who here loved duke nukem zero hour?

glade23 · 08-13-2010, 11:10 PM

myself i loved it, the one liners, more weapons, ego stuff, saving babes, and awesome bosses whos with me and why ?

08-14-2010, 01:50 AM

DAMN RIGHT I LOVED THIS GAME!!!

"Chestnuts roasting, as I open fire"

DerricktheW · 08-14-2010, 02:26 AM

I wish it would get ported over to XBLA and PSN and PC

I used to love it. I can't stand the overly low FPS and no midgame saves though.

Gigabite · 08-14-2010, 03:51 AM

The weapons, aliens and some of the settings were nice, but the levels were bland and the puzzles made me want to jump off a cliff. The game also looked crap unless you had an expansion pack to run highres, but that makes the game take a big performance hit.

Another issue was that the game would often glitch, leaving you stuck until you restarted the map (or in severe cases, the game). One example is one of the "trap rooms" in Dry Town. If you walked in the room, it would spawn pigs or lizmen and wouldn't let you out until you killed them. However, the game logic sometimes breaks and the door out of the room never opens again.

Another set of bugs involves touchplate sectors (Zero Hour uses the Build engine) where infrequently the entire game would lock up with an exception and make you have to reboot the console.

I think it would be cool if it was backported to the PC version of Duke and have the bugs fixed, and vastly more detailed maps, textures and models.

Altered Reality · 08-14-2010, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DerricktheW

I wish it would get ported over to XBLA and PSN and PC

I used to love it. I can't stand the overly low FPS and no midgame saves though.

Duke Nukem: Zero Hour is one of my favorite third-party Duke games (the other is Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project). I played it on PC, with midgame saves, mouse aiming and glorious stereoscopic 3D, thanks to the N64 emulator called 1964!

Dukesnuke · 08-14-2010, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by glade23

myself i loved it, the one liners, more weapons, ego stuff, saving babes, and awesome bosses whos with me and why ?

Yeah I liked it. Time to Kill was better.

Nacho · 08-14-2010, 07:48 AM

Never played it to be honest... I plan on beating every Duke game before I die which really shouldn't be to hard.

thunderPIN · 08-14-2010, 07:57 AM

Duke Nukem: Zero Hour in my opinion is the best third party Duke game. It was very well put together and it had 4 player Splitscreen action as well.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Duke games on Playstation but the controls in those games got very annoying. Zero Hour corrected those problems. I hated side strafing in Time To Kill because Duke pretty much would walk instead of run. Jumping was sometimes irritating too. Zero Hour had awesome voice acting and visually looked great for its time. It was a pretty lengthy game as well. Sometimes the difficulty got brutal but in the end I love the challenge.

I remember buying this game back in 2007 off of eBay for like 12 bucks mint in the box. The previous owner even kept the shrink wrap on the box

Duke 3D of course is the best Duke game. After that I would say Zero Hour is second best and Manhattan Project is 3rd best.

marioman360 · 08-14-2010, 12:32 PM

It ain't no bike, but it sure beats the hell outta walking.

GrimWoman · 08-14-2010, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gigabite

Another set of bugs involves touchplate sectors (Zero Hour uses the Build engine) where infrequently the entire game would lock up with an exception and make you have to reboot the console.

I don't think that Zero Hour uses the build engine, i don't think its ever been announced what engine Zero Hour uses.

The Commander · 08-14-2010, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ReaperMan

I don't think that Zero Hour uses the build engine, i don't think its ever been announced what engine Zero Hour uses.

Nope, it does not use the build engine.
I think Gigabite must be thinking of some different game or some shit.

08-14-2010, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gigabite

Another set of bugs involves touchplate sectors (Zero Hour uses the Build engine) where infrequently the entire game would lock up with an exception and make you have to reboot the console.

Yeah - even I assumed that. Although, I can see how people can mistake it. It didn't support Room over room, switches and most textures looked exactly the same as the PC version... except for the fact that it allowed 3D models and small lighting.

robotman5 · 08-15-2010, 10:54 AM

i've played it on ps2 and it was fun

Duker · 08-15-2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by robotman5

i've played it on ps2 and it was fun

its only on n64.

Gigabite · 08-15-2010, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by The Commander

Nope, it does not use the build engine.
I think Gigabite must be thinking of some different game or some shit.

I'm fairly certain it uses a modified version of the build engine. I don't know why everyone assumes it's not because it uses models. Look at the modern duke ports and the HRP, it's not hard to add model support.

Ugly default brown texture used in the D3D Build engine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP2DYfKGmFs

Fake teleport to connect two areas (like on E1L1 of D3D when you fall down the air duct):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqshnaJZMNA

DNZH also uses flat oriented sprites to make elevated areas like catwalks, again like in the BUILD engine. Also if you enable debug mode and cycle through the SFX list, you can hear some sounds from the alien queen drones in D3D.

If it wasn't the Build engine or based on it, why would all of the D3D stuff be in the game if it's never used?

robotman5 · 08-17-2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Duker

its only on n64.

oh my bad then it was the land of the babes i played then

MusicallyInspired · 08-18-2010, 10:09 PM

There was never a Duke game released on PS2.

Commando Nukem · 08-18-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

There was never a Duke game released on PS2.

You can play Land of the Babes and TTK on PS2.

