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California Vintage Duke Nukum 5.25 disks

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Robairex

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Forgot about these vintage floppy disks stored away since likely the early 90's. I imagine these are pretty uncommon. I could not find any examples online. I could only determine these are version 2.0, Apogee briefly changed the name from Nukem to Nukum due to some copyright concerns. Appreciate any input about these disks or value.

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That's a great question. The disks are in great condition, and should all be readable. No doubt these are rare/uncommon, but I don't really have a basis for determining their value. That's my reason for posting here. I suppose you can make a reasonable offer, and we could go from there. Thanks.
 
MicroCoreLabs said:
pirated copies usually dont.. :)
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That is the style of disk and label that Apogee used in the early 90s. You sent payment, you got floppies. There was no fancy box.

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Personally I don't collect loose floppies, except to archive them if the files are not available elsewhere. So I have no idea on the value. But it seems everything Apogee gets crazy prices on ebay these days.
 
Sure, but then OP would already have an idea of the value.
 
Hi,

I'd like a copy of the PC disks ... I have plenty of 5-1/4 inch floppies.


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Plasma said:
Sure, but then OP would already have an idea of the value.
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Honestly, I'm the original owner. I bought these directly from Apogee in the 90's. I see lot's of vintage 5.25 software on Ebay, but no Duke Nukum. If anyone has a link to share about these disks being sold/auctioned, it would be much appreciated. I've sold my old Teac drive, and no longer have any of my old PCs/motherboards.
 
Was this game Shareware/Freeware? If so, I think individuals were allowed to make and sell disks legitimately. I doubt Apogee would distribute disks with labels like this.
 
It was shareware. There are dozens of different shareware disks because yes, anyone could distribute that version.

OP's disks are the registered version you would receive in the mail from Apogee after sending payment. You have to remember Apogee was tiny back then. This was before even Wolfenstein 3D.
 
Yes, I remember that. To be clear, OP is a brand new member so I am not vouching for him. Just stating these disks look exactly like the ones Apogee sent out.

That said, if OP was a scammer, he would probably not be asking cheap nerds to name their price either.
 
Seems to me that Apogee would not release any diskette without their official logo on it. Im sure their budget was large enough and marketing managed well enough to represent their product better than a laser printer label indistinguishable from any shareware disk duplicators...



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Looks like my posts are still awaiting moderator approval. In the meantime, I can assure y'all I'm not a scammer. More curious than anything else.
 
Did you read the post I linked? I think Scott Miller would know what his own disks looked like 😑
 
Robairex said:
Looks like my posts are still awaiting moderator approval. In the meantime, I can assure y'all I'm not a scammer. More curious than anything else.
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I see your posts now. My previous reply was to MicroCoreLabs.

Looks like a couple copies of the 3.5" disks recently sold for $17 and $36 on ebay. Less than I expected, to be honest. Maybe you will get more for the 5.25" version, maybe not. If you have the original envelope or invoice it would probably increase the value.
 
MicroCoreLabs said:
Seems to me that Apogee would not release any diskette without their official logo on it. Im sure their budget was large enough and marketing managed well enough to represent their product better than a laser printer label indistinguishable from any shareware disk duplicators...



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If you read through Scott's posts, you will find Duke Nukem was one of the first games for Apogee, and the logo came a little later. This is one of the first disks they would have sold of the game. Later ones might look different.
 
The basic label on an early game like this doesn't surprise me at all. I vividly remember smaller devs/publishers in the 1980s and early 1990s releasing their games in freakin Ziploc bags and a paper insert along with a disk or two. Anyone remember those huge 3½" disk bins of shareware? They usually were in PC repair shops or some mom & pop software store. Usually a buck or two per disk. Back when baud rates were slow enough in the BBS scene that $5 saved you hours of download wait times.
 
Thanks, everyone, for all this info. Looks like what I've got here is rare, but there may not be of a lot of interest. I may just hold on to these, or consider auction on Ebay to see what happens. FWIW, I looked around some other old stuff and found Aces of the Pacific, Red Baron on 5.25, and Doom II on 3.5 disks.
 
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