An excellent classic - I remember many hours spent playing this as a much younger man after finding the demo on the Duke3D CDROM.

But, back then I also didn't have a joystick. Or when I did, there were always issues with game ports and IRQs and extended memory and whatnot typical of DOS gaming back in the day.

Basically, I've been waiting ~25 years to play it maxed out and properly with a joystick.

Steam release has some issues though - instead of using the actual Doxbox joystick emulation, they just bound axes to keyboard keys meaning that you effectively had a digital joystick instead of an analog one.

Looks like they couldn't figure out how to properly change a single variable in the conf regarding joysticks and gave up.

Once you fix that and get rid of their ridiculous binds, it plays like it should and it's an absolute blast from the past.

Highly recommended if you're willing to spend a few minutes fixing the configuration to enjoy it at it's best.

Kickin' soundtrack too. One of the absolute best of the era.

An excellent classic - I remember many hours spent playing this as a much younger man after finding the demo on the Duke3D CDROM. But, back then I also didn't have a joystick. Or when I did, there were always issues with game ports and IRQs and extended memory and whatnot typical of DOS gaming back in the day. Basically, I've been waiting ~25 years to play it maxed out and properly with a joystick. Steam release has some issues though - instead of using the actual Doxbox joystick emulation, they just bound axes to keyboard keys meaning that you effectively had a digital joystick instead of an analog one. Looks like they couldn't figure out how to properly change a single variable in the conf regarding joysticks and gave up. Once you fix that and get rid of their ridiculous binds, it plays like it should and it's an absolute blast from the past. Highly recommended if you're willing to spend a few minutes fixing the configuration to enjoy it at it's best. Kickin' soundtrack too. One of the absolute best of the era.