<s>
Quake	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
1996	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
takes	O
inspiration	O
from	O
gothic	O
fiction	O
and	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
H	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Lovecraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
Doom	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Quake	B-Application
built	O
upon	O
the	O
technology	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
engine	I-Application
before	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
engine	I-Application
offered	O
full	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
3D	I-General_Concept
rendering	I-General_Concept
and	O
had	O
early	O
support	O
for	O
3D	B-Architecture
acceleration	I-Architecture
through	O
OpenGL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Doom	B-Application
helped	O
popularize	O
multiplayer	O
deathmatches	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
added	O
various	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
multiplayer	O
became	O
increasingly	O
common	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
QuakeWorld	O
update	O
and	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
QuakeSpy	O
making	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
finding	O
and	O
playing	O
against	O
others	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
easier	O
and	O
more	O
reliable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
featured	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Trent	O
Reznor	O
and	O
his	O
band	O
Nine	O
Inch	O
Nails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
is	I-Application
often	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
's	O
development	O
was	O
controversial	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
id	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
extended	O
content	O
and	O
two	O
episodes	O
developed	O
by	O
MachineGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Quake	B-Application
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
explore	O
levels	O
,	O
facing	O
monsters	O
and	O
finding	O
secret	O
areas	O
before	O
reaching	O
an	O
exit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
single-player	O
campaign	O
is	O
organized	O
into	O
four	O
individual	O
episodes	O
with	O
seven	O
to	O
eight	O
levels	O
in	O
each	O
(	O
including	O
one	O
secret	O
level	O
per	O
episode	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
low	O
gravity	O
"	O
level	O
that	O
challenges	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
abilities	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
way	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	O
one	O
(	O
which	O
formed	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
or	O
downloadable	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
)	O
has	O
the	O
most	O
traditional	O
ideology	O
of	O
a	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
considered	O
unique	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
different	O
ways	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
maneuver	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
non-realistic	O
behaviors	O
contribute	O
to	O
Quakes	B-Application
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
singled	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
electronic	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
single-player	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
unnamed	O
protagonist	O
,	O
named	O
Ranger	B-Application
in	O
later	O
games	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Trent	O
Reznor	O
)	O
,	O
sent	O
into	O
a	O
portal	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
enemy	O
code-named	O
"	O
Quake	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
government	O
had	O
been	O
experimenting	O
with	O
teleportation	O
technology	O
and	O
developed	O
a	O
working	O
prototype	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
Slipgate	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Quake	B-Application
compromised	O
the	O
Slipgate	O
by	O
connecting	O
it	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
teleportation	O
system	O
,	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
send	O
death	O
squads	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Human	O
"	O
dimension	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
martial	O
capabilities	O
of	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sole	O
surviving	O
protagonist	O
in	O
"	O
Operation	O
Counterstrike	O
"	O
is	O
Ranger	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
advance	O
,	O
starting	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
episodes	O
from	O
an	O
overrun	O
human	O
military	O
base	O
,	O
before	O
fighting	O
his	O
way	O
into	O
other	O
dimensions	O
,	O
reaching	O
them	O
via	O
the	O
Slipgate	O
or	O
their	O
otherworld	O
equivalent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
passing	O
through	O
the	O
Slipgate	O
,	O
Ranger	B-Application
's	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
four	O
magic	O
runes	O
from	O
four	O
dimensions	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
;	O
these	O
are	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
stopping	O
the	O
enemy	O
and	O
ending	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
realms	O
consist	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
gothic	O
,	O
medieval	O
,	O
and	O
lava-filled	O
caves	O
and	O
dungeons	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
recurring	O
theme	O
of	O
hellish	O
and	O
satanic	O
imagery	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
pentagrams	O
and	O
images	O
of	O
demons	O
on	O
the	O
walls	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimensional	O
Shamblers	O
appear	O
as	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Spawn	O
"	O
enemies	O
are	O
called	O
"	O
Formless	O
Spawn	O
of	O
Tsathoggua	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
,	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
is	O
named	O
Chthon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
villain	O
is	O
named	O
Shub-Niggurath	O
and	O
is	O
explicitly	O
stated	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
Old	O
One	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
four	O
episodes	O
all	O
have	O
Lovecraftian	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
preview	O
included	O
with	O
id	O
's	O
very	O
first	O
release	O
,	O
1990	O
's	O
Commander	B-Application
Keen	I-Application
,	O
advertised	O
a	O
game	O
entitled	O
The	O
Fight	O
for	O
Justice	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
Commander	B-Application
Keen	I-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
"	O
the	O
strongest	O
,	O
most	O
dangerous	O
person	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
"	O
,	O
armed	O
with	O
thunderbolts	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Ring	O
of	O
