09-14-2004, 12:00 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Duke Nukem Comes to the Pocket PC
Yes, you read that right. Duke Nukem Forever is apparently going to take that long to come out, but you CAN play Duke Nukem 3D on your Pocket PC while you wait. Well, kinda. As it turns out, there are a few problems, like not being able to fire and stuff. Oh, and the person who ported it doesn't have a Pocket PC. But while this sounds grim to the point of comedy, all is not as it seems! According to posts over at pocketgamer, the game CAN be played just fine using a folding keyboard, and the developer is really working hard at getting things fixed. You can download the game at mobinaute, and you can read all the gory details over at pocketgamer. <old school> Now, does anyone know if the FIRST Duke Nukem and/or Commander Keen are available for the Pocket PC?</old school> 8)
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09-14-2004, 12:13 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 485
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With VGA devices appearing, we need an enterprising soul to port Diablo to VGA devices (I think the original Diablo was VGA resolution)...
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09-14-2004, 12:43 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I don't know what's better at the moment: checking out the game and not being to fire, or simply looking at the screenshot you posted above.
Either way, the user experience is still about the same. 
Kidding.  Hopefully, the developmental phase of this port proves to be successful, and again show others how capable it is for Pocket PCs to run decent games. Now...if only I could work out how to get Starcraft for PPC. 
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09-14-2004, 01:06 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Ah, Commander Keen and the original Duke Nukem. The hours I spent... :wink:
Steve
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09-14-2004, 01:16 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Originally Posted by Steven Cedrone
Ah, Commander Keen and the original Duke Nukem. The hours I spent... :wink:
Steve
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Same with me, oooooooooooooooh MAN if commander Keen were to be ported for PPC, I would go crazy. Duke Nukem is awesome enough, I remember the "scam" at that lycos site and how dissapointed I was that that really wasnt true, but I guess now it is! So I'm going to shut up and download this right now...
And I hope my professors weren't expecting me to pay attention in any of my classes today :wink: :lol:
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09-14-2004, 01:20 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Originally Posted by delfuhd
oooooooooooooooh MAN if commander Keen were to be ported for PPC, I would go crazy.
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Me too! I played every single Keen version with Aliens Ate my Babysitter being my favorite.
But it's great to see Duke being made available for PPC! I played that game way back when, too. I'll have to give it a try!
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09-14-2004, 01:43 PM
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Moderator
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Originally Posted by Ryan Joseph
Aliens Ate my Babysitter being my favorite.
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My fav were Keens 4 & 5: Goodbye Galaxy! But 4 was actually the best! (Secret of the Oracle) :wink:
Steve
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09-14-2004, 02:15 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I've still got all the Keens.
I'll save it for a rainy day - when Half Life 3 and Doom 4 become too demanding for my PC.
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09-14-2004, 03:05 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Version 0.33 addresses most of the problems, and is available to download here. You'll still need the original Duke files though, more information is in the news post.
http://www.pocketgamer.org/sys/files/spvDuke3d.rar
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09-14-2004, 05:49 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 6
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They're already available
Duke Nukem, Doom II, and a number of original 3D games are already available and playing well on the Tapwave Zodiac, a Palm OS based device. I'll be pleased as anyone to see it on the PPC, but it can't possibly be all that hard to make it work if it can work on a Palm. A 400MHz Palm.
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Linear Mode
