Quake

Developer: id software Publisher: GT Interactive Technology: id Tech 2 Release Date: July 22, 1996 Chat-Room: #quake Buy Physical: ebay.com Buy Digital: gog.com, Steam

Info

"Quake is the biggest, baddest, bloodiest and most atmospheric 3-D action game ever conceived." -- PC GAMER

"The most important PC game ever."-- PC ZONE

"Quake looks like no other game and perfectly displays id's trademark fusion of nightmarish art and advanced technology." -- WIRED

"The vanguard of a terrifying new level of immersive interactivity."-- COMPUTER GAMING WORLD

"The new, radically different graphics engine delivers mesmerizing 3-D effects." -- TIME

From the creators of DOOM and DOOM II comes the most intense, technologically advanced 3-D experience ever captured on CD-ROM. Features free and fluid motion, ambient sound and lighting, and unmatched multi-player capabilities (play with up to 15 others via internet, modem, LAN or serial connection).

taken from the back of the box

Screens

Source code availability

How-to-play On-line

Grab a FTE QuakeWorld executable for your system and start playing immediately! You can host a server without port-forwarding by changing the 'Public' setting to 'Hole-Punch', which will show up in Frag-Net.com's master server list immediately!

Downloads

This is a curated selection of official files. Files we deem a must-have! You can find a more complete list of official files compiled by Jason2Brownlee right here.. Excellent work!

Third-party downloads

Even the most advanced singleplayer levels work flawlessly under FTE QuakeWorld. Quaddicted is the largest Quake level archive, ever.

Broadcast features

Check out the following appearances of this game on broadcast television. Click the remote control in order to zap to any segments that are listed. You can also open the link in a new window, or tab to watch it fullscreen. • Net Cafe - 1996-11-04        Segment: Games w/ George Jones        Timecode: @ 02:53 m:s        Zap to segment:                 • Net Cafe - 1998-01-16        Segment: Dennis 'Thresh' Fong - Gamer Extreme        Timecode: @ 16:50 m:s        Zap to segment:                 • GameSpot TV - 2000-08-12        Segment: Spotlight: QuakeCon 2000        Timecode: @ 00:31 m:s        Zap to segment:

Magazine features