So ... huh? After sitting through the above four minutes of explosions, nuclear symbols and flashing lights, we have learned nothing about the upcoming Duke Nukem Trilogy for the DS. Quite frankly, this isnt the kind of trailer you want to show at E3, when countless other videos opt to show gameplay footage and new details. Also, four minutes long? Sure, there's a bit of metal rocking out there, but wouldn't we rather watch a music video instead of the words Critical Mass and Proving Grounds blasting all over the screen? You bet.
The rest of the Fanboy team thinks this irritable blogger is missing the joke of the (clearly satirical) trailer. They are probably right.
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7-17-2008 @ 11:29AM
toneynola22 said...
I will never get back those 4 min again ;-(
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7-17-2008 @ 11:35AM
gb said...
All people involved with the making and approval of this "trailer" for public release should be flogged. It looks like someone (under the age of 14) had 4 images and needed to make a 4 minute trailer on the plane to e3.
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7-17-2008 @ 11:35AM
Tyrran said...
I laughed pretty damn hard, actually. I don't even care if this game also takes over a decade to make, it was worth it for this very clever nod to their own "work in progress." Well played.
And yea, rockin' metal.
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7-17-2008 @ 11:38AM
eugaet said...
Easily the best trailer of E3...no, wait...EVAR.
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7-17-2008 @ 12:13PM
TotalBiscuit said...
Yeah, I think you are missing the point. This is clearly a piss-take trailer. Note the music, it's the Duke Nukem Jam by vertexguy. It's a fan production. Here's the original version - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-y0MdPXslo&e
Sounds to me like they're just messing you guys about and seeing what kind of reaction they can get out of you. It worked :>
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7-19-2008 @ 2:33AM
Bslashingu said...
It's not the Duke Nukem Jam from Vertexguy, it's the theme made by Megadeth.
7-19-2008 @ 11:29AM
TotalBiscuit said...
Sorry but you're wrong. This is Grabbag, the track by Megadeth - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxcbr3PJ76E&feature=related
As you can clearly hear, this is not the same track. Listen to the video I linked in the first place, which you obviously haven't. It's obviously the Vertexguy interpretation of Grabbag.
7-17-2008 @ 12:36PM
Phantom said...
Makes you wonder if they're actually doing anything to make the game . They probably spent the last 10 years not really doing anything , but convincing their bosses to pay them .
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7-17-2008 @ 12:42PM
Chintz said...
Please don't put spaces before periods.
7-17-2008 @ 12:42PM
Lucas said...
hahahaha
Hilarious...
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7-17-2008 @ 1:20PM
psyborg said...
Yea its tongue & cheek and its hillarious. This trailer pretty much saved E3 for me.
Its shocking that people actually think its meant to be taken seriously, but then again some people hate the idea of an 8bit Megaman so what are ya gonna do.
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7-17-2008 @ 1:23PM
psyborg said...
and please change this entry title from "awful awful Duke Nukem trailer" to "Best Trailer of All Time"
thx
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7-17-2008 @ 3:05PM
xjl said...
It was worth it for the music. It kicked ASS.
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7-17-2008 @ 5:34PM
shinneri said...
It's like that Over 9000 video but far, far, far less interesting. I mean, the thing is a port of old games.... even if it's not from the DS version they had PLENTY of gameplay footage they could have used...
I liked the part where the Duke Nukem logo just wiggled for like 10 seconds while smoke came out of...something.
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