Regeneration	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
as	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
full-color	O
side-scrolling	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
The	O
Fight	O
for	O
Justice	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
and	O
director	O
John	O
Romero	O
later	O
conceived	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
world	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
's	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
was	O
also	O
intended	O
to	O
feature	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
influenced	O
third-person	O
melee	B-Application
combat	I-Application
,	O
but	O
id	O
Software	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
risky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
creative	O
differences	O
between	O
Romero	O
and	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
after	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
he	O
led	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
Romero	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
any	O
money	O
from	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Romero	O
released	O
Daikatana	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
he	O
envisioned	O
Quake	B-Application
being	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
its	O
shaky	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
Daikatana	B-Application
was	O
"	O
more	O
fun	O
to	O
make	O
than	O
Quake	B-Application
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
creative	O
interference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
was	O
given	O
as	O
a	O
title	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
id	O
Software	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
information	O
released	O
described	O
Quake	B-Application
as	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
Thor-like	O
character	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
giant	O
hammer	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
knock	O
away	O
enemies	O
by	O
throwing	O
the	O
hammer	O
(	O
complete	O
with	O
real-time	O
inverse	B-General_Concept
kinematics	I-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
levels	O
were	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
in	O
an	O
Aztec	B-Application
style	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
choice	O
was	O
dropped	O
some	O
months	O
into	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
work	O
was	O
very	O
slow	O
on	O
the	O
engine	O
,	O
since	O
John	O
Carmack	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
programmer	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
was	O
not	O
only	O
developing	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
engine	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
a	O
TCP/IP	O
networking	O
model	O
(	O
Carmack	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
should	O
have	O
done	O
two	O
separate	O
projects	O
which	O
developed	O
those	O
things	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
stripped	O
down	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
intentions	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
featured	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
enemies	O
were	O
closer	O
to	O
medieval	O
RPG	O
style	O
rather	O
than	O
science-fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
post	O
to	O
an	O
online	B-Application
bulletin	O
board	O
,	O
John	O
Romero	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Okay	O
,	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
seems	O
that	O
everyone	O
is	O
speculating	O
on	O
whether	O
Quake	B-Application
is	I-Application
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
slow	O
,	O
RPG-style	O
light-action	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
will	O
be	O
constant	O
,	O
hectic	O
action	O
throughout	O
–	O
probably	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
Doom	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
John	O
Carmack	O
,	O
Michael	O
Abrash	O
,	O
and	O
John	O
Cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	O
created	O
the	O
monster	O
and	O
player	O
graphics	O
using	O
Alias	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
developed	O
for	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
popularized	O
several	O
major	O
advances	O
in	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
genre	O
:	O
polygonal	O
models	O
instead	O
of	O
prerendered	O
sprites	O
;	O
full	O
3D	O
level	O
design	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
2.5D	O
map	O
;	O
prerendered	O
lightmaps	B-Data_Structure
;	O
and	O
allowing	O
end	O
users	O
to	O
partially	O
program	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
with	O
QuakeC	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
popularized	O
fan-created	O
modifications	O
(	O
mods	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
or	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
id	O
Software	O
released	O
QTest	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QTest	O
gave	O
gamers	O
their	O
first	O
peek	O
into	O
the	O
filesystem	O
and	O
modifiability	O
of	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
many	O
entity	O
mods	O
(	O
that	O
placed	O
monsters	O
in	O
the	O
otherwise	O
empty	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
)	O
and	O
custom	O
player	O
skins	O
began	O
appearing	O
online	B-Application
before	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
even	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
marks	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
lineup	O
at	O
id	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quakes	B-Application
music	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Trent	O
Reznor	O
and	O
Nine	O
Inch	O
Nails	O
,	O
using	O
ambient	O
soundscapes	O
and	O
synthesized	O
drones	O
to	O
create	O
atmospheric	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Reznor	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
soundtrack	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
music	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
textures	O
and	O
ambiences	O
and	O
whirling	O
machine	O
noises	O
and	O
stuff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
digital	O
re-releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
lack	O
the	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
shareware	B-License
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
port	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
was	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
Quake	B-Application
0.91	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
employee	O
Dave	O
D	O
.	O
Taylor	O
using	O
X11	B-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
SPARC	O
Solaris	O
port	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
also	O
by	O
Taylor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
SVGAlib	B-Application
