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''Duke Nukem Forever'' is, for all intents and purposes, two things.
''Duke Nukem Forever'' is, for all intents and purposes, two things.
* On one hand, it's a [[First-Person Shooter|first-person shooter]] that continues the famous saga of [[Duke Nukem]]. It jumped back and forth between [[Development Hell]] and [[Un Cancelled|actual production]] for around 15 years.
* On one hand, it's a [[First-Person Shooter]] that continues the famous saga of [[Duke Nukem]]. It jumped back and forth between [[Development Hell]] and [[Un Cancelled|actual production]] for around 15 years.
* On the other hand, it's become an industry-wide [[Running Gag]] when talking about [[Vaporware]]. While the game was still in production, it was frequently used as a punchline in the same way as "[[Cue the Flying Pigs|when pigs fly]]" or "when hell freezes over", thanks to its [[Schedule Slip|constant delays]] and ''"When It's Done"'' release date set by its original developers.
* On the other hand, it's become an industry-wide [[Running Gag]] when talking about [[Vaporware]]. While the game was still in production, it was frequently used as a punchline in the same way as "[[Cue the Flying Pigs|when pigs fly]]" or "when hell freezes over", thanks to its [[Schedule Slip|constant delays]] and ''"When It's Done"'' release date set by its original developers.


[[Saved From Development Hell|Against all odds]], it finally became available on June 14th, 2011 for [[Xbox 360]], [[Play Station 3|PlayStation 3]], and PC on DVD or via [[Steam]], just in time for Duke's Twentieth Anniversary. The [http://www.dukenukemforever.com/hailtotheicons Hail to the Icons Parody Pack] was released on October 11th as the game's first [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] pack. It includes four new maps, each making fun of an iconic FPS series with a parody-weapon based on said series, and three new game modes. A second DLC pack titled "[[The Spy Who Loved Me (Film)|The Doctor Who Cloned Me]]", released December 2011, has a smaller campaign taking place right after DNF's ending which gives proper closure to the story along with four new multiplayer maps.
[[Saved From Development Hell|Against all odds]], it finally became available on June 14th, 2011 for [[Xbox 360]], [[Play Station 3|PlayStation 3]], and PC on DVD or via [[Steam]], just in time for Duke's Twentieth Anniversary. The [http://www.dukenukemforever.com/hailtotheicons Hail to the Icons Parody Pack] was released on October 11th as the game's first [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] pack. It includes four new maps, each making fun of an iconic FPS series with a parody-weapon based on said series, and three new game modes. A second DLC pack titled "[[The Spy Who Loved Me|The Doctor Who Cloned Me]]", released December 2011, has a smaller campaign taking place right after DNF's ending which gives proper closure to the story along with four new multiplayer maps.


For more information about the game's extensive development history, see [[Duke Nukem Forever (Video Game)/Development History|this page]].
For more information about the game's extensive development history, see [[Duke Nukem Forever/Development History|this page]].
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== Tropes related to the game include: ==
== Tropes related to the game include: ==
==== [Please remember that tropes related to the game's development go into the [[Duke Nukem Forever (Video Game)/Development History|Development History]] page] ====
==== [Please remember that tropes related to the game's development go into the [[Duke Nukem Forever/Development History|Development History]] page] ====
* [[The Ahnold]]: Duke
* [[The Ahnold]]: Duke
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: "Hail to the Icons", Downloadable content made almost entirely of references to other shooters.
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: "Hail to the Icons", Downloadable content made almost entirely of references to other shooters.
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* [[Cable Car Action Sequence]]: In a dumpster suspended from a crane.
* [[Cable Car Action Sequence]]: In a dumpster suspended from a crane.
* [[Call Back]]: You can sign "Why I'm So Great," Duke's autobiography first mentioned in Duke Nukem II.
* [[Call Back]]: You can sign "Why I'm So Great," Duke's autobiography first mentioned in Duke Nukem II.
** Interacting with the "Balls of Steel" pinball machine back in ''[[Duke Nukem 3D (Video Game)|Duke Nukem 3D]]'' would cause Duke to remark "Hmm, don't have time to play with myself." Now that you ''can'' play "Balls of Steel", Duke says "[[Double Entendre|Now I ''have'' time to play with myself!]]"
