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Duke Nukem 3D

Duke Nukem 3D is the name of a handheld video game that was sold as a standalone unit in the "Grip Games" toy line by Tiger Electronics. Loosely based on the desktop PC game of the same name, the unit was…

31 December 1997

Duke Nukem 3D is a shooter developed by Tiger Electronics, released 31 December 1997 on Handheld Electronic LCD.

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What Duke Nukem 3D is

Duke Nukem 3D is a shooter game developed by Tiger Electronics and released in 1997. It was published by GT Interactive Software. It is available on Handheld Electronic LCD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Duke Nukem 3D is the name of a handheld video game that was sold as a standalone unit in the "Grip Games" toy line by Tiger Electronics. Loosely based on the desktop PC game of the same name, the unit was developed and manufactured by Tiger Electronics and published by GT Interactive in 1997.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Duke Nukem series

Duke Nukem 3D is the 12th of 20 entries we hold in the Duke Nukem series. The next entry was Duke Nukem: Zero Hour in 1999.

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What it launched against

Duke Nukem 3D launched on 31 December 1997, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

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When did Duke Nukem 3D come out?
Duke Nukem 3D was released on 31 December 1997 for Handheld Electronic LCD.

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