port	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
programmer	O
Greg	O
Alexander	O
in	O
1997	O
using	O
leaked	O
source	O
code	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
mainlined	O
by	O
id	O
,	O
unlike	O
similar	O
unofficial	O
ports	O
for	O
OS/2	B-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Java	B-Language
VMs	I-Language
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
commercially	O
released	O
port	O
was	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
done	O
by	O
MacSoft	O
and	O
Lion	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
company	O
ceased	O
to	O
exist	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
MacSoft	O
's	O
involvement	O
)	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClickBOOM	O
announced	O
version	O
for	O
Amiga-computers	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Macmillan	O
Digital	O
Publishing	O
USA	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
the	O
three	O
add-ons	O
as	O
Quake	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Offering	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
console	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
was	O
to	O
publish	O
this	O
version	O
itself	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
later	O
cancelled	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
rights	O
were	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
uses	O
Lobotomy	O
Software	O
3D	O
engine	O
,	O
SlaveDriver	O
(	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
and	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
rated	O
"	O
T	O
"	O
for	O
Teen	O
instead	O
of	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
for	O
Mature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
by	O
Lobotomy	O
Software	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
publisher	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
was	O
reported	O
as	O
30%	O
complete	O
in	O
a	O
May	O
1996	O
issue	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
Future	O
Games	O
magazine	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
planned	O
for	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
prior	O
to	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
programming	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
Doom	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
at	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
but	O
Midway	O
delayed	O
it	O
until	O
March	O
1998	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
team	O
time	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
deathmatch	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
console	O
ports	O
required	O
compromises	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
limited	O
CPU	B-Device
power	O
and	O
ROM	B-Device
storage	O
space	O
for	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
levels	O
were	O
rebuilt	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
architecture	O
,	O
thereby	O
reducing	O
demands	O
on	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
28	O
of	O
the	O
32	O
single-player	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
secret	O
levels	O
,	O
Ziggurat	O
Vertigo	O
(	O
E1M8	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Underearth	O
(	O
E2M7	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Haunted	O
Halls	O
(	O
E3M7	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Nameless	O
City	O
(	O
E4M8	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
an	O
exclusive	O
unlockable	O
,	O
"	O
Dank	O
&	O
Scuz	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
story	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
milieu	O
and	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
slide	O
show	O
with	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
deathmatch	O
maps	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
25	O
single-player	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
missing	O
The	O
Grisly	O
Grotto	O
(	O
E1M4	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Installation	O
(	O
E2M1	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Ebon	O
Fortress	O
(	O
E2M4	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Wind	O
Tunnels	O
(	O
E3M5	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Sewage	O
System	O
(	O
E4M1	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Hell	O
's	O
Atrium	O
(	O
E4M5	O
)	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
while	O
lacking	O
the	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
includes	O
two	O
player	O
deathmatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
six	O
of	O
the	O
deathmatch	O
maps	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
deathmatch	O
level	O
,	O
The	O
Court	O
of	O
Death	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unreleased	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
from	O
Randy	O
Linden	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
pitched	O
to	O
id	O
Software	O
in	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
homebrew	O
ports	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
exist	O
,	O
QuakeDS	O
and	O
CQuake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
unofficial	O
ports	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
PDAs	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
PocketQuake	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Symbian	O
S60	O
series	O
of	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
Android	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rockbox	B-Application
project	O
also	O
distributes	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
that	O
runs	O
on	O
some	O
MP3	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
id	O
Software	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
publisher	O
Pulse	O
Interactive	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
mobile	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
on	O
the	O
Samsung	O
Nexus	O
and	O
they	O
cited	O
its	O
US	O
release	O
as	O
October	O
2005	O
;	O
they	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
E3	O
2005	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
Mobile	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
Nine	O
Inch	O
Nails	O
soundtrack	O
due	O
to	O
space	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
Mobile	O
runs	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
GL	O
Quake	B-Application
(	O
Quake	B-Application
v.1.09	O
GL	O
1.00	O
)	O
at	O
800x600	B-General_Concept
resolution	B-General_Concept
and	O
25	O
fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
Mobile	O
is	O
v.1.20	O
which	O
has	O
stylus	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
Quake	B-Application
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
Scourge	O
of	O
Armagon	O
and	O
Dissolution	O
of	O
Eternity	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
Quake	B-Application
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Flash-based	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Michael	O