** Interacting with the "Balls of Steel" pinball machine back in ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]'' would cause Duke to remark "Hmm, don't have time to play with myself." Now that you ''can'' play "Balls of Steel", Duke says "[[Double Entendre|Now I ''have'' time to play with myself!]]"
** The achievements for beating the game on each difficulty are named after the [[Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels]] from ''Duke Nukem 3D''.
** The achievements for beating the game on each difficulty are named after the [[Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels]] from ''Duke Nukem 3D''.
** The very first boss is similar to Duke Nukem 3D's {{spoiler|Cycloid Emperor}}. In fact, the entire level is pretty similar to the last ''3D'''s last level, right down to {{spoiler|the field goal}}.
** The very first boss is similar to Duke Nukem 3D's {{spoiler|Cycloid Emperor}}. In fact, the entire level is pretty similar to the last ''3D'''s last level, right down to {{spoiler|the field goal}}.
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* [[No Fair Cheating]]: One of the load screen hints tells you that if you ever get lost, you could always cheat by looking at FAQs online.
* [[No Fair Cheating]]: One of the load screen hints tells you that if you ever get lost, you could always cheat by looking at FAQs online.
** The Steam version would even suspend the game with the Steam key combo so you can take your time to look up whatever it is you want to look up (including youtube videos) using steam's integrated web browser, then let you instantly get back to the game with no time wasted using the same key press.
** The Steam version would even suspend the game with the Steam key combo so you can take your time to look up whatever it is you want to look up (including youtube videos) using steam's integrated web browser, then let you instantly get back to the game with no time wasted using the same key press.
* [[Quad Damage]]: Perhaps as a nod to the Berserker powerup in ''[[Duke Nukem Manhattan Project (Video Game)|Duke Nukem Manhattan Project]]'', picking up a Duke statue in multiplayer gives you double damage and [[Power Glows|glowing weapons, albeit green instead of red.]]
* [[Quad Damage]]: Perhaps as a nod to the Berserker powerup in ''[[Duke Nukem Manhattan Project]]'', picking up a Duke statue in multiplayer gives you double damage and [[Power Glows|glowing weapons, albeit green instead of red.]]
* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: Justified in that Beer is a power-up, and [[Genre Savvy]] aliens were trying to keep it from him.
* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: Justified in that Beer is a power-up, and [[Genre Savvy]] aliens were trying to keep it from him.
{{quote| ''"Looks like those alien bastards drank all my beer!"''}}
{{quote| ''"Looks like those alien bastards drank all my beer!"''}}
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* [[Refuge in Vulgarity]]: It's possible to pick up a turd out of a toilet, and throw it at a water fountain, then drink out of the fountain. And that's just the start of it.
* [[Refuge in Vulgarity]]: It's possible to pick up a turd out of a toilet, and throw it at a water fountain, then drink out of the fountain. And that's just the start of it.
* [[Regenerating Health]]: Parodied: Duke's "health" bar is an ''ego'' bar, like it was in ''[[Duke Nukem Manhattan Project (Video Game)|Duke Nukem Manhattan Project]]''. He's not slowed down by piddling little bullets and lasers, but it does hurt his morale, which is why doing manly things like getting drunk, pissing, watching strippers, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|or drinking from a water fountain]] gives the bar a permanent increase.
* [[Regenerating Health]]: Parodied: Duke's "health" bar is an ''ego'' bar, like it was in ''[[Duke Nukem Manhattan Project]]''. He's not slowed down by piddling little bullets and lasers, but it does hurt his morale, which is why doing manly things like getting drunk, pissing, watching strippers, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|or drinking from a water fountain]] gives the bar a permanent increase.
** Taking the above into account and with a bit of [[Fridge Logic]] too, the Strip Club level makes PERFECT sense. {{spoiler|How else would Duke survive the injuries he picked up from the Triple Boob Monster, not even having any broken bones, unless he gets himself a huge dose of Ego from his own dream sequence?}}
** Taking the above into account and with a bit of [[Fridge Logic]] too, the Strip Club level makes PERFECT sense. {{spoiler|How else would Duke survive the injuries he picked up from the Triple Boob Monster, not even having any broken bones, unless he gets himself a huge dose of Ego from his own dream sequence?}}
* [[Redshirt Army]]: The EDF troops mostly exist to witness Duke being awesome, and die because they're not as awesome. Duke even lampshades this when going into the Hive, and finding the corpses of the advance team that was supposed to meet him.
