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"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@rawbw.com> wrote in message 
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> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action CJM <cjmuk2008@gmail.removethis.com> 
> wrote:
>> Duke Nukem was shit back then, and the genre hasn't aged well. Might 
>> match
>> some of the generic console fodder, but I don't know why PC gamers would 
>> be
>> interested.
>
> PFft...this game is so old, that I know people who were pining for it back
> in the day, no longer play games now, but would still buy this...FOR THEIR
> KID.
>
> Yes, it's that old.
>
> Seriously they should just let this title die.  Or maybe stick it inside a
> newer title as an easter egg.  Or maybe do a 90s FPS compilation with
> things like Rise Of The Triad and the original Duke Nukem 3d.
>
> Or, just let it die and fade into obscurity with what little dignity i has
> left.
>
>> If anything, I could see a host of people buying it simply because of the
>> history, and then being disappointed.
>
> Maybe they could release every version - in whatever state it was before
> the rewrites happened - in one big mega pack!

I completely agree with pretty much all of this, but nevertheless, you can 
see why it will be a big hit. A mixture of nostalgia and pity will make this 
game sell like hotcakes!

Is a shame though because the idea behind the game was already tired and 
limp when the game was originally scheduled.