duke3d-shareware   5-21-2026   8F/ 40.9M  (c) RTCM Corvin

Shareware versions of Duke3D - Released by their Authors or Distributors.

All Duke3d 3DR installers done by Joe Siegler

 

 
Filename and author Size (kb) Description
SHAREWARE
Duke Nukem 3D BETA
v1-3-95
Duke Team / 3DRealms		 3,928 lameduke.zip
Duke Nukem 3D BETA v1.3.95  12/30/94
About 13 months prior to the release of shareware version v1.0

Uses an external DOS4GW v1.95 and uses Ken Silverman's BUILD Setup program instead of the 3DR setup program. Useful if you don't have that program and need it to setup BUILD.

 

 
Duke3D v0.99 beta
3DRealms		 4.6M Beta Compiled: January 4, 1996

This beta was leaked from a magazine previewer named Jim. You can see a message from George in the included text file. After this version was leaked, it is safe to say 3D Realms hasn't been sending out beta versions of games to magazines. There are some minor differences in this version, such as the message that rises up on the building in the 2nd level is different

 

 
Duke3D v1.0 Shareware
3DRealms		 5.21M duke3D1.0.zip  Floppy Disk Release.
The installer runtime error has been fixed. -Corv

 

 
Duke3D v1.1 Shareware
3DRealms		 5.19M  

 

 
Duke3D v1.1+ Shareware
3DRealms		 5.02M Single Level Promo; This version sits somewhere between v1.1 shareware and the unreleased v1.2

FROM (exclusively):
Computer Gaming World Issue #142 May 1996 CD

Only the first level, Hollywood Holocaust is playable in this demo.
The demo contains a few segments of code that are completely unique to this version of the game:
— The Overlord has a secondary hitscan attack, corresponding to the machine gun in its crotch from pre-release screenshots.
— The Devastator is referred to as the "Cycloid," likely in reference to the fact that it resembles the weapon wielded by the Cycloid Emperor.

 

 
Duke3D v1.3 Shareware (newer installer)
3DRealms		 5.71M duke3d1.3D.exe (5,989,558 bytes)

 

 
Duke3D v1.3 Shareware (old installer)
3DRealms		 5.64M 3dduke13.zip (5,924,374 bytes)
For some reason 3DR changed too their older version installer archive in 2012.

 

 
Duke3D v1.3 Shareware (older installer)
3DRealms		 5.63M Floppy Disk Release. May 24 1996.

FROM:
Computer Shopper UK Issue #104 October 1996 CD