* [[Redshirt Army]]: The EDF troops mostly exist to witness Duke being awesome, and die because they're not as awesome. Duke even lampshades this when going into the Hive, and finding the corpses of the advance team that was supposed to meet him.
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** Lampshaded even further when an EDF commander sends a rookie with you and even says "Try not to let him get his ass killed." Of course he immediately goes running into a hail of bullets at the first opportunity, a reference to [[Leeroy Jenkins|his name]] and also probably a joke about terrible team AI in FPS games.
** Lampshaded even further when an EDF commander sends a rookie with you and even says "Try not to let him get his ass killed." Of course he immediately goes running into a hail of bullets at the first opportunity, a reference to [[Leeroy Jenkins|his name]] and also probably a joke about terrible team AI in FPS games.
* [[Retcon]]: In one level, you visit a museum containing artifacts from Duke's previous games, including screenshots from them. One is from the opening from the first game, where Duke says he'll kick Proton's ass and still have time to watch Oprah. The text has been changed from "Oprah" to "Lenoman", a talk show host that briefly appears in the game. Strangely, Duke's salmon shirt still remains.
* [[Retcon]]: In one level, you visit a museum containing artifacts from Duke's previous games, including screenshots from them. One is from the opening from the first game, where Duke says he'll kick Proton's ass and still have time to watch Oprah. The text has been changed from "Oprah" to "Lenoman", a talk show host that briefly appears in the game. Strangely, Duke's salmon shirt still remains.
* "[[Ride of the Valkyries (Music)|Ride of the Valkyries]]": During the opening segment of the Mighty Foot level. Intermixed with the title theme, slowly creeping from orchestral into heavy metal as the level goes on. AWESOME.
* "[[Ride of the Valkyries]]": During the opening segment of the Mighty Foot level. Intermixed with the title theme, slowly creeping from orchestral into heavy metal as the level goes on. AWESOME.
* [[Self-Deprecation]]: Duke has several lines mocking the long delay.
* [[Self-Deprecation]]: Duke has several lines mocking the long delay.
* [[Sequel Snark]]: Duke meets a dying character and merrily quips that he won't be in the sequel. "The Doctor Who Cloned Me" reveals that {{spoiler|he was wrong}}.
* [[Sequel Snark]]: Duke meets a dying character and merrily quips that he won't be in the sequel. "The Doctor Who Cloned Me" reveals that {{spoiler|he was wrong}}.
* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]: Unless you're fighting a major boss (which are only harmed by explosives), the game's shotgun is generally the most useful weapon in the game.
* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]: Unless you're fighting a major boss (which are only harmed by explosives), the game's shotgun is generally the most useful weapon in the game.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Check [[Duke Nukem (Video Game)/Shout Out|the page]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Check [[Duke Nukem/Shout Out|the page]].
* [[Shrink Ray]]: As part of Duke's arsenal.
* [[Shrink Ray]]: As part of Duke's arsenal.
* [[Step Three: Profit]]: Invoked during a conversation between two EDF soldiers.
* [[Step Three: Profit]]: Invoked during a conversation between two EDF soldiers.
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** The talking pink car Shrunk!Duke drives in the ''Meat Grinder'' chapter of ''The Doctor who Cloned Me'' intermittently spews inane phrases that are reminiscent of a talking version of a [[Barbie|certain doll]] back in the 80s (although Gearbox also threw in a few exaggerated lines). Duke's response to those lines pretty much sums up how many people felt about the phrases.
** The talking pink car Shrunk!Duke drives in the ''Meat Grinder'' chapter of ''The Doctor who Cloned Me'' intermittently spews inane phrases that are reminiscent of a talking version of a [[Barbie|certain doll]] back in the 80s (although Gearbox also threw in a few exaggerated lines). Duke's response to those lines pretty much sums up how many people felt about the phrases.
{{quote| ''"Shut. The Fuck. Up!"''}}
{{quote| ''"Shut. The Fuck. Up!"''}}
** "That's one [[Dead Space (Franchise)|dead space]] marine!"
** "That's one [[Dead Space (series)|dead space]] marine!"
* [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: Duke might be the most exaggerated example of stereotypical manliness in video game history.
* [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: Duke might be the most exaggerated example of stereotypical manliness in video game history.
* [[The Stinger]]: The "{{spoiler|Press Conference}}" level.
* [[The Stinger]]: The "{{spoiler|Press Conference}}" level.
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