After 15 years in development hell, Duke Nukem Forever finally arrived — but not quite in the way fans had hoped. In this episode, we look back at one of gaming’s most infamous releases and unpack how a once-legendary franchise became a cautionary tale. From endless delays and shifting engines to jokes that didn’t age well, Duke Nukem Forever serves as a time capsule of 90s excess meeting 2010s expectations. We explore what went wrong, what (if anything) went right, and how Duke’s swagger couldn’t save him from his own legacy.