Rennie	O
runs	O
Quake	B-Application
at	O
full	O
speed	O
in	O
any	O
Flash-enabled	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
can	O
be	O
heavily	O
modified	O
by	O
altering	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
or	O
scripting	O
in	O
QuakeC	B-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
many	O
fan	O
created	O
"	O
mods	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
mods	O
were	O
more	O
ambitious	O
and	O
resulted	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
fans	O
creating	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
were	O
drastically	O
different	O
from	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
major	O
Quake	B-Application
mod	O
was	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mod	O
consists	O
of	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
class	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
maintained	O
its	O
standing	O
as	O
the	O
most-played	O
online	B-Application
Quake	B-Application
modification	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
and	O
get	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
popular	O
mod	O
was	O
Threewave	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
(	O
CTF	O
)	O
,	O
primarily	O
authored	O
by	O
Dave	O
'	O
Zoid	O
 '	O
Kirsch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Threewave	O
CTF	O
is	O
a	O
partial	O
conversion	O
consisting	O
of	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
weapon	O
(	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
)	O
,	O
power-ups	O
,	O
new	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
gameplay	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
,	O
two	O
teams	O
(	O
red	O
and	O
blue	O
)	O
would	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
though	O
a	O
few	O
maps	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
teams	O
(	O
red	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
green	O
,	O
and	O
yellow	O
)	O
were	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
soon	O
became	O
a	O
standard	O
game	O
mode	O
included	O
in	O
most	O
popular	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
released	O
after	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
custom	O
levels	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
by	O
users	O
and	O
fans	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
1500	O
single-player	O
and	O
a	O
similar	O
number	O
of	O
deathmatch	O
maps	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
for	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
David	O
Kushner	O
in	O
Masters	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
id	O
Software	O
released	O
a	O
retail	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
full	O
retail	O
distribution	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
shareware	B-License
copies	O
could	O
be	O
converted	O
into	O
complete	O
versions	O
through	O
passwords	O
purchased	O
via	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kushner	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
gamers	O
wasted	O
no	O
time	O
hacking	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
free.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
left	O
with	O
150,000	O
unsold	O
shareware	B-License
copies	O
in	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
venture	O
damaged	O
Quakes	B-Application
initial	O
sales	O
and	O
caused	O
its	O
retail	O
push	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
to	O
miss	O
the	O
holiday	O
shopping	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
placed	O
sixth	O
on	O
PC	O
Data	O
's	O
monthly	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
November	O
and	O
December	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
shareware	B-License
edition	O
was	O
the	O
sixth-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
1996	O
overall	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
retail	O
SKU	O
claimed	O
20th	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
sold	O
393,575	O
copies	O
and	O
grossed	O
$	O
3,005,519	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
12	O
months	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
sold	O
373,000	O
retail	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$18	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
PC	O
Data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
reached	O
550,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
by	O
December	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
id	O
estimated	O
that	O
there	O
may	O
be	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
5	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
circulating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
version	O
93%	O
and	O
94/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
76%	O
and	O
74/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
Quake	B-Application
had	O
been	O
over-hyped	O
but	O
is	O
excellent	O
nonetheless	O
,	O
particularly	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
its	O
advanced	O
3D	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
released	O
(	O
and	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
they	O
actually	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
number	O
9	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
but	O
supports	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
eight	O
players	O
instead	O
of	O
four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Quake	B-Application
the	O
36th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
listed	O
"	O
telefragged	O
"	O
as	O
#1	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
15	O
best	O
ways	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
computer	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
gave	O
Quake	B-Application
three	O
spotlight	O
awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Sound	O
Effects	O
,	O
Best	O
Music	O
or	O
Soundtrack	O
and	O
Best	O
On-Line/Internet	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
B+	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
extended	O
bit	O
of	O
subterranean	O
mayhem	O
that	O
offers	O
three	O
major	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
immediate	O
predecessor	O
[Doom].	O
 "	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Though	O
replay	O
value	O
is	O
limited	O
by	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
interactive	O
environments	O
or	O
even	O
the	O
semblance	O
of	O
a	O
plot	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
doubt	O
that	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
its	O
engine	O
are	O
something	O
powerful	O
and	O
addictive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
received	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
as	O
critics	O
generally	O
agreed	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
bring	O
over	O
the	O
elements	O
that	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
