# Does It Run… Duke Nukem 3D?

https://hackaday.com/2026/10/13/does-it-run-duke-nukem-3d/

When id Software released DOOM back in 1993 it helped define the genre, but it was hardly the only hit first-person shooter of that decade. There was also 3D Realms’ 1996 Duke Nukem 3D, a game which added some humor to the genre. Here’s [PicoPlus-devel], with pico-duke3D. It’s Duke Nukem 3D, on an RP2350. Before reaching the conclusion that this might be obvious and easy, the three years between the two releases saw quite significant movements in the world of gaming PCs. DOOM’s minimum spec in 1993 was a 386 and 4 MB of memory, and would have been playable on a basic VGA card in an ISA

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Created: 2026-10-25T09:18:57.822979+00:00

Last edited: 2026-10-25T09:18:57.822979+00:00

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