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Article #70770Apogee FAQ v6.3, part 2/3
From: s... The Rink
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 00:00
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The HTML version of the FAQ can be found at: http://www.rinkworks.com/apogee/
[3.1.2] The games are too big to download! Are there "split" versions?
There are split versions of the larger games available on the Internet.
From Apogee:
Game Split Filenames
---- ---------------
Stargunner 1sg11a.zip 1sg11b.zip 1sg11c.zip 1sg11d.zip
Death Rally 1ral11a.zip 1ral11b.zip 1ral11c.zip 1ral11d.zip 1ral11e.zip
XenoPhage 1xp11a.zip 1xp11b.zip 1xp11c.zip 1xp11d.zip 1xp11e.zip
Realms of Chaos 1roca.zip 1rocb.zip
Rise of the Triad 1rot13a.zip 1rot13b.zip 1rot13c.zip
Wacky Wheels 1ww-a.zip 1ww-b.zip 1ww-c.zip 1ww-d.zip
Raptor 1rap12a.zip 1rap12b.zip 1rap12c.zip 1rap12d.zip 1rap12e.zip
Blake Stone 1bs30-a.zip 1bs30-b.zip 1bs30-c.zip 1bs30-d.zip
Alien Carnage 1ac-a.zip 1ac-b.zip 1ac-c.zip 1ac-d.zip
From 3D Realms:
Game Split Filenames
---- ---------------
Shadow Warrior 3dsw12a.zip 3dsw12b.zip 3dsw12c.zip . . . 3dsw12j.zip
Duke Nukem 3D 3ddn13a.zip 3ddn13b.zip 3ddn13c.zip 3ddn13d.zip
Terminal Velocity 3dtv12a.zip 3dtv12b.zip 3dtv12c.zip
[3.1.3] What upgrade patches are currently available?
These are the upgrades that are available on online services only; if
you need an upgrade that isn't listed, call Apogee. The "S/R" field says
whether the patch is for the shareware or registered version of the game.
From Apogee:
Filename Game S/R From To
-------- ---- --- ---- ---
sgr11pt.zip Stargunner Registered 1.0b 1.1a *
sgsw11pt.zip Stargunner Shareware 1.0b 1.1 *
dr64mb.zip Death Rally Registered (Fixes Install Bug) *
drsw11pt.zip Death Rally Shareware 1.0 1.1
xpsw11pt.zip XenoPhage Shareware 1.0 1.1
xpsw10pt.zip XenoPhage Shareware Beta 1.0
r13slpt.zip Rise of the Triad Site Lic CD 1.2b 1.3
r13cdpt.zip Rise of the Triad Power Pack/CD 1.2ab 1.3
r13fdpt.zip Rise of the Triad Disk Reg, no PP 1.2ab 1.3
r13swpt.zip Rise of the Triad Shareware 1.2ab 1.3
rot12spt.zip Rise of the Triad Shareware 1.1 1.2
rot11spt.zip Rise of the Triad Shareware 1.0 1.1
bops11pt.zip Boppin Reg, Super 1.0 1.1
bopb11pt.zip Boppin Reg, Basic 1.0 1.1 *
hppat-r.zip Hocus Pocus Registered 1.0 1.1
rpat_12r.zip Raptor Registered 1.1 1.2
rpat_12s.zip Raptor Shareware 1.1 1.2
rappat-r.zip Raptor Registered 1.0 1.1
rappat-s.zip Raptor Shareware 1.0 1.1
bs30pat6.zip Blake Stone Registered 2.1 3.0
bs21pat6.zip Blake Stone Registered 2.0 2.1
bspatch6.zip Blake Stone Registered 1.0 2.0
From 3D Realms:
Filename Game S/R From To
-------- ---- --- ---- ---
}swpl3d11.zip Shadow Warrior Parent Lock 1.2 (3Dfx patch) *
}swuk3d11.zip Shadow Warrior UK Darts 1.2 (3Dfx patch) *
}sw3dfx11.zip Shadow Warrior Registered 1.2 (3Dfx patch) *
}swsw3d11.zip Shadow Warrior Shareware 1.2 (3Dfx patch)
sw12pl.zip Shadow Warrior Registered (Parental Lock Bug Fix) *
sw12uk.zip Shadow Warrior Registered (UK Shuriken Patch) *
sw12swpt.exe Shadow Warrior Shareware 1.1 1.2
sw11swpt.exe Shadow Warrior Shareware 1.0 1.1
ppack15.zip Duke Nukem 3D Registered 1.4 1.5 *
dnsw13pt.zip Duke Nukem 3D Shareware 1.1 1.3d
dn3d11pt.zip Duke Nukem 3D Shareware 1.0 1.1
tvreg_s3.zip Terminal Velocity Registered (S3 Virge Optimization) *
tv12cdpt.zip Terminal Velocity CD Registered 1.1 1.2
tv12fdpt.zip Terminal Velocity Disk Registered 1.1 1.2
tv12swpt.zip Terminal Velocity Shareware 1.1 1.2
tv11spt.zip Terminal Velocity Shareware 1.0 1.1
} From Pinball Wizards:
}
}Filename Game S/R From To
}-------- ---- --- ---- ---
}bosreg11pt.exe Balls of Steel Registered 1.0 1.1
}bossw11pt.exe Balls of Steel Shareware 1.0 1.1
* - There is no v1.1a of the shareware version of Stargunner, and no v1.1 of
the registered version.
- Since a bug in the Death Rally 1.1 CD prevented its installation on
systems with more than 64 megs of RAM, the DR64MB.ZIP file can be used
instead to install the program.
- Super Boppin is the full registered version of the game. Basic Boppin
is a cheaper, partial version of the game that is no longer sold; however,
for the people who bought it when the game came out, this patch is still
available.
- Some version of Shadow Warrior v1.2 registered have the parental lock
forced on. The sw12pl patch will fix that bug, but do NOT install it
if you AREN'T experiencing this problem.
- The UK version of Shadow Warrior v1.2 registered has darts instead of
shurikens. Use the sw12uk patch to fix this, but do NOT install it
if you AREN'T experiencing this problem.
} - To apply the 3Dfx patch for Shadow Warrior, pick the "Parent Lock 1.2"
} patch if you have the registered version 1.2 in which the parental lock
} is forced on. Pick the "UK Darts 1.2" patch if you have the UK version
} in which the shurikens were replaced with darts. Pick the
} "Registered 1.2" patch if you have a registered version 1.2 of
} Shadow Warrior that is none of the above. Pick the "Shareware 1.2" patch
} if you have the shareware version 1.2 of Shadow Warrior. If your version
} of Shadow Warrior is not version 1.2, you must upgrade it to version 1.2
} before you may apply one of the 3Dfx patches.
- Since a bug in the version 1.4 Plutonium PAK of "Duke Nukem 3D" prevented
its installation on systems with more than 64 megs of RAM, this patch can
also be used to upgrade "Duke Nukem 3D" from version 1.3d to version 1.5,
but ONLY if you already own the version 1.4 Plutonium PAK CD and have it
in the drive when the patch is running.
- TVREG_S3.ZIP is an executable for the registered version of Terminal
Velocity that is optimized for S3 Virge chipset video cards. It requires
the registered version 1.2 of the game and a S3 Virge video card. It is
distributed by Terminal Reality, Inc., and not by 3D Realms.
[3.1.4] Hardware requirements and support
(NOTE: An additional requirement for the registered versions of games that
only come on cdrom is (obviously) a cdrom drive. Check the games
list section to find out what games are available on what media.)
