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![]() In 2016, Jackson worked with Gearbox Software to create new songs for the Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour game. He incorporated his voice into the music for a level of Apogee's Stargunner, and used it as a sampled instrument in a track for Shadow Warrior. Jackson's voice can also be heard in the music for two games. Aside from performing several characters used in Balls of Steel, he also auditioned talent and directed recording sessions for Apogee and 3D Realms games at Bill Reardon's RR Brand Productions studio in Dallas. His own voice acting characters include the "Fat Commander" in Duke Nukem 3D, the "Doug Wendt" character in Rise of the Triad, and "Zilla" in Shadow Warrior. ![]() Jackson also did voice acting, direction, and effects for games by Apogee and 3D Realms, as well as for the Balls of Steel pinball game, released under the Apogee one-off subsidiary Pinball Wizards label. ![]() His duties also called for sound design on Shadow Warrior and on early versions of Duke Nukem Forever. While at Apogee/ 3D Realms, Jackson also served as the primary composer for the later 3D Realms title Shadow Warrior, and was involved with many other games published by 3D Realms and Apogee Software. He collaborated with Robert Prince to create the two games' instrumental background tracks. He is most well known for his work on Duke Nukem 3D and Rise of the Triad, specifically for creating Duke Nukem 3D's main theme titled "Grabbag". He was the music and sound director for the video game developer 3D Realms from 1994 through 2002.
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