Valdsator · 08-19-2010, 09:36 PM

I'm on the 3rd level right now.
I'm finding it fun, but the performance of the game is a bit crap at times. The SMG and Sawed Off Shotgun are extremely satisfying. :P

Gigabite · 08-23-2010, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Valdsator

I'm on the 3rd level right now.
I'm finding it fun, but the performance of the game is a bit crap at times. The SMG and Sawed Off Shotgun are extremely satisfying. :P

DNZH plays better with a real N64 controller, but performs way better on an emulator since the R4300i and RCP can be emulated faster than their real counterparts. You also don't run into the snag of DNZH not being able to map the extra RAM from the expansion pak when using a gameshark, and being forced to run in low res mode.

ripemanewone · 08-28-2010, 03:53 PM

Played Zero Hour back in the day its the only other good duke game, 4 player deathmatch was pretty good you could even be a pig cop and the shotgun was badass as well.

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Land of the babes was a horrible nightmare.

08-28-2010, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Gigabite

DNZH plays better with a real N64 controller.

WHAT??? Are you kidding me? I'm using the mouse and it's AWESOME!!!

Quality control... All we need now is like a Hi-res texture pack for Zero Hour like they do for Zelda. That would kick-arse!!!

Oveneise · 08-28-2010, 11:59 PM

Picked it up for $7 for my N64 collection a few months back, and I'm really enjoying it. Didn't the theme song get used in one of the leaked DNF videos?

Commando Nukem · 08-30-2010, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Oveneise

Picked it up for $7 for my N64 collection a few months back, and I'm really enjoying it. Didn't the theme song get used in one of the leaked DNF videos?

MusicallyInspireds remix of it did.

GrimWoman · 08-30-2010, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Piano Man

WHAT??? Are you kidding me? I'm using the mouse and it's AWESOME!!!

Same here, mouse control on zero hour is the best.

08-14-2010, 01:50 AM	#2
Piano Man Guest	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? DAMN RIGHT I LOVED THIS GAME!!! "Chestnuts roasting, as I open fire"

08-13-2010, 11:10 PM	#1
glade23	who here loved duke nukem zero hour? myself i loved it, the one liners, more weapons, ego stuff, saving babes, and awesome bosses whos with me and why ?

08-14-2010, 02:26 AM	#3
DerricktheW	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? I wish it would get ported over to XBLA and PSN and PC I used to love it. I can't stand the overly low FPS and no midgame saves though.

08-14-2010, 03:51 AM	#4
Gigabite	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? The weapons, aliens and some of the settings were nice, but the levels were bland and the puzzles made me want to jump off a cliff. The game also looked crap unless you had an expansion pack to run highres, but that makes the game take a big performance hit. Another issue was that the game would often glitch, leaving you stuck until you restarted the map (or in severe cases, the game). One example is one of the "trap rooms" in Dry Town. If you walked in the room, it would spawn pigs or lizmen and wouldn't let you out until you killed them. However, the game logic sometimes breaks and the door out of the room never opens again. Another set of bugs involves touchplate sectors (Zero Hour uses the Build engine) where infrequently the entire game would lock up with an exception and make you have to reboot the console. I think it would be cool if it was backported to the PC version of Duke and have the bugs fixed, and vastly more detailed maps, textures and models.

08-14-2010, 07:48 AM	#7
Nacho	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? Never played it to be honest... I plan on beating every Duke game before I die which really shouldn't be to hard.

08-14-2010, 07:57 AM	#8
thunderPIN	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? Duke Nukem: Zero Hour in my opinion is the best third party Duke game. It was very well put together and it had 4 player Splitscreen action as well. Don't get me wrong, I love the Duke games on Playstation but the controls in those games got very annoying. Zero Hour corrected those problems. I hated side strafing in Time To Kill because Duke pretty much would walk instead of run. Jumping was sometimes irritating too. Zero Hour had awesome voice acting and visually looked great for its time. It was a pretty lengthy game as well. Sometimes the difficulty got brutal but in the end I love the challenge. I remember buying this game back in 2007 off of eBay for like 12 bucks mint in the box. The previous owner even kept the shrink wrap on the box Duke 3D of course is the best Duke game. After that I would say Zero Hour is second best and Manhattan Project is 3rd best.

08-14-2010, 12:32 PM	#9
marioman360	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? It ain't no bike, but it sure beats the hell outta walking. __________________ Please forgive the stupid username.

08-15-2010, 10:54 AM	#13
robotman5	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? i've played it on ps2 and it was fun

08-18-2010, 10:09 PM	#17
MusicallyInspired	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? There was never a Duke game released on PS2. __________________ Roland SC-55 Music Packs Website - MediaFire mirror for Duke3D expansions More SC-55 music packs coming soon...

08-19-2010, 09:36 PM	#19
Valdsator	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? I'm on the 3rd level right now. I'm finding it fun, but the performance of the game is a bit crap at times. The SMG and Sawed Off Shotgun are extremely satisfying. :P

08-28-2010, 03:53 PM	#21
ripemanewone	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? Played Zero Hour back in the day its the only other good duke game, 4 player deathmatch was pretty good you could even be a pig cop and the shotgun was badass as well. ---------- Post added at 03:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:51 PM ---------- Land of the babes was a horrible nightmare.

08-28-2010, 11:59 PM	#23
Oveneise	Re: who here loved duke nukem zero hour? Picked it up for $7 for my N64 collection a few months back, and I'm really enjoying it. Didn't the theme song get used in one of the leaked DNF videos? __________________ Take his BED.