History ShoutOut / DukeNukem

* The "Balls Of Steel" [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition edition]] and the achievement of the same name might be references to [[BallsOfSteel an old 3D Realms pinball]], and a ShoutOut to a line that quickly became memetic due to a harassment video.

* The "Balls Of Steel" [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition edition]] might be a reference to an old 3D Realms pinball, and a ShoutOut to a line that quickly became memetic due to a harassment video.

* [=E3L4=], "L.A. Rumble", has a building that crumbles due to an earthquake looks exactly like the building where id Software's offices are in. While the building crumbles Duke will state "[[Game/{{Quake}} I ain't afraid of no Quake!]]"

* The Railgun in the First Access Demo looks and sound suspiciously like the {{Quake3}} railgun.

** At one point, Duke comes across a badly mutilated corpse dangling from the ceiling. Said body is that of [[EscapeFromLA Snake Plissken]]. If the player takes a closer look at it:
--> ''"Huh. Guess he didn't escape from L.A."''

* The title theme for the expansion pack is based on the {{HawaiiFive-O}} theme.

* L3, "Nuked Files", is based on the FBI Offices. The name is a riff on TheX-Files.

* L7, "Dread October", is referencing HuntForTheRedOctober.

* The title theme for the expansion pack is based on the HawaiiFive-O theme.

* L7, "Dread October", is referencing TheHuntForTheRedOctober.

* [=E4L5=], "Pigsty", contains several desk name-blocks which reference a number of characters in law enforcement.

* [=E3L1=], "Raw Meat", starts with Duke sprouting the infamous ChewBubblegum line.

** There's TV footage parodying the OJ Simpson car chase.

** The level is based on EscapeFromNewYork.

** The poster in one of the cells covering a tunnel to the outside is a reference to {{TheShawshankRedemption}}.

* The SecretBoss Wozma seems to be a reference to [[FinalFantasyIX Ozma]].

* In the "Mercury Mines" level of ''Duke Nukem 1'', Dr. Proton issues a taunt via a monitor: "Why bother Duke? Not even CommanderKeen cound survive the perils of my Mercury Mines!" [[hottip:*:The Duke Nukem 1 engine is very similar to the Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons engine, as evidenced by playing both for at least half an hour each, and probably explains why the credits for Duke Nukem 1 include Tom Hall.]]

* [=E3L8=], "Hotel Hell", has a secret area where IndianaJones is speared.

* At one point, in ''Duke Nukem 64'', Duke comes across a badly mutilated corpse dangling from the ceiling. If the player takes a closer look at it, Duke mutters, "Huh. Guess he ''didn't'' [[EscapeFromLA escape from L.A.]]".
* The game came out during the OJ Simpson trial, and there's a billboard reading "Innocent?" and three reading "Guilty!" scattered around the level.

* [=ElL1=], "Hollywood Holocaust":

** 867 5309 written on the wall in the cinema restroom

* Duke's "Groovy" is a reference to [[EvilDead Ash]].

* Most of Duke's quotes are taken from movies such as ''{{Army of Darkness}}'' and ''TheyLive''. [[WeirdAlEffect In some circles, Duke is arguably more famous for the "chew bubblegum" line than]] ''TheyLive''.
* The level "Hollywood Holocaust" is based on EscapeFromNewYork.
* In the third level, "Death Row", you can find the dead body of the {{Doom}} space marine, to which Duke will exclaim "That's one doomed space marine."
* In the level "The Abyss", there's a hanging monk in a ceiling which looks like a [[RiseOfTheTriad Deathfire Monk]].
* In the level "L.A. Rumble", a building that crumbles due to an earthquake looks exactly like the building where id Software's offices are in. While the building crumbles Duke will state "[[Game/{{Quake}} I ain't afraid of no Quake!]]"
* At one point Duke comes across a badly mutilated corpse dangling from the ceiling. If the player takes a closer look at it, Duke mutters, "Huh. Guess he ''didn't'' [[EscapeFromLA escape from L.A.]]".
* In the level "Hotel Hell", there's a secret area where IndianaJones is speared.
--> ''"We meet again, Dr. Jones."''
* Several references to the StarTrek series:
** "Warp Factor" has two hidden secrets. After revealing both, the player can visit the bridge of the Enterprise, NCC-1701D, as well as Picard's "Ready Room".
** The level "Tiberius Station" was named after Kirk.
* In the level "Lunar Reactor", there's a secret where [[StarWars Luke]] is hung upside down from a cave.

* Near the end of "Dark Side", the player will find a black obelisk. The obelisk is a reference to ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.
* Two references in the secret level "Freeway":
** At some point, the player will be in a building with [[ConveyorBeltOfDoom conveyors]]. Following them deeper into the building will lead them to an RPG and a dead robot in a similar squasher can be seen. This is a reference to the original Terminator movie.

* The blimp in E3L11 advertises for [[TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]]'s beer.
* The game came out during the OJ Simpson trial, and there's a billboard reading "Innocent?" and three reading "Guilty!".
* In "[[ExpansionPack Plutonium Pak]]" and the [[UpdatedRerelease Atomic Edition]] of the game, there's a new episode which surpasses all the original levels in amount of references, such as [=E4L1=], "It's Impossible". (Where even the background music is a ShoutOut to MissionImpossible)

* Most of Duke's quotes are taken from movies such as ''{{Army of Darkness}}'' and ''TheyLive''. [[WeirdAlEffect In some circles, Duke is arguably more famous for the "chew bubblegum" line than]] ''TheyLive''.