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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on January 8, 2022December 14, 2022

Duke Nukem Forever Atari 2600

I’ve written about Duke Nukem a bunch, but one thing I never did was something I did ages ago – made a functional prototype of Duke Nukem Forever for the Atari 2600.   It was an April fool’s joke I released on the 3D Realms site back in 2003.   The page I released for […]

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on November 2, 2020February 23, 2023

My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part VIII

This is Part 8 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series.  When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long.  This segment covers from 2015 until the article was originally published in late 2020. 2015 also had […]

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on November 2, 2020January 28, 2023

My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part VII

This is Part 7 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series.  When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long.  This segment covers 2011-2014. Duke Nukem Critical Mass Release Date: 8 Apr 2011 This is a game […]

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on November 2, 2020January 28, 2023

My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part VI

This is Part 6 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series.  When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long.  This segment covers 2006-2010, and the downfall of “my” version of the company. 2006 – Once again, […]

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on November 2, 2020January 28, 2023

My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part V

This is Part 4 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series.  When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long.  This segment covers 1998-2005. 1998 was the first of the really slow years.  We had just a […]

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on November 2, 2020January 28, 2023

My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part IV

This is Part 4 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series.  When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long.  This segment covers 1995-1997. 1995 was a historic year, was the first game released under the 3D […]

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on November 2, 2020January 28, 2023

My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part III

This is Part 2 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series.  When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long.  This segment covers 1992-1994 1992 is the year when Apogee exploded with the release of an industry […]

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on November 2, 2020January 28, 2023

My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part I

Those who know me (and have read my blog over the years) know that I spent quite some time working for Scott Miller & George Broussard of Apogee Software (later 3D Realms).  Was probably the single most fun job I’ve ever had in my life, and to this day, I still wish the old team […]

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on November 21, 2014December 14, 2022

“Game Over” Atari 2600/E.T. Documentary

I just got done watching the documentary from Microsoft called “Game Over”, which is the story of the Atari 2600 and the E.T. cartridge being buried in a landfill in New Mexico.  Wanted to write about it a bit, because several parts were pretty powerful for me.

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on August 5, 2009December 14, 2022

My Xbox 360 Died Part III

If you’ve followed my blog at all, you may remember that my second Xbox 360 died in March of 2008. I talked about it here. This after my original 360 died back in Feb of 2007. Well, my third unit has now died, too. I posted about it on a private forum I belong to […]

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

Enlightenment

(1 Mar – 9 Mar 1983) – Series 20, Story 5 (Serial 6H)

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on February 20, 2023February 20, 2023

Terminus

(15 Feb – 23 Feb 1983) – Series 20, Story 4 (Serial 6G)

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on February 16, 2023February 16, 2023

Mawdryn Undead

(1 Feb – 9 Feb 1983) – Series 20, Story 3 (Serial 6F)

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on February 12, 2023February 12, 2023

Snakedance

(18 Jan – 26 Jan 1983) – Series 20, Story 2 (Serial 6D)

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Arc of Infinity

(3 Jan – 12 Jan 1983) – Series 20, Story 1 (Serial 6E)

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on February 4, 2023February 5, 2023

Time-Flight

(22 Mar – 30 Mar 1982) – Series 19, Story 7 (Serial 6C)

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

Earthshock

(8 Mar – 16 Mar 1982) – Series 19, Story 6 (Serial 6B)

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Black Orchid

(1 Mar – 2 Mar 1982) – Series 19, Story 5 (Serial 6A)

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

The Visitation

(15 Feb – 23 Feb 1982) – Series 19, Story 4 (Serial 5X)

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  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on January 21, 2023January 21, 2023

Kinda

(1 Feb – 9 Feb 1982) – Series 19, Story 3 (Serial 5Y)

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on July 7, 2003December 14, 2022
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I went to see Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines over the weekend. I, like most folks hold Terminator 2: Judgement Day up as one of the greatest action movies ever. That still holds up today, as I watched T2 the night before going to see T3. T2 is still great. I was surprised at […]

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Austin Gaming Expo 2003

  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on July 28, 2003December 14, 2022
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Over the weekend, my brother and I attended the Austin Gaming Expo which took place in Round Rock, Texas. Most of it was related to classic gaming, with a big emphasis on the Atari 2600, but there was more modern stuff there (in fact, there were two seperate Halo tournaments going on). It was nice […]

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Kira is 3!

  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on July 31, 2003December 14, 2022
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One of my two Tonkinese cats just had a birthday yesterday. Kira Nerys Siegler turned 3 yesterday. She was the first of our two Tonkinese cats, and is a wonderful cat. She’s a great lap cat, a cat who loves to climb up on you and sit on your chest if you’re in the right […]

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