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October 12th, 2016 
Carl Williams 
When you think of South America and video games you probably come up blank. Brazilian gamers know there is a very much still striving 16-bit gaming community there. Due to costs of importing electronics gamers that live in Brazil have learned to really maximize their entertainment options. The Sega Mega Drive which was still going quite strong in 1998 when Tec Toy released Duke Nukem 3D. Since then Piko Interactive have picked up the rights and released Duke Nukem 3D worldwide for more fans to enjoy.
Oh you didn’t know about Duke Nukem 3D?
Duke Nukem 3D is a first person shooter starring a foul mouthed (imagine that) character that is trying quite hard to be the “manly man”. You are taking on creatures that resemble humans in many ways (bi-pedal, two arms, etc) but are obviously not human. Your job is to simply shoot anything that moves. Chewing bubble gum is totally optional.
Sorcery, 16-bit style
Duke Nukem 3D on the Sega Mega Drive is using a modified 3D engine that runs on the 16-Bit hardware. This was a feat many claimed impossible. This port featured the second episode of the original Duke Nukem 3D story trilogy- Lunar Apocalypse. Powerslave on the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation consoles was another FPS that was unlikely on console. Duke and Ramses there share a similar development process of heavily edited levels.
Resurrected from the ashes of time
In 2015 Piko Interactive released Duke Nukem 3D on the Sega Genesis and Sega Mega Drive worldwide. This move brought a once super sought after, but only available at premium eBay pricing, title to more fans at a much more agreeable price point.
If you want to grab the Piko Interactive release please visit their store.
If you prefer to pay through the nose for the Brazilian original release then please check out eBay (though the Piko version is MUCH cheaper).
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