The greatest chronicle of English culture is a Duke Nukem 3D level
rockpapershotgun.comThe Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The diary of Samuel Pepys. The movie Mary Poppins. For years, people have sought to understand English culture and history by consulting such artifacts. When future generations wish to understand what England was like in the early 21st century, they'll simply need to play a Duke Nukem 3D level. Since June 2021, Dan Douglas has been making a DN3D level which captures facets of the real England: town centres, Wetherspoons, Greggs, a sausage roll nativity, Michael Gove dancing, lads, absolute madmen, life under Covid, performative patriotism, the Brexit bus, and so much more. It's astonishing.
Douglas started out simple, recreating the office where health secretary Matt Hancock broke Covid restrictions while cheating on his wife. From there, he has recreated more and more aspects and events of English culture, scattering across them one big level now known as Duke Smoochem 3D. He has a great eye for the mundanities as well as the bits which feel surreal even if you witnessed at the time. He's made a Greggs complete with a version of the controversial sauage roll nativity, for one.
recreated Greggs' controversial "sausage roll nativity", in Duke Nukem 3D pic.twitter.com/JscDZ0AvqP
He's recreated Conversative minister Michael Gove's alleged dance-off and rap battle with BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg.
Laura Kuenssberg partying with Michael Gove, in Duke Nukem 3D pic.twitter.com/czBuIBDyA0
He's... I'm just going to drop bits and pieces in here. I cannot imagine what any of this means to people who don't know England.
going for the ultimate gathering of the lads. please send more iconic lads my way pic.twitter.com/91mW0yvC7z
Theresa May's racist van is in pic.twitter.com/Gv66VOesUX
the Gipsy Hill cat
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