From Apogee:
[Stargunner]
Required: 486, VGA, 256K video RAM, 8 megs RAM
Recommended: Pentium 90, VGA, PCI VESA 2.0 compliant video card,
16 megs RAM
Supported: Video - SVGA
Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse, Sega, SNES
Sound - Soundblaster, Pro Audio Spectrum, Gravis
Ultrasound with 1 meg on-board RAM
Features: control config, 2 character selections, 8 mid-level saved
games each for 5 different players, 3 skill levels
[Death Rally]
Required: 486DX2-66, VGA, Local Bus, 8 megs RAM
Recommended: Pentium 60, VGA, PCI video card, 16 megs RAM
Supported: Video - SVGA
Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Gamepad
Sound - Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro/16/AWE 32,
Gravis Ultrasound
Features: 4 player network play, modem play, null modem cable play,
(comm-bat mode for two player), control config, 20 character
selections, 7 saved games plus 1 quicksave game, 3 skill
levels, violence toggle
[XenoPhage: Alien Bloodsport]
Required: 486DX-33, VGA, 8 megs RAM, 2x cdrom drive
Recommended: Pentium 60, SVGA, VESA/PCI Bus, 16 megs RAM, 4x cdrom drive
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse, Gamepad
Sound - Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro/16/AWE 32,
WaveBlaster, Adlib, Gravis Ultrasound, Pro Audio
Spectrum, Sound Canvas, SoundMan 16, SoundScape,
and General MIDI
Features: control config, 8 character selections, practice mode, scaled
violence adjustment
[Realms of Chaos]
Required: 386SX-16, VGA
Recommended: 486SX-33, VGA, 3 megs RAM
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Gamepad
Sound - Soundblaster, WaveBlaster, Adlib, Gravis
Ultrasound, Pro Audio Spectrum, Disney Sound
Source, and General MIDI
Features: control config, 5 skill levels, 8 mid-level saved games,
2 password-protectable violence levels
[Rise of the Triad]
Required: 386SX-40, VGA, 4 megs RAM, 8250 serial port for modem or
serial play
Recommended: 486DX2-66, VGA, Local Bus, 8 megs RAM, 16550 serial port for
modem or serial play
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse, Gamepad, Cyberman,
Space Player, Wingman Assassin, Virtual Reality
Hardware
Sound - Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro/16/AWE 32,
Waveblaster, Adlib, Sound Canvas, Gravis
Ultrasound, Ensoniq Soundscape, Pro Audio
Spectrum 16, Logitech Soundman 16, Disney Sound
Source, Tandy Sound Source, and General MIDI
Features: 11 player network play, modem play, null modem cable play,
(comm-bat mode for multi-player), control config, 5 character
selections, 4 skill levels, 14 mid-level saved games,
4 password-protectable violence levels
[Boppin]
Required: 386SX-16, VGA, 2 megs RAM
Recommended: 4 megs RAM, Joystick, Mouse (for level editor)
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse
Sound - Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro/16/AWE 32,
Waveblaster, Adlib, Sound Canvas, Gravis
Ultrasound, Ensoniq Soundscape, Pro Audio
Spectrum 16, Logitech Soundman 16, Disney Sound
Source, Tandy Sound Source, and General MIDI
Features: level editor (in the registered version), 2 player mode,
control config, 8 saved games, 2 violence levels
[Wacky Wheels]
Required: 386SX-25, VGA, 4 megs RAM
Recommended: 486SX-33 (for split screen mode), Local Bus
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Gamepad
Sound - Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro/16, Gravis
Ultrasound, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, Sound Canvas,
Waveblaster, and General MIDI
Features: modem play, null modem cable play, 2 player split keyboard
play, (comm-bat mode for two player), control config,
8 character selections, 2 skill levels
[Mystic Towers]
Required: 286, VGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse
Sound - Soundblaster, Adlib
Features: control config, 4 mid-level saved games, practice mode
[Hocus Pocus]
Required: 386SX, VGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Gamepad
Sound - Soundblaster, Gravis Ultrasound, Adlib, Sound
Man 16, Sound Source, Pro Audio Spectrum,
Sound Canvas, and General MIDI
Features: control config, 3 skill levels, 9 saved games
[Raptor]
Required: 386SX, VGA, 2 megs RAM
Recommended: 386SX, VGA, 4 megs RAM
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse, Thrustmaster
Sound - Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro/16/AWE 32,
Waveblaster, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, Gravis
Ultrasound, Adlib, Sound Canvas, and General MIDI
Features: control config, 4 character selections, 4 skill levels,
unlimited saved games, practice mode
[Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold and Planet Strike]
Required: 386SX, VGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse, Gamepad
Sound - Soundblaster, Adlib
Features: control config, 4 skill levels, 10 mid-level saved games
[Duke Nukem II]
Required: 286, VGA
Recommended: 386DX-33, VGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Gamepad
Sound - Soundblaster, Adlib
Features: 3 skill levels, 8 saved games
[Alien Carnage]
Required: 286, VGA
Recommended: 386DX-33, VGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick
Sound - Soundblaster
Features: 3 skill levels, 5 saved games
[Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny]
Required: 286, VGA
Recommended: 386DX-33, VGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse, Gamepad
Sound - Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro, Adlib,
Disney Sound Source
Features: 4 skill levels, 10 mid-level saved games
[Bio Menace]
Required: 286, EGA
Recommended: 386DX-33, EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Gamepad
Sound - Soundblaster, Adlib
Features: 3 skill levels, 6 saved games per episode, practice mode
[Monster Bash]
Required: 286, EGA
Recommended: 386DX-33, EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick
Sound - Soundblaster, Adlib
Features: 3 skill levels, 10 saved games per episode
[Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy and Aliens Ate My Babysitter]
Required: 286, CGA
Recommended: 286, EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Gamepad
Sound - Adlib
Features: 3 skill levels, 6 mid-level saved games per episode
[Commander Keen: Vorticons]
Required: EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick
Features: 9 saved games per episode
[Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure]
Required: 286, EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick
Sound - Adlib
Features: 9 saved games per episode
[Duke Nukem]
Required: EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick
Features: 9 saved games per episode
[Major Stryker]
Required: 286-12, EGA
Recommended: 386, EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick
Sound - Soundblaster, Adlib
Features: 3 skill levels, 10 saved games
[Crystal Caves]
Required: EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick
Features: control config, 10 saved games
[Secret Agent]
Required: EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick
Features: control config, 10 saved games
[Math Rescue]
Required: EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick
Sound - Adlib
Features: 2 character selections, 3 skill levels, saved games
Notes: The music may sound scrambled on fast computers; if this
happens, slow your computer down before running.
(See the section on slowing down your computer in this FAQ.)
[Word Rescue]
Required: EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard, Joystick
Sound - Adlib
Features: 2 character selections, 3 skill levels, saved games
Notes: The music may sound scrambled on fast computers; if this
happens, slow your computer down before running.
(See the section on slowing down your computer in this FAQ.)
[Dark Ages]
Required: 286, EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard
Sound - Adlib
Features: control config, 3 skill levels, 1 saved game
Notes: This is the first game ever to support the Adlib sound card.
This game may run too fast on fast computers; if this
happens, slow your computer down before running.
(See the section on slowing down your computer in this FAQ.)
[Paganitzu]
Required: CGA
Recommended: EGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard
Features: 5 saved games
[Arctic Adventure]
Required: CGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard
Features: limited control config, 1 saved game
Notes: This game may run too fast on fast computers; if this
happens, slow your computer down before running.
(See the section on slowing down your computer in this FAQ.)
[Pharaoh's Tomb]
Required: CGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard
Features: limited control config, 1 saved game
Notes: This game may run too fast on fast computers; if this
happens, slow your computer down before running.
(See the section on slowing down your computer in this FAQ.)
[Monuments of Mars]
Required: 8088, CGA
Recommended: 8086, CGA
Supported: Control - Keyboard
Features: limited control config, 1 saved game
Notes: This game may run too fast on fast computers; if this
happens, slow your computer down before running.
(See the section on slowing down your computer in this FAQ.)
[The Kroz Series]
Supported: Control - Keyboard
Notes: This game may run too fast on fast computers; if this
happens, slow your computer down before running.
(See the section on slowing down your computer in this FAQ.)
}[SuperNova]
}
} Supported: Control - Keyboard
}[Beyond the Titanic]
}
} Supported: Control - Keyboard
From 3D Realms:
[Shadow Warrior]
Required: Pentium, VGA, Local Bus, 16 megs RAM
Recommended: Pentium 90, VGA, PCI VESA 2.0 compliant video card,
16 megs RAM
Supported: Video - SVGA
Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse, Gamepad, Flightstick,
Thrustmaster/Wingman
Sound - Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro/16/AWE 32,
WaveBlaster, Adlib, Gravis Ultrasound, Pro Audio
Spectrum, Sound Canvas, SoundMan 16, SoundScape,
Disney/Tandy Sound Source, and General MIDI
Network - TEN
Features: level editor, 8 player network play (4 in shareware), modem
play, null modem cable play, (co-op and comm-bat modes for
multiplayer), control config, 4 skill levels, 10 mid-level
saved games, password-protectable violence/adult content
toggle
[Duke Nukem 3D]
Required: 486DX-40, VGA, Local Bus, 8 megs RAM
Recommended: Pentium 90, VGA, PCI VESA 2.0 compliant video card,
16 megs RAM
Supported: Video - SVGA
Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse, Gamepad
Sound - Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro/16/AWE 32,
WaveBlaster, Adlib, Gravis Ultrasound, Pro Audio
Spectrum, Sound Canvas, SoundMan 16, SoundScape,
Disney/Tandy Sound Source, and General MIDI
Network - TEN
Features: level editor, 8 player network play (4 in shareware), modem
play, null modem cable play, (co-op and comm-bat modes for
multiplayer), control config, 4 skill levels, 10 mid-level
saved games, password-protectable violence/adult content
toggle
[Terminal Velocity]
Required: 486DX-40, VGA, 8 megs RAM (4 megs for v1.0)
Recommended: 486DX2-66 (486DX4-100 for SVGA), VGA, Local Bus, 8 megs RAM
(12 megs for hi-res textures; 16 megs for hi-res textures and
SVGA mode)
Supported: Video - SVGA
Control - Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse, Gamepad, CH Flight Pro
Sound - Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro/16, Gravis
Ultrasound, Pro Audio Spectrum 8/16, Aria
Network - Dwango
Features: 8 player network play, modem play, null modem cable play,
(comm-bat mode for multiplayer), control config,
4 skill levels, 8 mid-level saved games
} From Pinball Wizards:
}
}[Balls of Steel]
}
}Required: Pentium 100, SVGA, VESA compatible video card,
} 1 meg video RAM, 16 megs RAM, Windows 95, DirectX 3.0+
}Recommended: Pentium 133, SVGA, PCI VESA 2.0 compliant video card,
} 2 megs video RAM, 16 megs RAM, 2x cdrom drive, Windows 95,
} DirectX 5.0+
}Supported: Video - SVGA
} Control - Keyboard
} Sound - Windows 95 compatible sound cards
[3.1.5] Companies involved with each game
Below is a list of all the games covered in this FAQ, and the various
companies involved with each.