critics	O
reviled	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
had	O
eclipsed	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
to	O
play	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
wrote	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
"	O
Quake	B-Application
is	I-Application
not	O
a	O
great	O
one-player	O
game	O
-	O
it	O
gained	O
its	O
notoriety	O
on	O
the	O
Net	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
his	O
co-reviewer	O
Sushi-X	O
concluded	O
"	O
Without	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
I	O
'd	O
pass.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
very	O
pixelated	O
and	O
blurry	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
people	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
Quake	B-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
discern	O
what	O
they	O
're	O
looking	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Quake	B-Application
may	O
not	O
be	O
the	O
worst	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
certainly	O
does	O
n't	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
PC	O
heritage.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
"	O
Porting	O
Quake	B-Application
to	O
a	O
console	O
is	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
an	O
excuse	O
for	O
bragging	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
the	O
port	O
a	O
92%	O
,	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
proverbial	O
dancing	O
bear	O
,	O
noting	O
several	O
conspicuous	O
compromises	O
the	O
port	O
made	O
and	O
stating	O
as	O
his	O
concluding	O
argument	O
,	O
"	O
Look	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
Quake	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
-	O
the	O
machine	O
has	O
no	O
right	O
to	O
be	O
doing	O
this	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
compared	O
the	O
port	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
(	O
which	O
came	O
out	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
earlier	O
)	O
,	O
mainly	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
praised	O
its	O
lighting	O
effects	O
and	O
smooth	O
frame	O
rate	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
added	O
the	O
caveats	O
that	O
the	O
environments	O
are	O
simplified	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
pre-rendered	O
light	O
sourcing	O
is	O
less	O
impressive	O
than	O
the	O
real-time	O
light	O
sourcing	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
judged	O
the	O
visuals	O
overall	O
to	O
be	O
superior	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
unaccelerated	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
say	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
as	O
clean	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
GL	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Next	O
Generation	O
was	O
more	O
moderate	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
As	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
64	O
does	O
n't	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
experience	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
high-end	O
,	O
3D-accelerated	O
PC	O
version	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
an	O
entertaining	O
gaming	O
experience	O
that	O
is	O
worthy	O
of	O
a	O
close	O
look	O
and	O
a	O
nice	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
blossoming	O
number	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
64.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviews	O
found	O
fault	O
with	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
takes	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
are	O
too	O
large	O
with	O
only	O
two	O
players	O
present	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
supported	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
previous	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
shooters	O
Hexen	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Heretic	I-Application
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Quake	B-Application
with	O
four	O
players	O
would	O
inevitably	O
have	O
meant	O
a	O
severely	O
compromised	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
small	O
view	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
felt	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
fun	O
despite	O
its	O
limitations	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
setting	O
up	O
a	O
deathmatch	O
was	O
quicker	O
and	O
easier	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
than	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
generally	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
veterans	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
shortcomings	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
exclusive	O
content	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
strong	O
enough	O
conversion	O
for	O
non-PC	O
gamers	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
For	O
those	O
who	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
LAN	O
or	O
internet	O
capabilities	O
,	O
check	O
out	O
arcade	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
gave	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
a	O
rave	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
wisely	O
avoids	O
tinkering	O
with	O
the	O
magic	O
formula	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
so	O
great	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
,	O
instead	O
keeping	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
intact	O
whilst	O
carefully	O
adding	O
all	O
manner	O
of	O
modern	O
bells	O
and	O
whistles	O
in	O
a	O
feature-packed	O
port	O
that	O
's	O
an	O
absolute	O
dream	O
to	O
spend	O
time	O
with.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
smooth	O
performance	O
in	O
both	O
docked	O
and	O
handheld	O
mode	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
portable	O
makes	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
the	O
definitive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
dedication	O
that	O
Quake	B-Application
has	O
inspired	O
in	O
its	O
fan	O
community	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
expert	O
players	O
recorded	O
speedrun	O
demos	O
(	O
replayable	O
recordings	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
movement	O
)	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
levels	O
completed	O
in	O
record	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Nightmare	O
"	O
skill	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
footage	O
was	O
edited	O
into	O
a	O
continuous	O
19	O
minutes	O
,	O
49	O
seconds	O
demo	O
called	O
Quake	B-Application
done	O
Quick	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
could	O
replay	O
this	O
demo	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
watching	O
the	O
run	O
unfold	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
playing	O
it	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
many	O
thousands	O
