Author: Aaron Barber
Released: 30th September 1996
Rating: 82
Review by Kim Robinson on 2nd August 2007
An old level dredged up from the greasy depths of my hard drive, Dark Gate is a huge, violent adventure through a plethora of different settings, though there's a bit of a hi-tech/medieval theme through-out. The level itself is nothing to shout about at times, some areas are just plain sloppy and these parts let down the nicely designed areas. Texture use is reasonable, the red brick walled room is drab and awful, though there's some good aesthetics in the castle. Gameplay is one of the main redeeming features of this level - you've got to venture through cross-dimensional doorways in order to find keys, extinguish the baddies and find an exit. Simple enough, but it's fun.
Gameplay Type: SP
Requires:
Duke Nukem 3D v1.3d
Filesize: 93.36 KB
Download: Dark Gate (430)
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Mapping template:
HEXHOUSE.MAP BY AARON BARBER, 9/28/96
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Title : Dark Gate
Filename : Darkgate.map
Author : Aaron Barber
Email Address : abarber[at]ucla.edu or barber[at]seas.ucla.edu
HomePage : www.seas.ucla.edu/~barber
: www.seas.ucla.edu/~barber/duke.html
Description:
This level is a large single player level. WARNING: This map is
very large and was constructed on a Pentium 166 w/ 32MB. This map runs very
smooth on my machine, and I haven't tested it on anything less than a P150, so
it may get a bit jerky(where I have imbedded a lot of sprites) on slower machines.
story:
After Duke blasts his way out of the Hexhouse(my first level), he
wanders past the thick redwood forest, and finds his entry to Dark Gate. This is a
land full of illusion. The aliens have the power to create strange worlds and
dimensions that Duke must conquer. Each key gained will allow Duke to enter a
new dimension of the Dark Gate Palace. Careful Duke, or they'll get you again!
There gonna fry your ass!!
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* Play Information *
Episode and level : This is my second level using Build.
Single Player : Yes, quite large with lots to explore!
Dukematch : Possibly, but you need to add Duke sprites.
Difficulty settings : No
New Sounds : No
New Graphics : No
New Music : No
* Construction *
Base : I built this level from scratch.
Editors used : BUILD
Know bugs : ?? let me know if you find any!
Time : This map took about 1 week to make.
* Copyright/Permissions *
Please distribute this map freely, but keep this text file with the map
at all times so people can find out updates, new levels,etc., and my hours
of making this map won't go unrecognized. Thanks!
* Where to find this level and others from me *
www.seas.ucla.edu/~barber/duke.html