| 1998 |
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Duke.zip |
Description: The first Duke Nukem Forever video ever released, it shows what was done of the game with the Quake 2 engine. Shortly after, 3DRealms announced that they would switch to the Unreal engine.
NOTE: The version you can download by clicking on the picture or the link on the left is the high quality video from DOS V/Power Report. The standard copy that has been around since 1998 is archived here for historical purposes.
Format: MPG
Size: 109994 KB |
E3_1998_DNF_French.zip |
Description: Part of a French coverdisk video showing off the highlights of E3 1998, this video shows scenes from the Quake2 incarnation of Duke Nukem Forever with clips that are not present in the official 1998 E3 video, at a higher resolution and frame rate.
Format: AVI (XviD)
Size: 7832 KB |
News_Clipped.zip |
Description: Alternative edit of the French video with a different voiceover and slightly different scenes.
Format: MP4
Size: 7672 KB |
| 2001 |
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dnf2001_hiq.zip |
Description: This video was at the center of the mediatic event of E3 2001. It showed the next incarnation of Duke Nukem Forever, based on the Unreal engine, and it caused a wave of hype that never really ended until the game was released.
Format: EXE (Bink video embedded with the player)
Size: 43882 KB |
hPYlKWW.zip |
Description: Released on December 26, 2019, this video shows a sequence from the E3 2001 build of Duke Nukem Forever, where Duke is "ghosting" around a turret on the roof of the Lady Killer.
Format: MP4
Size: 3672 KB |
5ytXsgx.zip |
Description: Released on December 26, 2019, this video shows a similar sequence, where Duke stops "ghosting" around and falls to his death.
Format: MP4
Size: 951 KB |
YBHfdos1cUnCA8PJ.zip |
Description: Released on December 27, 2019. Duke runs around the rooftop of the Lady Killer shooting infected EDF soldiers.
Format: MP4
Size: 1207 KB |
A3xIdg21FP9cxd7i.zip |
Description: Released on December 27, 2019. Duke interacts with an ezVend machine.
Format: MP4
Size: 624 KB |
uecPXF8EsQln3f83.zip |
Description: Released on December 27, 2019. Duke swims in a fountain outside the Lady Killer.
Format: MP4
Size: 1470 KB |
42xzAhFqvANQ8jL5.zip |
Description: Released on December 27, 2019. Duke is again on the rooftop of the Lady Killer where he shoots infected EDF soldiers.
Format: MP4
Size: 446 KB |
Sqttin.zip |
Description: Released on May 9, 2022. Duke is in the Slick Willy strip club, which is on fire, shooting infected EDF soldiers and a robot turret.
Format: MP4
Size: 71831 KB |
hpuwsn.zip |
Description: Released on May 9, 2022. Duke rides his motorbike in a tunnel and down the highway.
Format: MP4
Size: 34056 KB |
q4w9iu.zip |
Description: Released on May 9, 2022. Duke demonstrates his guns in front of the EDF Nevada Facility.
Format: MP4
Size: 71607 KB |
| 2003 |
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DNF_2003.zip |
Description: Released by Gearbox along with Duke Nukem Forever to show what the game looked like in 2003, after a restart to implement "next-gen" features like dynamic shadows and specular maps.
Format: AVI (XviD)
Size: 86657 KB |
| 2006 |
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DNF_2006.zip |
Description: Released by Gearbox along with Duke Nukem Forever to show what the game looked like in 2006, before 3DRealms decided to restart the development one last time.
Format: AVI (XviD)
Size: 89963 KB |
batlordseq.zip |
Description: Released by Joe Jing in 2023 to show what the Battlelord looked like before the 2006 restart.
Format: MP4
Size: 4134 KB |
bosshoggameseq.zip |
Description: Released by Joe Jing in 2023 to show the Boss Hog enemy that was scrapped with the 2006 restart.
Format: MP4
Size: 7654 KB |
pigcopgameseq.zip |
Description: Released by Joe Jing in 2023 to show the various types of pigcops. These survived the 2006 restart and can still be seen in the final game.
Format: MP4
Size: 5422 KB |
enforcershieldtransform03.zip |
Description: Released by Joe Jing in 2023 to show the transformation of the enforcer's shield.
Format: MP4
Size: 133 KB |
| 2007 |
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DNF_Teaser_720p_HD.zip |
Description: Released by 3DRealms at the end of 2007, to restart the hype after a mediatic silence of several years.
Format: WMV
Size: 40709 KB |
Xmas_2007.zip |
Description: A variation of the previous video, this contains a different one-liner at the end. It was released by Gearbox along with Duke Nukem Forever.
Format: AVI (XviD)
Size: 25016 KB |
| 2008 |
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dnf_jacehallshow_hd.zip |
Description: Footage of Duke Nukem Forever from the Jace Hall Show. Most of it, like the weapon wheel and and a fight against the Energy Leech above water, did not survive the "Cutting is shipping" policy implemented by George Broussard in 2009.