Game Author Publisher Retail Distributor
---- ------ --------- ------------------
Alien Carnage SubZero Software Apogee FormGen
Arctic Adventure Apogee Apogee
Balls of Steel Wildfire Studios Pinball Wizards GT Interactive
}Beyond the Titanic Apogee Apogee
Blake Stone: Aliens JAM Apogee FormGen
Blake Stone: Strike JAM Apogee FormGen
Bio Menace Apogee Apogee
Boppin Accursed Toys Apogee FormGen
Cmdr Keen: Vorticons id Software Apogee FormGen
Cmdr Keen: Galaxy id Software Apogee FormGen
Cmdr Keen: Aliens id Software FormGen FormGen
Cosmo's Adventure Apogee Apogee FormGen
Crystal Caves Apogee Apogee FormGen
Dark Ages Apogee Apogee
Death Rally Remedy Entertainment Apogee GT Interactive
Duke Nukem Apogee Apogee
Duke Nukem II Apogee Apogee FormGen
Duke Nukem 3D 3D Realms 3D Realms GT Interactive
}Duke Nukem Forever * 3D Realms 3D Realms GT Interactive
Hocus Pocus Apogee Apogee FormGen
The Kroz Series Apogee Apogee
Major Stryker Apogee Apogee FormGen
Math Rescue Apogee Apogee
}Max Payne * Remedy Entertainment 3D Realms Gath of Developers
Monster Bash Apogee Apogee FormGen
Monuments of Mars Apogee Apogee
Mystic Towers Animation F/X Apogee FormGen
Paganitzu Apogee Apogee FormGen
Pharaoh's Tomb Apogee Apogee
Prey * 3D Realms 3D Realms GT Interactive
Raptor Cygnus Studios Apogee FormGen
Realms of Chaos Apogee Apogee FormGen
Rise of the Triad Apogee Apogee FormGen
Secret Agent Apogee Apogee
Shadow Warrior 3D Realms 3D Realms GT Interactive
Spear of Destiny id Software FormGen FormGen
Stargunner Apogee Apogee WizardWorks
}SuperNova Apogee Apogee
Terminal Velocity Terminal Reality 3D Realms FormGen
Wacky Wheels Beavis Soft Apogee FormGen
Wolfenstein 3D id Software Apogee FormGen
Word Rescue Apogee Apogee
XenoPhage Argo Games Apogee FormGen
* - This game has not yet been released.
[3.2] Past Projects
[3.2.1] What Apogee games are no longer supported?
Apogee no longer takes orders for "Commander Keen: Aliens Ate My Babysitter."
It was never an Apogee game; Apogee merely resold it, and the game's
distributor has discontinued it. Therefore, Apogee can't sell it anymore
either.
}Apogee no longer supports the two text adventure games "Beyond the Titanic"
}and "SuperNova." However, these were released as freeware in March 1998 and
}are legal to distribute. Apogee doesn't take registrations for these games
}and doesn't offer tech support on them, but they do retain copyright.
Apogee no longer takes orders for the games listed in this section, but will
still offer technical support for people who own registered versions. Apogee
does retains the copyright on these games. The shareware versions are
still legal to distribute. Informational sections on these games remain in
this FAQ for those with the shareware version or in case Apogee resurrects the
game at a later date.
} Extreme ROTT - add-on pack for Rise of the Triad
Major Stryker - EGA downward scrolling shooter
Dark Ages - EGA platform game
Monuments of Mars - CGA platform game
Arctic Adventure - CGA platform game
Apogee no longer takes orders for the games listed in this section. Apogee
does, however, retain copyright on them and requests that these games no
longer be distributed. Information about these games is given for purely
historical interest. Except where noted, Scott Miller wrote each game listed.
The Thor Trilogy - text action/adventure game, like Kroz (Todd Replogle)
Word Whiz - vocabulary quiz game
Trivia Whiz - trivia quiz game (George Broussard)
Puzzle Fun-Pak - contains: Block Five, Asteroid Rescue, Phrase
Master, Maze Machine
Adventure Fun-Pak - contains: Rogue Runner, Night Bomber, Raiders of
the Forbidden Mine, The Thing
Apogee does not distribute, sell, register, or retain copyright on any of the
following games. Furthermore, they request that the shareware episodes (if
they exist) on any Apogee site be removed from distribution.
Jumpman Lives! - remake of "Jumpman" (Dave Sharpless)
Star Trek Trivia - Star Trek trivia quiz game
Star Trek: TNG Trivia - Star Trek: the Next Generation trivia quiz game
(George Broussard)
[3.2.2] Working titles of Apogee games
Sometimes, over the course of a game's development, the game's title can
change, once, twice, or more. Here is a list of some of Apogee's games with
their former titles. Where more than one former title is present, they are
listed in chronological order.
From Apogee:
Official Title Working Title
-------------- -------------
XenoPhage: Alien Bloodsport Arena
Realms of Chaos Paganitzu II & Alabama Smith and the Bloodfire Pendant
Rise of the Triad Wolfenstein 3D: Part II
Raptor: Call of the Shadows Mercenary 2029
Bio Menace Bio Hazard
Monster Bash Graveyard
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure The Adventures of Zonk
From 3D Realms:
Official Title Working Title
-------------- -------------
Shadow Warrior Ninja Master
Terminal Velocity Velocity Brawl
Sometimes games start out as Apogee games (or at least intended to be Apogee
games) but end up being distributed by another company. Frequently, these,
too, undergo title changes before, during, or after the move from Apogee.
These games, with their working titles, are given below.
Official Title Working Title Company
-------------- ------------- -------
Blood Horror 3D Monolith Studios
Alien Rampage Ravager Inner Circle Creations
Cyril Cyberpunk Cyberpunk Kid Reality Studios
PowerSlave Ruins: Return of the Gods Playmates Interactive
Clif Danger Crazy Baby New Generation
Descent Inferno Interplay
Sango Fighter Violent Vengeance Panda Entertainment *
Doom It's Green & Pissed id Software
* - Sango Fighter had already been released; Apogee was merely going to be
its U.S. distributor, marketing the game under the title "Violent
Vengeance." This did not pan out. The game was later released in the
U.S. by Panda Entertainment under the original "Sango Fighter" title.
[3.2.2.1] Alternate titles for Wolfenstein 3D
The following were all alternate titles for Wolfenstein 3D that Tom Hall
came up with. Many, however, are joke titles and were never seriously
considered -- hence why these names are separate from those in the section
above. The information comes from the Official Hint Manual for
Wolfenstein 3D.
Castle Ochtenstein, Luger's Run, The Fourth Reich, Adolph's Bane, Hard Cell,
Luger Me Now, Tank You Very Much, Castle Hasselhoff, How Do You Duseldorf?,
Castle Verlassen (to abandon the castle), Sturmwind (stormwind), Hollehammer
(hellhammer; this name made it in to the game as the name of the castle in
episode two), Shattensendener (shadowsender), Geruchschlect (bad smell),
Dolchteufel (devildagger), Grabgrabbener (gravedigger), Eisenschwert
(ironsword), Dammerung (twilight/dawn).
Since the above information first appeared in this FAQ, Bernd Wolffgramm,
from Germany, sent me further information about Wolfenstein 3D's names,
including spelling corrections. (Some of the spelling mistakes resulted from
missing umlauts; an alternate spelling for German words containing vowels with
umlauts is to follow the vowel with an 'e' instead of using the accent.)
