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The Sega Saturn version of Duke Nukem 3D was developed by Lobotomy Software and published by Sega. The game is quite different to the PC version, as it uses the full 3D Lobotomy Engine, which allows for coloured lighting, proper up/down looking and other nice effects. They still had to chop out a bunch of animation, though.

Duke Nukem: Zero Hour was Duke’s second outing on the Nintendo 64.

You can read more about Zero Hour and the rest of the Duke Nukem series in our special History of Duke Nukem article series.

GT Interactive started running ads in magazines promoting the release of Duke Nukem Forever as early as 1998, around the time of Duke’s first console exclusive outing, Time to Kill.

You can read more about Duke Nukem in our 7 part history feature that’s running all week.

On the first day of Duke Nukem Week, we bring you an Italian ad for Duke Nukem 3D

Duke Nukem 3D was the game that made Duke a household name. For more on the history of Duke Nukem, read our massive 7-part feature this week.

Today’s ad is for everybody’s favourite 30 hour+ collect-a-thon

Donkey Kong 64 was the last original Donkey Kong game developed by Rare to be released before they were bought out by Microsoft. It was the first game on the Nintendo 64 that required the Expansion Pak, which was included in most copies of the game free of charge. Due to difficulties with Expansion Pak emulation and the inclusion of Jetpac (which Microsoft owns the rights to) in the game, Donkey Kong 64 has not, and probably will not be released on the Virtual Console.

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Retro Gaming Australia does not encourage or approve of use of video game peripherals and handhelds in the bathroom.

The Wavebird was a wireless version of the Nintendo GameCube controller that used RF for its wireless connectivity, rather than the generally ineffective infrared systems used by previous controllers. A groundbreaking peripheral when released, the Wavebird set the standard for wireless controllers, and now they are commonplace. This ad originates from the United States.

The Saturn version is the better of the two by a long shot;

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Street Fighter Alpha 2 was developed and published by Capcom in 1996. The game is a bit weird in that’s it’s both a remake of and sequel to Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors’ Dreams. The most recent port of the game was in the Street Fighter Alpha Anthology for the PlayStation 2. This advertisement originates from the UK.

From a time when Namco was at the top of its game;

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Time Crisis was developed and published by Namco in 1996. It was the first light gun game to use a foot pedal for the purposes of reloading and going behind cover. This advertisement is for the Australian release of the PlayStation port, which came with the G-Con 45 light gun peripheral.

Nintendo games weren’t always exclusive to Nintendo systems;

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Popeye was originally developed by Nintendo, but the non-NES versions were published by Parker Bros. Donkey Kong was originally meant to be a Popeye game, but Nintendo were unable to secure the rights. However, when Donkey Kong was a smash hit, King Features Syndicate wanted in on the money. This ad was for the US release of the game.

One of the best games made here in Australia;

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Shadowrun was developed by Beam Software and published by Data East for the SNES in 1993. It is widely held to be one of the best RPGs on the system, but limited availability meant that the game did not see the success it deserved. This advertisement comes from the US.