But it was DUKE NUKEM that froze them.
ALLEY CAT. BLACKTHORNE. COMMANDER KEEN. DUKE NUKEM. EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. F-19 STEALTH FIGHTER. GORILLAS.BAS. HERETIC. INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE.
> YES
He pressed Y .
Leo’s hand hovered over the keyboard.
> J. HE COLLECTED US. 0 TO J. FROM 1990 TO 2015. HE SAID WE WOULD LIVE FOREVER.
“Nobody steals our chicks… and lives.” DOS Games Collection 2015 - Part 1-3 -0 to J-
He typed:
“Don’t open it,” Maya said.
The screen went black. For a long moment, nothing. Then a single line of text appeared: But it was DUKE NUKEM that froze them
“Yeah, but look.” Leo ran ALLEY CAT . A blue cat appeared on screen, jumping between windows, dodging broom-wielding old ladies. The PC speaker beeped a tune.
A pause. Then:
The CD drive spun faster. The monitor flickered. Then the menu returned, but the folder structure had changed. A new entry sat at the top, above 0 : COMMANDER KEEN
On screen, Duke stood in a crumbling Hollywood set, aliens warping through walls. The sound card crackled, then played a low, distorted voice: