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Summary

Duke Nukem on Game Boy Color delivers a tight, old‑school platform experience that feels right at home on a handheld. You can walk, shoot, jump, climb ladders, hang from ledges, crawl, and even hop into a tiny tank or a space‑ship for short bursts of vehicular action. The levels toss you between a Zorgonite star‑ship, a lunar surface, a neon‑lit Los Angeles, and a few other quirky locales, each packed with hazards and enemies to dodge.

Weaponry is surprisingly varied for a GBC title: the default gun, a wall‑piercing flamethrower that can launch you skyward, a laser that cuts through anything, and a rocket launcher for big‑boom moments. Power‑ups include rapid fire, a cloaking device that makes you temporarily invincible, health packs, keycards for force‑field doors, and score‑boosting bonuses for clearing hidden objectives.

Allgame gave the handheld version a solid 4‑out‑of‑5 stars, noting that the game captures the classic Duke Nukem feel while squeezing a lot of action into the portable format.

Storyline

In the 1998 Game Boy Color title Duke Nukem (often called Duke Nukem GBC), an alien race known as the Rigelatins plot to enslave Earth. They abduct Duke during his appearance on *The Oprah Winfrey Show* in Neo LA – renamed Nerola City for the handheld version – with the intention of harvesting his brain to power a super‑intelligent AI. After breaking out of his prison cell, Duke battles the invaders across the planet’s surface and deep underground corridors. He ultimately blows up the Rigelatins’ energy reactor and then takes down their massive mothership. With a stolen fighter jet, Duke rockets back to Earth, leaving the alien threat in ruins.