- "Duseldorf" should be "Duesseldorf," a town on the Rhine river
famous for its beer (Altbier).
- "Hollehammer" should be "Hoellenhammer."
- "Shattensendener" should be "Schattenspender."
- "Geruchschlect" should be "Geruchschlecht."
- "Grabgrabbener," is redundant; the word "grab," meaning "grave," is
used twice. A more appropriate word would be "Totengraeber."
- "Dammerung" should be "Daemmerung."
Bernd Wolffgramm also provides further information. Since the game is
banned in Germany because it involves Nazis and killing Germans, those who
want to play the game have come up with special codewords for it. The most
common is "Hundefelsen 4C." If you translate "Wolfenstein" into the German
words that comprise it, you get "Wolfstorm." "Wolf" is the same word in
German, and "stein" means "stone" or "rock." "Hundefelsen" is a combination
of the German words for "dog" and "wolf," and "felsen" is a synonym for
"stein." Hence the alias, "Hundefelsen."
[3.2.3] Cancelled projects
Frequently, projects that get started never get finished. This can happen for
a number of reasons. Legal problems is one common cause; slow progress and
little promise is another. What follows is a list of projects that, for one
reason or another, never saw the light of day. Dates are approximations of
the time each game spent under development at Apogee.
Please do not contact Apogee for information about these games. Little or no
information remains about what was done, and in some cases, Apogee doesn't
even have copies of them anymore in their archives.
From Apogee:
Game Genre Date Comments/Reason For Cancellation
---- ----- ---- --------------------------------
}Descent: Freespace 3D Action 1998 Non-exclusive rights sold to
} Interplay.
Duke Nukem Forever Platform 1996-7 Title will still be used for a
different Duke Nukem game.
Cyril Cyberpunk Platform 1996 Later released by Reality
Studios. Working title
at Apogee: "Cyberpunk Kid."
Ravager Platform 1995-6 Sold to Inner Circle Creations,
who named it "Alien Rampage."
Crystal Carnage Combat 1994-5
Fumes Racing 1994-5
Crazy Baby Platform 1994-5 Later released by New Generation
Software as "Clif Danger."
Monster Bash VGA Platform 1994-5 Not enough time to finish it.
Descent 3D Action 1994 Financial issues. Interplay
later became the distributor.
Violent Vengeance Fighting 1994 AKA "Sango Fighter;" released
later by Panda Entertainment
under this title.
Tom, Dick, and Harry Platform 1993-4
Megaloman Platform 1993-4
Angels Five Platform 1992-3 VGA, multiple characters.
Nuclear Nightmare 1992-3 Later released independently.
BoulderDash 5000 Puzzle 1992-3
Tubes Puzzle 1992-3 Later released by Software
Creations.
}Cybertank 3D 3D Action 1992-3 Frank Maddin's tank game using
a Wolf3D clone engine; art
by Amanda Dee.
Fantasy 3D 3D Action 1992-3 Peter Jungck's Wolf3D clone.
Commander Keen: The Platform 1992 Never started.
Universe Is Toast
Gateworld 1990-1 Poor quality.
Dino Days 1990-1 Never started.
The Underground Puzzle 1990-1
Empire of Kroz
From 3D Realms:
Game Genre Date Comments/Reason For Cancellation
---- ----- ---- --------------------------------
Blood 3D Action 1994-7 Sold to Monolith Productions.
Ruins: Return of the 3D Action 1994-5 Sold to Playmates Interactive and
Gods retitled "PowerSlave."
[3.2.4] Early games by the staff
Before joining Scott and Apogee in 1990, George Broussard had several projects
of his own. The most notable were marketed under the name Micro F/X; some of
these later became the property of Apogee (such as "Pharaoh's Tomb" and
"Arctic Adventure"). Broussard also made a game for the Amiga, "The Rings
of ZON," which was like a more intellectual Boulderdash.
Other games written by George Broussard and others were written for Softdisk;
details for these projects are given in the section on Apogee's relationship
with Softdisk.
[3.3] Previews
[3.3.1] What slide shows are currently available?
Apogee no longer releases formal slide shows of their games. Screen shots
are now regularly featured on the Apogee web site. These old slide shows,
}however, still exist and may be found on various web and FTP sites. Some
}online forums may have a '#' prepended onto the filename.
From Apogee:
Filename Gph Game
-------- --- ----
1xp-pix.zip VGA XenoPhage: Alien Bloodsport
1rotpx2.zip VGA Rise of the Triad
1rotpix.zip VGA Rise of the Triad
1boppix.zip VGA Boppin
1ww-pix.zip VGA Wacky Wheels
1mt-pix.zip VGA Mystic Towers (includes Triad and Ruins shots)*
1hp-pix.zip VGA Hocus Pocus (includes Shadow Warrior shots)*
1rappix.zip VGA Raptor: Call of the Shadows
1bspix3.zip VGA Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
4dn-pix.zip VGA Duke Nukem II
1hhpix2.zip VGA Halloween Harry
1bm-pix.zip EGA Bio Menace
1mb-pix.zip EGA Monster Bash
* - The extra included shots from "Shadow Warrior" and "Ruins: Return of the
Gods" are old and not representative of the finished productions.
"Ruins: Return of the Gods" was a project 3D Realms used to have under
production but which was later cancelled.
From 3D Realms:
Filename Gph Game(s)
-------- --- -------
dukeshow.zip VGA Duke Nukem 3D
dnswshot.zip VGA Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior
tvshow.zip VGA Terminal Velocity
There are five Duke3D shots in the Terminal Velocity v1.1 archive, and five
different shots in the TV v1.2 archive. These ten plus two more are on the
TV registered CDs. There are seven more in the DNSWSHOT.ZIP file, and the
official slide show, DUKESHOW.ZIP, contains entirely different shots.
As for Shadow Warrior, there are ten shots on the TV registered CDs and four
more in the DNSWSHOT.ZIP file.
[3.3.2] What games are forthcoming?
Please note that ALL release dates are estimates only, not official dates.
None of them are official words from Apogee, 3D Realms, or Pinball Wizards.
The official release date for all games is "when it's done."
From 3D Realms:
Game Genre Estimated Release Date
---- ----- ----------------------
} Duke Nukem Forever 3D Action Late 1998
} Max Payne 3D Action Late 1998 / Early 1999
Prey 3D Action Late 1998 / Early 1999
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[4] The Almanac
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[4.1] Release Dates
What follows are lists of games and slide shows and the dates they
were released. The lists are not complete.
