About the game
Duke before he went 3D: a side-scrolling platformer where you run, jump and shoot your way out of an alien broadcast station. Bright VGA graphics, a jetpack, and levels built around finding the key card and the way up.
Apogee released the first episode as shareware, and that is the episode running here.
Controls
- Arrows — move
- Ctrl — fire
- Alt — jump
- Esc — menu
The version in short
- Year: 1993
- Genre: Platform shooter
- Size: 1.0 MB, loaded once
- Controls: keyboard, or on-screen buttons on a phone
How this runs
The game runs through a DOS emulator inside your browser: the emulator, the files and your saves all stay on your device and nothing reaches our server. The emulator, the licensing and what to do about a black screen are explained on the retro games section page.
FAQ
Is this the actual 1993 release?
Yes, these are the original Duke Nukem 2 files, not a remake or a port. The emulator runs them the way they ran on a machine of that time.
How big is it and what loads?
The game archive is 1.0 MB plus about two megabytes of emulator. It loads once — after that the browser keeps the files cached and the next launch is instant.
Can I play on a phone?
Yes. On-screen buttons appear under the screen: a d-pad and actions (Ctrl, Alt, Space, Esc). Presses go straight into the emulator, exactly like a real keyboard.
Are my saves kept?
They are, but only in this browser on this device — they are written inside the emulator. A different browser or a cleared cache means starting over.
