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NNC, on 09 December 2024 - 05:49 AM, said:

The more I look at the final version of E1L2, the more I think it's one of the worst levels in the entire game.

They really should have kept the pool room and the OJ room linked together and the garage looked amazing.

I think that's a little harsh. Knowing how the enemies react when they see you, the original OJ bar scene would have been a mess. Having the solid wall there helps break up the action, especially when you get the red key and the pig cops come in from around the wall.

Entering through the garage just adds time for no reason. Better to just throw you into it when the elevator hits the ground.

The dressing room makes more sense, and they could have kept that in the final build as you work your way backstage.

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I just noticed this blank void at the end of Raw Meat (the part you can see but not reach), which made me think about the working versions of Bank Roll. There is no trace of this same space in Bank Roll, nor in any of the previous versions posted here. I wonder what it was for?

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Uncut version before shipping looks so much cooler in retrospect than what we got although I do get why they simplified so much. But makes me get why Hotel Hell was supposed to be the final level. It's a lot move open than most in this form so would have been a navigation challenge.

This is one of the reasons I say that the final game was 50% of what was developed before shipping. Much content was cut from the start.

Duke Nukem 3D IS a good game, but it was oversimplified for my taste. Technically, 50% of the game content was cut since the first betas like Lameduke.

That futuristic cyberpunk plot of Lameduke could have been combined with the alien invasion theme, that would be badass.

Not only that, but some aspects of the game should have been explored more, and that count for an even 25% less content.

So to me, Duke Nukem 3D as we know it is only 25% done of what should have been done!

But I don't know if the computers in the 90's would handle what should have been done...