Format: AVI (XviD)
Size: 17862 KB |
| 2009 |
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demo_reel_web.zip |
Description: Released by Bryan Brewer for his portfolio, few days after being fired from 3DRealms. This video contains footage from what would be the final attempt to develop Duke Nukem Forever, the Megadeth cover of Grabbag and audio samples from Duke Nukem 3D and Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project. Here, the initial fight against the Cycloid Emperor happens in the daytime and the fight against the Battlelord happens at night, while in the game it is the other way around.
Format: MOV
Size: 17489 KB |
JamesHouska_-_Duke_Nukem_Forever.zip |
Description: Released by James Houska for his portfolio, few days after being fired from 3DRealms.
Format: WMV
Size: 5879 KB |
Jay_Brushwood_-_DemoReel_2009.zip |
Description: Released by Jay Brushwood for his portfolio, few days after being fired from 3DRealms. This video contains footage from the last iteration of Duke Nukem Forever, including parts that did not survive "Cutting is shipping", like Duke falling on the roof of a shack in the desert.
Format: MP4
Size: 31280 KB |
jace1_all.zip |
Description: More Duke Nukem Forever footage from the Jace Hall Show.
Format: AVI (XviD)
Size: 71229 KB |
DNF_Trailer_2009.zip |
Description: Released by another developer, this video was originally without audio. This version features Brandon Blume's Grabbag Megamix, stock sound effects and a Duke Nukem impersonation by Nukemdave.
Format: AVI (XviD)
Size: 61535 KB |
TriptychTrailer.zip |
Description: Released by Gearbox along with Duke Nukem Forever, this is a trailer made by Triptych in November 2009, when work on the singleplayer campaign was finished.
Format: AVI (XviD)
Size: 54557 KB |
| 2010 |
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jeron.zip |
Description: Part of a video that was released by Jeron Moore for his portfolio. The original video showed clips from many games he worked on; this only shows the Duke Nukem Forever clips.
Format: WMV
Size: 3005 KB |
DNF_editor.zip |
Description: A recording of a recording. It shows few seconds of level editing, with a pigcop model, a Holsom Twin and an event trigger.
Format: AVI
Size: 1046 KB |
Duke_Nukem_Forever - Live_Demo.zip |
Description: Live demo of Duke Nukem Forever at the Firstlook gaming convention in Amsterdam.
Format: AVI (XviD)
Size: 32361 KB |
| 2011 |
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Duke_Nukem_Forever_-_Reveal_Trailer.zip |
Description: The first official trailer released by Gearbox. This reuses some scenes from the 2009 Triptych trailer, but replaces the 3DRealms Duke Nukem model with the one used in the final game.
Format: MP4
Size: 14160 KB |
DNF-on-Jace-Hall-Show.zip |
Description: Two people hamming it up while playing a build of DNF that included the level editor, on Jace Hall Show.
Format: MP4
Size: 6199 KB |
Interactive-Achievement-Awards-2011-DNF.zip |
Description: The introduction to the 2011 Interactive Achievement Awards, where Duke Nukem interacts with Claptrap.
Format: MP4
Size: 13168 KB |
Preview_by_IGN_2011.zip |
Description: A preview of DNF by IGN that contrasts it with other shooters like Call Of Duty and Halo.
Format: MP4
Size: 9723 KB |
t_dukenf_comegs_n0d-hd.zip |
Description: The second trailer by Gearbox.
Format: WMV
Size: 47527 KB |
Duke_Nukem_Forever_-_Shrinkage.zip |
Description: A trailer by Gearbox showing game action when Duke Nukem is shrunk.
Format: MP4
Size: 5094 KB |
Duke_Nukem_Forever_-_Feces!.zip |
Description: A trailer by Gearbox showing interaction with a particular item found in the game world.
Format: MP4
Size: 5648 KB |
The_Babes_of_DNF.zip |
Description: A trailer by Gearbox showing babes from the singleplayer campaign and from the My Digs area.
Format: MP4
Size: 4195 KB |
Duke_Nukem_Forever_-_PAX_East_11.zip |
Description: Game action scenes, shown at PAX East 2011.
Format: MP4
Size: 6541 KB |
The_Jetpack_Dilemma.zip |
Description: A trailer by Gearbox showing a scripted flying scene that exists due to the lack of a jetpack in singleplayer.
Format: MP4
Size: 3346 KB |
TDWCM_-_DLC_Trailer.zip |
Description: The final Duke Nukem Forever video ever released, this is a trailer for the singleplayer DLC The Doctor Who Cloned Me, where Duke fights Doctor Proton in Area 51.
Format: MP4
Size: 6405 KB |
