E3 2008: Apogee Returns! Duke Nukem Trilogy for Handhelds!
Our first day back and we couldn’t ask for better news! Apogee has just announced that they are respawning from the dead. Their first creation will be a Duke Nukem Trilogy for handhelds! While we are still geek faithfuls who are still waiting for the Second Coming of DNfrom 3D Realms, mobilized versions of our favorite tactless FPS hero (and sidescrolling platform jumper, for those of us old enough to remember the original DOS game) is truly exciting.
Apogee claims to be the shareware pioneers who originally brought us episodic gaming and online distribution. I think they may be right. I remember waiting by the mailbox for my next levels of Duke Nukem and Commander Keen on 5.25″ floppies and thinking it was the coolest thing ever. Then I remember when I first purchased Duke Nukem 3D, and was able to download the Plutonium Pack directly and connect for multiplayer action with my friends directly through my modem. When I was able to send Duke’s famous oneliners with a single function key after destroying my opponent, Apogee and 3D Realms gained a fan for life.
Now, Apogee is back and will deliver the new Duke Trilogy to the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS platforms with three new episodes: Critical Mass™, Chain Reaction™, and Proving Grounds™. No launch date or screenshots announced yet, but when they do, you can bet we’ll let you know!
Dear Apogee,
Please release a Commander Keen game next, k? thnx.
-Jason
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Awesome. Welcome back Apogee!