[4.1.1] Games
From Apogee:
Game Version Date Released
---- ------- -------------
} SuperNova B 03/26/98 (freeware release)
} Beyond the Titanic N/A 03/10/98 (freeware release)
Stargunner 1.1a Reg 04/11/97 +
Stargunner 1.1 Share 02/21/97 +
Stargunner 1.0b->1.1 Patch 02/11/97 +
XenoPhage: Alien Bloodsport 1.1 Share 12/06/96
Stargunner 1.0b 11/19/96 *+
Death Rally 1.1 10/01/96
Death Rally 1.0 09/06/96 *
XenoPhage: Alien Bloodsport 1.1 Reg 07/96
XenoPhage: Alien Bloodsport 1.0 04/26/96 *
XenoPhage: Alien Bloodsport Beta 12/29/95
Realms of Chaos 1.0 11/11/95 *
Rise of the Triad 1.3 Reg 08/18/95
Rise of the Triad 1.3 SW 08/08/95
Rise of the Triad 1.2a 02/25/95
Rise of the Triad 1.2 02/17/95 ~
Rise of the Triad 1.1 02/08/95
Rise of the Triad 1.0 12/21/94 *
Boppin 1.1 12/09/94
Boppin 1.0 11/15/94 *
Alien Carnage 1.0 11/02/94 *
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold 3.0 11/02/94
Blake Stone: Planet Strike 1.01 10/28/94
Blake Stone: Planet Strike 1.0 10/28/94 *
Wacky Wheels 1.1 10/17/94 *
Hocus Pocus 1.1 10/05/94
Raptor: Call of the Shadows 1.2 09/26/94
Mystic Towers 1.1 07/15/94 *
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold 2.1 07/15/94
Hocus Pocus 1.0 06/01/94 *
Raptor: Call of the Shadows 1.1 06/01/94
Raptor: Call of the Shadows 1.0 04/01/94 *
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold 2.0 02/11/94
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold 1.0 12/03/93 *
Duke Nukem II 1.0 12/03/93 *
Halloween Harry 1.2 11/07/93
Halloween Harry 1.1 10/10/93 *
Bio Menace 1.1 08/24/93
Bio Menace 1.0 08/03/93 *
Math Rescue 2.0 08/01/93
Word Rescue 2.0 08/01/93
Monster Bash Lite 2.1 07/27/93
Monster Bash 2.1 05/23/93
Monster Bash 2.0 05/11/93
Monster Bash 1.1 04/26/93
Monster Bash 1.02 04/12/93
Monster Bash 1.01 04/10/93
Monster Bash 1.0 04/09/93 *
Major Stryker 1.4 02/20/93 +
Major Stryker 1.0 01/93 *
Wolfenstein 3D 1.4 01/01/93 +
Math Rescue 1.0 10/92 *
Wolfenstein 3D 1.2 06/28/92
Wolfenstein 3D 1.1 06/25/92
Wolfenstein 3D 1.0 05/05/92 *
Word Rescue 1.0 05/92 *
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure 1.2 04/15/92
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure 1.0 03/92 *
Secret Agent 1.0 02/01/92 *
Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy! 1.4 02/01/92
Paganitzu 1.02 12/01/91
Duke Nukem 2.0 11/01/91
Crystal Caves 1.0 10/23/91 *
Paganitzu 1.0 10/91 *
Duke Nukem 1.0 07/01/91 *
Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy! 1.0 06/91 *
Jumpman Lives! 1991 *
Dark Ages 1.0 02/01/91 *
Commander Keen: Vorticons 1.31 01/23/91
Commander Keen: Vorticons 1.0 12/14/90 *
Arctic Adventure 1.0-2.0 1990 *^
Pharaoh's Tomb 1.0-3.0 1990 *^
Monuments of Mars 1.0 1990 *
Caves of Thor 1989 *
Star Trek: TNG Trivia 1988 *^
Star Trek Trivia 1988 *
Word Whiz 1988 *
Trivia Whiz 1988 *^
The Kroz Series 1.0 1987 *
} SuperNova A 1987 *
} Beyond the Titanic N/A 1986 *
From 3D Realms:
Game Version Date Released
---- ------- -------------
} Shadow Warrior 1.2 3Dfx 1.1 01/30/98
Shadow Warrior 1.2 3Dfx 11/23/97
Shadow Warrior 1.2 09/03/97 ~
Shadow Warrior 1.1 05/26/97
Shadow Warrior 1.0 05/13/97 *
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition 1.5 12/12/96
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition 1.4 11/27/96
Duke Nukem 3D 1.3d 04/24/96 +
Duke Nukem 3D 1.1 02/20/96
} Duke Nukem 3D 1.0 01/29/96 *
Terminal Velocity 1.2 07/07/95
Terminal Velocity 1.1 05/30/95
Terminal Velocity 1.0 05/01/95 *
} From Pinball Wizards:
}
} Game Version Date Released
} ---- ------- -------------
} Balls of Steel 1.1 02/10/98 *
} Balls of Steel 1.0 12/17/97 *
* - This indicates the first official U.S. release of the game.
^ - These games were originally published under the name Micro F/X. Micro F/X
was the name of the software company that George Broussard ran before
he teamed up with Scott Miller in 1990.
+ - Major Stryker versions 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3, Wolfenstein 3D version 1.3, and
Stargunner versions 1.0 and 1.0a were never released to the public.
- Duke Nukem 3D versions 1.2, 1.3, 1.3a, 1.3b, and 1.3c never existed.
Jumping to the 1.3d version number was just a joke on the part of the
developers.
- There is no v1.1a of the shareware version of Stargunner, and no v1.1 of
the registered version.
~ - The registered version of the game started shipping with this shareware
version. (If not noted, assume v1.0.)
[4.1.2] Slide shows
>From early 1993 to late 1995, Apogee and 3D Realms released slide shows of
their upcoming games which featured roughly a dozen screen shots from the
game in question. Since then, these sneak preview images have moved to
Apogee's web site, obsoleting the need for an official slide show archive.
From Apogee:
Game Date Released
---- -------------
Boppin 10/18/94 *
Rise of the Triad #2 10/11/94
Wacky Wheels 08/30/94 *
XenoPhage: Alien Bloodsport 08/15/94 *^
Rise of the Triad #1 07/15/94 *
Mystic Towers 07/01/94 *
Hocus Pocus 05/16/94 *
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold #3 02/11/94
Raptor: Call of the Shadows 01/27/94 *
Duke Nukem II 11/18/93 *
Halloween Harry #2 10/06/93
Halloween Harry #1 08/93 *
Monster Bash 06/11/93 *
Bio Menace 05/23/93 *
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold #1 03/25/93 *
3D Realms:
Game Date Released
---- -------------
Duke Nukem 3D 11/19/95 *
Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior 08/11/95
Terminal Velocity 04/04/95 *
* - This indicates the first U.S. release of an official slide show of the
particular game.
^ - This is a self-running executable demo with no independent image files.
[4.1.3] Miscellaneous
From Apogee:
Product Filename Associated With... Date Released
------- -------- ------------------ -------------
TED5 Lite ted5lite.zip Various 11/95 *
TED5 Level Editor ted5.zip Various 11/22/95 *
ROTT Levels ohiortc.zip Rise of the Triad 02/96 *
ROTT Levels rott_rej.zip Rise of the Triad 07/95
RTS Maker v2.0 rtsmakr2.zip Rise of the Triad 04/17/96
RTS Maker rtsmaker.zip Rise of the Triad 03/13/95
ROTT Specs rotspec1.zip Rise of the Triad 02/14/95
From 3D Realms:
Product Filename Associated With... Date Released
------- -------- ------------------ -------------
TV Music Files tvmods.zip Terminal Velocity 02/21/97
Lame Duke lameduke.zip Duke Nukem 3D 01/29/97 *
TV S3 Virge Exec tvreg_s3.zip Terminal Velocity 01/31/97 *
TV Dwango Client tvdwango.zip Terminal Velocity 06/19/95
* - TED5.ZIP and TED5LITE.ZIP is the level editor used on the Keen games,
Wolfenstein 3D, Rise of the Triad, and several others. It was made
available for the purpose of making new Rise of the Triad levels. It is
available both for free downloading and on the Extreme Rise of the
Triad CD. The editor is provided "as is;" Apogee cannot offer technical
support on it. Ted5 Lite contains just the editor; Ted5 comes with extra
documentation, samples, and other files.
- OHIORTC.ZIP is a set of four levels specially created by Apogee for a
contest at a college in Ohio.
- TVREG_S3.ZIP is an executable for the registered version of Terminal
Velocity that is optimized for S3 Virge chipset video cards. It requires
the registered version 1.2 of the game and a S3 Virge video card. It is
distributed by Terminal Reality, Inc., and not by 3D Realms.
- LAMEDUKE.ZIP is an early beta version of Duke Nukem 3D, released "as is,"
in honor of Duke3D v1.0's one year anniversary, purely for the curious
amusement of the game's fans.
[4.2] Cast of Characters
[4.2.1] Heroes
From Apogee:
Game Name Comments
---- ---- --------
Stargunner The Ytimians
Death Rally Sam Speed
Death Rally Jane Honda
Death Rally Duke Nukem Hero of many other games
Death Rally Nasty Nick
Death Rally Motor Mary
Death Rally Mad Mac
Death Rally Matt Miler
Death Rally Clint West
Death Rally Lee Vice
Death Rally Dark Ryder
Death Rally Greg Peck
Death Rally Suzy Stock
Death Rally Iron John
Death Rally Mori Sato
Death Rally Cher Stone
Death Rally Diesel Joe
Death Rally Mic Dair
Death Rally Liz Arden
Death Rally Bogus Bill
Death Rally Farmer Ted
XenoPhage Mouth From Orus
XenoPhage Nick From Earth
XenoPhage Toad From Zong
XenoPhage Bat From Fleder
XenoPhage Spike From SFPN-10
XenoPhage Worm From Moreau's world *
XenoPhage Squid From Calamis
XenoPhage Selena From Earth
Realms of Chaos Endrick The male character
Realms of Chaos Elandra The female character
Rise of the Triad Taradino Cassatt
Rise of the Triad Thi Barrett
Rise of the Triad Doug Wendt
Rise of the Triad Lorelei Ni
Rise of the Triad Ian Paul Freeley
Boppin Yeet
Boppin Boik
Wacky Wheels Tigi The Tiger
Wacky Wheels Blombo The Elephant
Wacky Wheels Ringo The Raccoon
Wacky Wheels Razer The Shark
Wacky Wheels Uno The Panda Bear
Wacky Wheels Sultan The Camel
Wacky Wheels Morris The Moose
Wacky Wheels Peggles The Pelican
Mystic Towers Baron Baldric *
Hocus Pocus Hocus Pocus
Blake Stone: Strike Robert Wills Stone III Alias Blake Stone
Blake Stone: Aliens Robert Wills Stone III Alias Blake Stone
Duke Nukem II Duke Nukem
Alien Carnage Halloween Harry
Spear of Destiny B. J. Blazkowicz Full name William Joseph...
