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Duke Nukem 3D

1996 first-person shooter video game
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Summary

Duke Nukem 3D is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,735 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Robert Prince[3]
  • Publisher: Atari, Inc.[4], MacSoft Games[5], 3D Realms[6], Devolver Digital[7]
  • Genre: first-person shooter[8], Christmas video game[9], science fiction video game[10]
  • Follows: Duke Nukem II[11]
  • Followed by: Duke Nukem Forever[12]
  • Developer: 3D Realms[13], Gearbox Software[14], Nerve Software[15]
  • Part of the series: Duke Nukem[16]
  • Copyright license: GNU General Public License[17], proprietary license[18]
  • Programmed in: C[19]
  • Designed by: George Broussard[20]
  • Operating system: Android[21], iOS[22]
  • Software version identifier: 1.5[23]
  • Platform: Nintendo 64[24], Microsoft Windows[25], Android[26], Linux[27], DOS[28], Sega Genesis[29], PlayStation (console)[30], Amiga 1200[31], PlayStation 3[32], macOS[33], iOS[34], Sega Saturn[35], Classic Mac OS[36]
  • Game mode: multiplayer video game[37], single-player video game[38], co-op mode[39]
  • Language of work or name: English[40]
  • Software engine: Build[41]
  • Distribution format: digital distribution[42], digital download[43]
  • Review score: 8/10[44], ★★★★★★[45]
  • Input device: computer keyboard[46], computer mouse[47], gamepad[48], touchscreen[49]
  • Country of origin: United States[50]
  • Publication date: January 29, 1996[51]
  • Characters: Duke Nukem[52]
  • Voice actor: Jon St. John[53]
  • Distributed by: Steam[54], Google Play[55], App Store (Apple)[56]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[57], United States[58], Moon[59]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Other[60]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[61]

  • First release date: 1997[62]

  • Genre(s): electronic, hard rock, rock, techno[63]

  • Community tags: electronic, hard rock, rock, techno[64]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 945293a0-3bb8-46b2-92ba-d670bc6dd962[65]

Why It Matters

Duke Nukem 3D has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

Related Entities

3D Realms Android Atari, Inc. Classic Mac OS computer keyboard computer mouse DOS gamepad Gearbox Software iOS Linux Los Angeles macOS Microsoft Windows Nerve Software PlayStation 3 touchscreen United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [60] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [63] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [64] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [65] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · JzK · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playstation datacenter url → https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/D/SLES-00703.html, https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/D/SLES-00987.html, https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/D/SLUS-00355.html
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Playstation datacenter url: https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/D/SLUS-00355.html, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/84918770|DUKE NUKEM - TOTAL MELTDOWN (#84918770"
  2. 20d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 253
    Mobygames game id → 365, 30962
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Mobygames game id: 30962, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275231|batch #275231]]"
  3. 20d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 8/10, ★★★★★★
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Review score: ★★★★★★, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275226|batch #275226]]"
  4. 5w ago · Nicereddy · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The cutting room floor id → Duke_Nukem_3D_(PC), Duke_Nukem_3D
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The cutting room floor id: Duke_Nukem_3D, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/154757913|Duke Nukem 3D (#154757913)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6004|The C"
  5. 7w ago · Tomer T · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Old-games.org id → duke3d
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Old-games.org id: duke3d, /* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Old-games.org id: duke3d"
  6. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Duke Nukem 3D'}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/41992|batch #41992]]: moving [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier from the [[P:P5247|incorrect property]] to the [[P:P14470|correct one"
  7. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The good old days id → 982
    My abandonware game id → —
    Review score → 8/10, ★★★★★★
    ‎pc guru game id → —
    + 228 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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