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Guide Damn It! if it's deliberate, Sequence Breaking if it isn't?
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It's a 2D platformer, so it's definitely deliberate. I think Guide Dang It! is for the "main" path through a game, where there really is no way to proceed unless you work your way through the Moon Logic. In this case there is the regular, obvious path for Duke to take, destroying enemies, finding keycards, etc. But for experienced players (or those curious as to what's at the other end), there is a shortcut available, even if it piles on damage to those brave enough to take it. Due to the alternating stalagtites and stalagmites and the low ceiling, Duke will take damage going through it, it's just a question of how much based on his speed. See it in action here
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Guide Dang It! isn't specific to the main path at all.
"Guide Dang It is any part of a video game in which the correct action or set of actions is so difficult to figure out from the game's own clues that, effectively, the only way to know what to do (aside from spending countless hours of trying every remote possibility until something happens) is via a Strategy Guide or an online Walkthrough. "
I'd say finding the shortcut is a Guide Dang It!. It also sounds like Trial-and-Error Gameplay and may be a Violation of Common Sense
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The route itself could also be a form of Dungeon Bypass, in that you are brute forcing your way past an obstacle to save time.
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Couldn't find this one on the Duke Nukem I page. One level has a shortcut that is nonobvious because it's full of painful stalactites and stalagmites. Even at your fastest speed you'll lose about half your health getting from one end to the other. Since you can only see the small portion of level that's surrounding you at any given time, you don't know that it's even a shortcut; it's practically a leap of faith if you don't know what it is.
Edited by NateTheGreat