Wolfenstein 3D B. J. Blazkowicz Billy Blaze's grandfather
Bio Menace Snake Logan
Monster Bash Johnny Dash
Commander Keen: Aliens Billy Blaze B.J.Blazkowicz's grandson
Commander Keen: Galaxy Billy Blaze Full name: William Joseph
Commander Keen: Vorticons Billy Blaze Blazkowicz II
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure Cosmo
Duke Nukem Duke Nukem Related to Harrison Stryker
Major Stryker Harrison Stryker Related to Duke Nukem
Crystal Caves Mylo Steamwitz
Secret Agent Agent 006 1/2 A short Duke Nukem?
Paganitzu Alabama Smith Related to Nevada Smith?
Arctic Adventure Nevada Smith His second adventure
Pharaoh's Tomb Nevada Smith His first adventure
From 3D Realms:
Game Name Comments
---- ---- --------
Prey Talon Brave
Max Payne Max Payne
Duke Nukem Forever Duke Nukem His fourth adventure
Shadow Warrior Lo Wang
Duke Nukem 3D Duke Nukem His third adventure
* - Baron Baldric made his first appearance in the shareware game of the same
name, by Animation/FX.
- During development, Worm was called Jack.
[4.2.2] Villains
Game Name Comments
---- ---- --------
Stargunner The Zilions
Death Rally The Adversary
XenoPhage Parasite From Bysmol *
XenoPhage Champion From Mallochia
XenoPhage Grand Champion
XenoPhage Blarney The secret boss
Realms of Chaos Lord Ross
Rise of the Triad General Darian
Rise of the Triad Sebastian "Doyle" Krist
Rise of the Triad NME (aka "Spray") Nasty Metallic Enforcer
Rise of the Triad El Oscuro
Boppin Hunnybunz
Hocus Pocus Trolodon
Blake Stone: Strike Dr. Pyrus W. Goldfire
Blake Stone: Aliens Dr. Pyrus W. Goldfire
Duke Nukem II The Rigelatins
Spear of Destiny Trans Grosse
Spear of Destiny Barnacle Wilheim
Spear of Destiny UberMutant
Spear of Destiny Death Knight
Spear of Destiny Angel of Death
Wolfenstein 3D Hans Grosse Greta Grosse's brother
Wolfenstein 3D Dr. Schabbs
Wolfenstein 3D Hitler
Wolfenstein 3D Otto Giftmacher
Wolfenstein 3D Greta Grosse Hans Grosse's sister
Wolfenstein 3D General Fettgesicht
Bio Menace Dr. Mangle
Bio Menace Master Cain
Monster Bash Count Chuck
Commander Keen Mortimer McMire The mastermind
Commander Keen: Aliens The Bloogs
Commander Keen: Galaxy The Shikadi
Commander Keen: Vorticons The Vorticons
Duke Nukem Dr. Proton
Major Stryker The Kretons
Secret Agent Dr. No Body DVS terrorist leader
Math Rescue The Gruzzles
Word Rescue The Gruzzles
Dark Ages Garth
From 3D Realms:
Game Name Comments
---- ---- --------
Duke Nukem Forever Dr. Proton Back from Duke Nukem I
Shadow Warrior Kirin
* - During development, Parasite was called Pinwheel.
[4.2.3] Cameos
Frequently, the star of one Apogee game will make a cameo appearance in
another. Or, sometimes, someone from the real world shows up. A list of
such cameos follows. Appearances of Apogee characters in the default
scoreboards of games are not mentioned here, however, since there would be
too many to list.
WARNING: much of the fun of these games is running across these
things during play. Do not read this section if you want to be
surprised!
From Apogee:
Game Description
---- -----------
Death Rally Duke Nukem. (Also listed in the "Heroes" section.)
Wacky Wheels The Dopefish, from Keen, (voiced by Joe Siegler). *
Bio Menace Commander Keen as one of the hostages in episode 2.
Bio Menace Scott Miller, George Broussard, and Jim Norwood, in
episode 2; also artifacts from other Apogee games
including Keen and Duke. Yorp aliens from Keen
are there, among other things, as is a portrait
of Duke Nukem on the wall.
Monster Bash Epic's Jill of the Jungle is mentioned in the story.
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure Duke Nukem, in episode 2, level 7.
Duke Nukem Commander Keen, mentioned by Dr. Proton in the
first episode.
Crystal Caves Keen's helmet, partially hidden by debris. *
Secret Agent Commander Keen, mentioned in the instructions.
Paganitzu Yorp from Keen: Vorticons; also Keen's helmet.
From 3D Realms:
Game Description
---- -----------
Shadow Warrior Duke Nukem, mentioned by Lo Wang.
Shadow Warrior Lara Croft, star of "Tomb Raider," in the shareware
episode.
Duke Nukem 3D Space marine, from "Doom," in level 3.
From Pinball Wizards:
Game Description
---- -----------
Balls of Steel Duke Nukem, in one of the tables.
* - See the "secrets and other fun things" section for instructions on
seeing Wacky Wheels' Dopefish cameo.
- See the section on the history of Crystal Caves and Secret Agent for the
background behind Crystal Caves' Keen helmet cameo.
[4.3] Behind the Scenes
[4.3.1] Programmers
Name Games
---- -----
Timo Aila Max Payne
Craig Allsop Stargunner
Rowan Atalla XenoPhage
Darren Baker Balls of Steel
Steve Baker Mystic Towers
Loyal G. Bassett Prey
Jason Blochowiak Keen: Galaxy Keen: Aliens* XenoPhage
George Broussard Trivia Whiz Pharaoh's Tomb Arctic Adventure
Allen H Blum III Major Stryker Duke Nukem 3D
John Carmack Keen: Vorticons Keen: Galaxy Keen: Aliens*
Wolfenstein 3D
Robert Crane Alien Carnage
Karen Crowther Word Rescue Math Rescue
Mark Dochtermann Rise of the Triad
Jim Dose' Rise of the Triad
Abraham Edlin XenoPhage
Andrew Edwardson Wacky Wheels
Joel Finch Balls of Steel
Chris Hargrove Duke Nukem Forever
Scott Host Raptor
Steve Hovelroud Mystic Towers
Jaakko Lehtinen Max Payne
Stephen P Lepisto Boppin
Peder Jungck Secret Agent
Frank Maddin Crystal Caves Monster Bash Realms of Chaos
Shadow Warrior
Nolan Martin Rise of the Triad
Michael Maynard Blake: Aliens Blake: Strike
Scott Miller Beyond the Titanic SuperNova The Kroz Series
Word Whiz
Terry Nagy SuperNova
Jim Norwood Bio Menace Shadow Warrior
David Pevreal Stargunner
Tom Pytel Prey
Mark Randel Terminal Velocity
Jussi Rasanen Max Payne
Todd J Replogle The Thor Trilogy Monuments of Mars Dark Ages
Duke Nukem Cosmo's Adventure Duke Nukem II
Duke Nukem 3D
John Romero Keen: Vorticons Keen: Galaxy Keen: Aliens*
Wolfenstein 3D
James T Row Blake: Aliens Blake: Strike
Kim Salo Death Rally
William Scarboro Rise of the Triad Prey
Keith Schuler Paganitzu Realms of Chaos
Nick Shaffner Duke Nukem Forever
Dave Sharpless Jumpman Lives!
Ken Silverman Duke Nukem 3D Shadow Warrior
Markus Stein Max Payne
Olli Tervo Death Rally Max Payne
Mike Voss Hocus Pocus
Lindsay Whipp Mystic Towers
* - An id game.
