Duke Smoochem 3D, also known as Duke Smoochem, is an upcoming
video game mod for Duke Nukem 3D, created by Dan Douglas.[1] The mod, described by Douglas as an "interactive
shitpost" and a "topical social media project", is set in the United Kingdom,[2] and features numerous internet memes and elements of British subculture.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][excessive citations]
The mod began development after Douglas attempted to recreate
Matt Hancock's office in the
Build Engine, based on a detailed
floor plan published by the Daily Mail, after a scandal involving Hancock caused his resignation from government.[11][7] Douglas then expanded to creating a high street, before adding more politicians, representing events such as
Boris Johnson's
resignation.[12] Other events satirised include
Keir Starmer's role in the debate over the euthanisation of
Geronimo the alpaca, the resignation of Conservative MP
Neil Parish, and
Piggate. Featured locations include a
Greggs, a
Wetherspoons, The Great British Bake Off tent and the
Marble Arch Mound, the latter of which can be demolished in-game.[13][14][15] Douglas has described his aim of "us[ing] the full array of features possible within a retro
first-person shooter –
level design, staged effects, wall decoration, weapons, enemies,
NPCs, pickups, text prompts, dialogue, sound effects,
menu screens – to bombard the player simultaneously."[7]
The mod features original music by
Lee Jackson, who composed music for Duke Nukem 3D.[16][17]