitting outside growing up, reading the preview from PCG or CGW, discussing the details such as being able to leave bloody footprints (which sounded, and then was, mindblowing), as well as being able to drop pipe bombs on people below you (less mindblowing, laser tripmines were the fun ones.)
Played the crap out of the shareware. We all did. Only one guy in our group bought the full game, though. Probably had at least 200 hours in the shareware, if not triple that.
I loved whacking pigmen with that triple barrel machine gun.
Duke 3D was good times.
RIP RedEye9. We miss you.
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour has the true perspective option, no more y-shearing hack that it and Heretic/Hexen had.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/434050/discussions/0/348293220582629791/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/434050/discussions/0/348293220582629791/
I wrote a crack for DWANGO which got me a cease-and-desist letter from their law firm. DWANGO had a 30-minute trial which identified your PC by its hard drive serial number or a similar variable (its been a while).
I found a way to change this variable. So you run my program, it changes the identifier, becomes a TSR (stays in memory), DWANGO launches, the program automatically travels through all the boxes and signs up for a new trial account using random names and addresses (and phone numbers which were mostly valid), and you're in.
I found a way to change this variable. So you run my program, it changes the identifier, becomes a TSR (stays in memory), DWANGO launches, the program automatically travels through all the boxes and signs up for a new trial account using random names and addresses (and phone numbers which were mostly valid), and you're in.
Hoop wrote on Jan 29, 2018, 15:10:
Co-op P2P Duke with a friend after installing I think seven 1.44 mb floppy disks, complete with destructive environments.
I nearly died laughing when first shrinking Phil & furiously mashing spacebar in an attempt to stand on his miniature self running back & forward. I remember some epic battles in the movie theatre map as well.
The movie theater was the first map, and one of the best for deathmatch. I also loved the movie studio, and the huge spaceport map (no one else seemed to love that one with me.)
We also did an arena map for TEN, called assten, quite a bit. It was kind of stupid and gimmicky, but given that we were teenagers (and that Duke itself fit that description some), we loved it.
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http://www.deathwishinc.com
http://www.hydrahead.com
http://www.painkillerrecords.com
I could have sworn I was in my teens when Duke came out...? 
but Apparently I was not all that young, mid-twenties ...
I am old - This sucks
but Apparently I was not all that young, mid-twenties ...
I am old - This sucks
Co-op P2P Duke with a friend after installing I think seven 1.44 mb floppy disks, complete with destructive environments.
I nearly died laughing when first shrinking Phil & furiously mashing spacebar in an attempt to stand on his miniature self running back & forward. I remember some epic battles in the movie theatre map as well.
I nearly died laughing when first shrinking Phil & furiously mashing spacebar in an attempt to stand on his miniature self running back & forward. I remember some epic battles in the movie theatre map as well.
Um .. Behind you...
If they can figure out a way to make a Keurig machine for soda that isn't stupid expensive, I might want one. Otherwise, who owns what doesn't affect people much. AFAIK Dr. Pepper and 7-Up and whatever else is under that umbrella are already licensed out to be distributed by either Coke or Pepsi in most places.
The Duke duking it out with the aliens - what great memories! Awesome game back in the time. Fun weapons, great maps, hilarious main character, some great ideas when it comes to the opponents - much better than so many modern loot box ridden shooters (mostly 3rd person console trash) done by the numbers.
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-Dwight D. Eisenhower
Creston wrote on Jan 29, 2018, 11:32:
22 years... holy crap we're all old...
Weird thing is I would have swore I was only 21 or 22 when it came out but it now appears I was 27. Like sighsville, Scooby. Now I've got Pink Floyd's Time stuck in my head, thanks for that, Blue.
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death....
Beamer wrote on Jan 29, 2018, 10:24:
Is Snapple a thing outside of the NYC area?
Yup. As RedEye said, it's definitely here in Texas. I've also purchased it in Washington, Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennesee, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Oregon and in BC and Ontario, Canada.
Mrs. Burrito loves it so every time we stop for refreshments when gassing up, a bottle is purchased.
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