[4.3.2] Artists
Name Games
---- -----
Randy Abraham Duke Nukem II
Stephen Atkinson Balls of Steel
Debra Berry Blake: Aliens Blake: Strike
Henri Blafield Max Payne
Allen H Blum III Dark Ages Major Stryker Duke Nukem
George Broussard Pharaoh's Tomb Arctic Adventure Secret Agent
Crystal Caves Duke Nukem
Ruben Cabrera Duke Nukem Forever
Adrian Carmack Keen: Vorticons Keen: Galaxy Keen: Aliens*
Wolfenstein 3D
Brian Cozzens Duke Nukem Forever
Erinn Day Realms of Chaos
Jeff Dee Blake: Aliens Blake: Strike
Manda Dee Monster Bash
David Demaret Duke Nukem 3D
Allen Dilling Prey
Joel Finch Balls of Steel
Rich Fleider Raptor
Shaun Gadala Wacky Wheels
Todd Gill Balls of Steel
Robert Grace Balls of Steel
Kim Grantham Balls of Steel
Karl Hagood Terminal Velocity
Peter Hajba Max Payne
Drew Haworth Terminal Velocity
Teemu Heinilehto Max Payne
Brad Heitmeyer Terminal Velocity
Dale Homburg Math Rescue
Jimmie Homburg Math Rescue
Stephen A Hornback Major Stryker Cosmo's Adventure Duke Nukem II
Rise of the Triad Terminal Velocity Duke Nukem 3D
Shadow Warrior Balls of Steel Prey
Mark Humphrey Terminal Velocity
Petri Jarvilehto Death Rally
Dov Jelen XenoPhage
} Chris Johnson Duke Nukem Forever
Chuck Jones Boppin Rise of the Triad Duke Nukem 3D
Shadow Warrior
Dirk Jones Realms of Chaos Duke Nukem 3D
Jerry K Jones Blake: Aliens Blake: Strike
Kiia Kallio Max Payne
Frank Maddin Crystal Caves
Lucinda Maddin Crystal Caves
} David March Prey
Brian Martel Duke 3D: Atomic Shadow Warrior
Scott McCabe Prey
Mark Morgan Duke Nukem Forever
Tim Neveu Raptor Rise of the Triad
Jim Norwood Jumpman Lives! Secret Agent Crystal Caves
Duke Nukem Bio Menace Shadow Warrior
Les Pardew Major Stryker
Stephanie Peaden Realms of Chaos
Bud Pembroke Word Rescue
Leo Plow Stargunner
James Podesta Stargunner Balls of Steel
Ted Poulter Balls of Steel
Jennifer D Reitz Boppin
Todd J Replogle Monuments of Mars
Lori Richards XenoPhage
Ray Rodrigeuz Terminal Velocity
Keith Schuler Paganitzu
Steve Seefeld Balls of Steel
Terry Simmons Terminal Velocity
Susan Singer Rise of the Triad Realms of Chaos
Gary Sirois Major Stryker
Steven Stamatiadis Alien Carnage
James Storey Rise of the Triad Terminal Velocity Duke Nukem 3D
Stargunner
Sami Vanhatalo Death Rally
Samuli Viikinen Max Payne
Sampsa Virtanen Death Rally
} Michael Wallin Shadow Warrior Duke Nukem Forever
Lindsay Whipp Mystic Towers
Doug Wood Duke Nukem 3D Shadow Warrior
* - An id game.
[4.3.3] Musicians
Name Games
---- -----
Steven Baker Alien Carnage Balls of Steel
Lee Jackson Rise of the Triad Duke Nukem 3D Stargunner
} Shadow Warrior Balls of Steel Duke Nukem Forever
Prey
Mark Klem Wacky Wheels
} KMFDM (band) Prey
Tero Kostermaa Max Payne
Andrew J Lepisto Boppin
Matt Murphy Raptor
Bobby Prince Major Stryker Keen: Galaxy Keen: Aliens*
Cosmo's Adventure Bio Menace Wolfenstein 3D
Spear of Destiny* Duke Nukem II Blake: Aliens
Blake: Strike Rise of the Triad Realms of Chaos
Duke Nukem 3D XenoPhage Balls of Steel
Kyle Richards Terminal Velocity
Keith Schuler Dark Ages
George Stamatiadis Alien Carnage
Jonne Valtonen Death Rally
Rob Wallace Monster Bash
* - An id game.
[4.3.4] Sound engine programmers
Name Games
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Darren Baker Alien Carnage Mystic Towers Balls of Steel
Jason Blochowiak Keen: Galaxy Keen: Aliens* Bio Menace
Wolfenstein 3D Spear of Destiny* Duke Nukem II
Blake: Aliens Blake: Strike
Jim Dose' Hocus Pocus Wacky Wheels Boppin
Rise of the Triad Realms of Chaos XenoPhage
Duke Nukem 3D Shadow Warrior
David Pevreal Stargunner
Paul Radek Raptor
Mark Randel Terminal Velocity
Markus Stein Death Rally Max Payne
* - An id game.
[4.3.5] Level designers
Name Games
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} John Anderson Prey
Stephen Atkinson Balls of Steel
Allen H Blum III Major Stryker Duke Nukem Cosmo's Adventure
Duke Nukem II Duke Nukem 3D Shadow Warrior
Duke Nukem Forever
George Broussard Pharaoh's Tomb Arctic Adventure Duke Nukem 3D
Shadow Warrior
} Stephen Cole Duke 3D: Atomic Shadow Warrior Duke Nukem Forever
Joel Finch Balls of Steel
Andre Foucault Hocus Pocus
Shaun Gadalla Wacky Wheels
} Martin Goedtke Prey
Richard Gray Duke Nukem 3D
Shawn Green Jumpman Lives!
Tom Hall Keen: Vorticons Keen: Galaxy Keen: Aliens*
Wolfenstein 3D Spear of Destiny* Rise of the Triad
} Extreme ROTT
Frank Maddin Monster Bash
Nolan Martin Blake: Aliens
Mike Maynard Blake: Aliens Blake: Strike
Scott Miller The Kroz Series Monuments of Mars
Jim Molinets Raptor
Jim Norwood Bio Menace Shadow Warrior
John Passfield Alien Carnage
Randy Pitchford Duke 3D: Atomic Shadow Warrior
James Podesta Stargunner
Bobby Prince Wolfenstein 3D
Mark Randel Terminal Velocity
Jennifer D Reitz Boppin
Todd J Replogle The Thor Trilogy Monuments of Mars Dark Ages
Duke Nukem Cosmo's Adventure
Eric Reuter Shadow Warrior
John Romero Keen: Vorticons Keen: Galaxy Keen: Aliens*
Wolfenstein 3D Spear of Destiny*
James T Row Blake: Aliens Blake: Strike
Keith Schuler Paganitzu Realms of Chaos Duke 3D: Atomic
} Shadow Warrior Duke Nukem Forever
} Joe Siegler Rise of the Triad Extreme ROTT
Joe Selinske Rise of the Triad Terminal Velocity
Marianna Vayntrub Rise of the Triad
Mike Voss Hocus Pocus
Matt Wood Prey
* - An id game.
[4.3.6] Vocal artists
Name Character Game
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Jane Beale Various Stargunner
Steve Blackburn High Guard Rise of the Triad
George Broussard Triad Enforcer Rise of the Triad
Mark Dochtermann General Darian Rise of the Triad
Jim Dose' Ian Paul Freeley Rise of the Triad
Bruce DuBose Male Space Marine Balls of Steel (Darkside)
Bruce DuBose Scientist #2 Balls of Steel (Mutation)
John Galt Lo Wang Shadow Warrior
John Galt Cop #1 Balls of Steel (Firestorm)
John Galt Old Man Balls of Steel (Barbarian)
Kevin Green Lightning Guard Rise of the Triad
Tom Hall God Mode Voice Rise of the Triad
Tom Hall Death Monk Rise of the Triad
Tom Hall Deathfire Monk Rise of the Triad
Tom Hall El Oscuro Rise of the Triad
Tom Hall ROTT DOPEFISH Sounds Rise of the Triad
Janet Hurley Female Space Marine Balls of Steel (Darkside)
Lee Jackson Fat Commander Balls of Steel (Duke Nukem)
Lee Jackson Bodiless Alien Duke Nukem 3D
Lee Jackson Doug Wendt Rise of the Triad
Lee Jackson Fat Commander Duke Nukem 3D
Lee Jackson Genie Balls of Steel
Lee Jackson Powerball Balls of Steel
Lee Jackson Tibetan Monk Choir Shadow Warrior
Lee Jackson Zilla Shadow Warrior
Lee Jackson "Dive! Dive! Dive!" Stargunner
Chuck Jones Overpatrol Rise of the Triad
Dean Lewis Mad Bomber Balls of Steel (Firestorm)
Linda Majors Goddess Balls of Steel (Barbarian)
Nolan Martin Overpatrol Rise of the Triad
Scott Miller Strike Patrol Rise of the Triad
Lani Minella Anime girls Shadow Warrior
Lani Minella Duke Nukem's girlfriend Duke Nukem 3D
Daniel Penz Barbarian Balls of Steel (Barbarian)
Daniel Penz Cop #2 Balls of Steel (Firestorm)
James Podesta Various Stargunner
Steve Quarrella Low Guard Rise of the Triad
William Scarboro Lightning Guard Rise of the Triad
Rose Schuler Anime girls Shadow Warrior
Joe Selinske Taradino Cassatt Rise of the Triad
Joe Siegler Dopefish Rise of the Triad
Joe Siegler Dopefish Wacky Wheels
Joe Siegler Duke Nukem Duke Nukem II
Joe Siegler Sebastian "Doyle" Krist Rise of the Triad
Susan Singer Thi Barrett Rise of the Triad
James Storey "... Something Different" Stargunner
Jon St. John Duke Nukem Duke Nukem 3D
Jon St. John Duke Nukem Duke Nukem Forever
Jon St. John Duke Nukem Balls of Steel (Duke Nukem)
Jon St. John Scientist #1 Balls of Steel (Mutation)
Kristin Williams Computer Balls of Steel (Mutation)
Kristin Williams Radio Dispatcher Balls of Steel (Firestorm)
Pau Suet Ying Lorelei Ni Rise of the Triad
[4.3.7] Creative directors
("Creative director" is synonymous with "producer" and "project leader.")
