

THE MOONTIDE QUARTET MOD
This review will cover the Atomic Edition, played using the EDuke32 source port, the Megaton Edition originally released in 2013, the recently released 20th Anniversary Edition, and the Duke Nukem 64 Mod which is a pretty faithful recreation of the Nintendo 64 port. It enables the game to run at higher resolutions, includes bug fixes and all kinds of new features. One of the most popular source ports for Duke Nukem 3D is EDuke32. However, as of this review, the 20th Anniversary Edition is currently available on Steam. The Atomic Edition has been digitally re-released a few times, some with all new features, but thanks to licensing issues, the classic version of the game has been removed from GOG and Steam. I finally got my chance to play it after the Atomic Edition released on GOG in 2009 and fell in love with it right away. The game has been ported to several systems over the years, each with varying success. It has the original box artwork on it and I thought it looked really awesome. I still use it to this day. My first exposure to the game was when my mom bought a Duke Nukem 3D mouse pad for my dad and I. I was only about five or six when this game came out and didn’t have the chance to play it when it was in its prime. Eventually, the Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition was released which included all of the content from the original game and the expansion. An expansion known as the Plutonium PAK was released in November, 1996 and included a new fourth episode, one new weapon, and some new enemy types among other additions. The full game consisted of all three episodes with about ten levels per episode, including the secret levels.

THE MOONTIDE QUARTET FULL VERSION
Just like many classic games that came before it, Duke Nukem 3D was originally released as shareware in January, 1996 while the full version was released in April of that same year. This game was also quite a departure from the previous two Duke Nukem games which were side scrolling action platformers. It was a commercial hit but also controversial thanks to it’s adult content. Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter developed by 3D Realms and was released for DOS in 1996.