Note: Scott Miller and George Broussard produced, co-produced, and/or
executive produced all Apogee games, so they are not listed explicitly below
unless they had an unusually close involvement with the project.
Name Games
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Jason Blochowiak XenoPhage
George Broussard Duke 3D: Atomic Shadow Warrior Duke Nukem Forever
Tom Hall Keen: Vorticons Keen: Galaxy Keen: Aliens*
Wolfenstein 3D Spear of Destiny* Rise of the Triad
Terminal Velocity
Petri Jarvilehto Max Payne
Greg Malone Duke Nukem 3D
David Pevreal Stargunner
Paul Schuytema Prey
Samuli Syvahuoko Death Rally Max Payne
* - An id game.
[4.3.8] Advertising layouts
Robert Atkins and Michael Hadwin are responsible for all Apogee advertising
layouts in magazines, manuals, flyers, and so forth. Originally, Steve Maines
held the position, but, when he left, he was replaced by Robert Atkins.
Michael Hadwin came aboard in the summer of 1995. Atkins and Hadwin left
the company in mid 1996; afterward, all layouts and manual designs (with the
occasional exception, such as Joe Siegler's design of the Stargunner manual)
were done by GT Interactive.
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[5] Obtaining the Games
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[5.1] The Shareware Episodes
[5.1.1] The Internet
You can download the shareware versions of Apogee games from their web page,
http://www.apogee1.com/.
Or, you can download them via anonymous FTP at the following sites:
Site Name Directory Notes
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} ftp.wustl.edu /systems/ibmpc/games/apogee official site
} ftp.wustl.edu /systems/ibmpc/games/3dr official site
}Miscellaneous add-ons can be found at the following FTP sites:
}
} Site Name Directory Notes
} --------- --------- -----
} ftp.3dgamers.com /pub/games/wolf3d Wolf3D/Spear add-ons
} ftp.cdrom.com /.2/games/mirrors/uwp/ DKED20.ZIP, a level
} romulus/cheats editor for Duke 1
[5.1.2] Fidonet
If you are a Fidonet SysOp, you can get Apogee's games on the Fido Filebone.
Talk to your local filebone hub about the Apogee FDN areas. See FILEBONE.NA
for more information. Send netmail to 1:124/9006 for more information on
these areas.
[5.2] The Registered Episodes
The registered versions of the software are the complete versions, and, as
they are not shareware, cannot legally exist on public BBS's or FTP sites.
The registered versions of the software must be purchased directly from Apogee
or from one of Apogee's dealers. The best way to get the most recent ordering
information is by checking the company's web site. The direct URL to
ordering information is http://www.apogee1.com/misc/order.html. The direct
}URL to pricing information is http://www.apogee1.com/misc/pricing.html.
}Some of Apogee's games may be ordered online through Digital River. This
}service is available via the ordering information link above. A limited
}number of games are offered, but they are sold at reduced prices. When you
}buy through Digital River, you are able to download the game, but, unlike
}when you order directly from Apogee, you are not mailed a physical box,
}manual, and CD or disk.
[5.2.1] Ordering information
To order directly from Apogee, call 1-800-APOGEE1.
When calling, please have your Visa/Master Card/Discover/Amex card ready. You
can order both Apogee and 3D Realms game titles from this number.
The lines are open 24 hours a day. They'll need to know whether you want the
game on CD or disk. Note that most games have minimum CPU and graphics
requirements (the hardware requirements section of this FAQ lists those
constrains). Also, certain games are only available in certain formats --
some games are only available on CD, while others are only available on
3 1/2" HD disks. The pricing information screen at the Apogee/3D Realms
web site lists which games are available in which formats.
If you do not have a credit card, you must mail or fax your order
using an order form. The order form is enclosed with all the
shareware copies of Apogee's games, and it is available on the web
at http://www.apogee1.com/orderfrm.txt. This form can be faxed or mailed.
If sending by mail, please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Fax is faster,
but the 800 number is the fastest.
To mail your order, send to:
Apogee Software, Ltd.
P.O. Box 496389,
Garland TX 75049-6389
United States of America
To fax your order, send it to (972) 278-4670. Please include a return fax
number if you make use of this facility. Note that while the line is open
24 hours a day, the people who reply aren't always there; so if you're faxing
when it's the middle of night in Texas, you probably won't get an immediate
reply.
Shipping and handling charges are $5 within the United States, $6 to Canada
or Mexico, and $8 for everywhere else. (For each additional item, add $1
within the United States or $2 elsewhere.)
For more information, please visit Apogee's ordering information pages on the
web at:
http://www.apogee1.com/misc/order.html (for ordering information)
} http://www.apogee1.com/misc/pricing.html (for availability and pricing)
[5.2.2] What combination deals does Apogee offer?
For some years, Apogee offered several combination deals -- two or three games
for a discounted price. However, in early 1997, these deals were all
}discontinued save one, the Kid Combo. Later that year, individual sale
}of these two games was discontinued, and the Kid Combo deal became the only
}way to buy these games. Currently, the available combination deals are the
}only way to buy the games contained within them.
}
}(Occasionally Apogee offers limited-time combo offers, featuring games that
}can still be purchased separately, but these offers are not listed here.
}Refer to Apogee's pricing information web page,
}http://www.apogee1.com/misc/pricing.html, for more information.)
Combo Name Games in Combo Price Save
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}Keen Vort/Galaxy Keen: Vorticons, Keen: Galaxy $49.95 $14.95
Kid Combo Word Rescue, Math Rescue $39.95 $19.95
}Rally/XenoPhage Death Rally, XenoPhage $ 8.00 $ 2.00
Combination deals cancelled in early 1997 (don't try to order these!):
Combo Name Games in Combo Price Save
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Blast'em Raptor, Major Stryker $49.95 $14.95
Duke Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem II $49.95 $14.95
Duke/Cosmo Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem II, Cosmo $69.95 $24.90
Keen Vort/Galaxy Keen: Vorticons, Keen: Galaxy $49.95 $14.95
Keen Galaxy/Aliens Keen: Galaxy, Keen: Aliens $59.95 $10.95
Keen Fun Pack Keen: Vorticons, Galaxy, Aliens $69.95 $30.90
Rally/XenoPhage Death Rally, XenoPhage $40.00 $25.90
Combination deals cancelled in late 1994 (don't try to order these!):
Action Secret Agent, Crystal Caves, Dark Ages $49.95 $39.90
Action CGA Keen: Galaxy CGA, Monuments of Mars $39.95 $19.95
Adventure CGA Pharaoh's Tomb, Arctic Adventure $34.95 $14.95
Blake/Wolf3D Blake Stone: Aliens, Wolf3D + Hint Book $89.95 $29.95
Combat Duke II, Halloween Harry, Bio Menace $59.95 $34.90
[5.3] Other Products
There is usually a variety of merchandise -- such as hint booklets, T-shirts,
mouse pads, etc -- related to Apogee's games that you can buy. Apogee stopped
selling these items directly in 1997, but they license other companies to
sell them. The Apogee web site has a page listing these licensed products;
the direct URL is http://www.apogee1.com/misc/licensed.html. Regarding
companion books to the games, refer to http://www.apogee1.com/misc/books.html.
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[6.1] Network Services
[6.1.1] TEN
TEN (Total Entertainment Network) is a prominent online gaming service, which
provides multiplayer games via the Internet. Some of Apogee's newer games
support TEN. See the list of hardware requirements and support for specific
games which support TEN.
You can visit TEN's web pages by connecting to http://www.ten.net/ for more
information.
[6.1.2] Dwango
Terminal Velocity 1.2 and the registered version of 1.1 were shipped with
Dwango client software; for other versions of TV, you can obtain the Dwango
client software by downloading the TVDWANGO.ZIP file from any official Apogee
area, or simply upgrading to version 1.2. All versions of Terminal Velocity
will work with Dwango if it has the client software installed.
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