of	O
individual	O
level	O
runs	O
are	O
kept	O
at	O
Speed	O
Demos	O
Archive	O
's	O
Quake	B-Application
section	O
,	O
including	O
many	O
on	O
custom	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speedrunning	O
is	O
a	O
counterpart	O
to	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
in	O
making	O
Quake	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
promoted	O
as	O
a	O
virtual	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
QuakeWorld	O
engines	O
was	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPL-2.0-or-later	I-License
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shareware	B-License
distribution	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
is	I-Application
still	O
freely	O
redistributable	O
and	O
usable	O
with	O
the	O
GPLed	O
engine	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
must	O
purchase	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
registered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
includes	O
more	O
single-player	O
episodes	O
and	O
the	O
deathmatch	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Quake	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
published	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Raven	O
Software	O
using	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
was	O
the	O
game	O
primarily	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
the	O
machinima	O
artform	O
of	O
films	O
made	O
in	O
game	O
engines	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
edited	O
Quake	B-Application
demos	O
such	O
as	O
Ranger	B-Application
Gone	O
Bad	O
and	O
Blahbalicious	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
film	O
The	O
Devil	O
's	O
Covenant	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
in-game-rendered	O
,	O
four-hour	O
epic	O
film	O
The	O
Seal	O
of	O
Nehahra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
ten	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
uploading	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
cdrom.com	B-Application
archives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Internet	B-Application
forums	I-Application
had	O
topics	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
front-page	O
story	O
on	O
Slashdot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
John	O
Romero	O
released	O
the	O
original	O
map	O
files	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
has	O
four	O
sequels	O
:	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Enemy	B-Application
Territory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quake	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
produced	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
copy	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
compilation	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
labeled	O
Ultimate	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
original	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
was	O
honored	O
at	O
the	O
59th	O
Annual	O
Technology	O
&	O
Engineering	O
Emmy	O
Awards	O
for	O
advancing	O
the	O
art	O
form	O
of	O
user	O
modifiable	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
after	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
is	I-Application
still	O
regarded	O
by	O
many	O
critics	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
and	O
most	O
influential	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
official	O
expansion	O
packs	O
released	O
for	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
third	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Abyss	O
of	O
Pandemonium	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Impel	O
Development	O
Team	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Perfect	O
Publishing	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
1998	O
;	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
,	O
version	O
2.0	O
,	O
titled	O
Abyss	O
of	O
Pandemonium	O
–	O
The	O
Final	O
Mission	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
honor	O
of	O
Quakes	B-Application
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
MachineGames	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
development	O
studio	O
of	O
ZeniMax	O
Media	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
the	O
current	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
IP	O
,	O
released	O
online	B-Application
a	O
new	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
called	O
Episode	O
5	O
:	O
Dimension	O
of	O
the	O
Past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
Mission	O
Pack	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Hipnotic	O
Interactive	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
three	O
episodes	O
divided	O
into	O
seventeen	O
new	O
single-player	O
levels	O
(	O
three	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
secret	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
level	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
composed	O
by	O
Jeehun	O
Hwang	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
features	O
not	O
originally	O
present	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
including	O
rotating	O
structures	O
and	O
breakable	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
main	O
Quake	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
Mission	O
Pack	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
follows	O
Armagon	O
,	O
a	O
general	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
's	O
forces	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
invade	O
Earth	O
via	O
a	O
portal	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
Rift	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
Mission	O
Pack	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
offering	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
the	O
mission	O
pack	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
four	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
ammo	O
for	O
existing	O
weapons	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
lava	O
nails	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Nailgun	O
,	O
cluster	O
grenades	O
for	O
the	O
Grenade	O
Launcher	O
,	O
rockets	O
that	O
split	O
into	O
four	O
in	O
a	O
horizontal	O
line	O
for	O
the	O
Rocket	O
Launcher	O
,	O
and	O
plasma	O
cells	O
for	O
the	O
Thunderbolt	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
to	O
help	O
with	O
moving	O
around	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1996	O
,	O
id	O
Software	O
released	O
VQuake	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
engine	I-Application
to	O
support	O
hardware	O
accelerated	O
rendering	O
on	O
graphics	O
cards	O
using	O
the	O
Rendition	O
Vérité	O
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
expected	O
benefit	O
of	O
improved	O
performance	O
,	O
VQuake	O
offered	O
numerous	O
visual	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
software-rendered	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
name	O
implied	O
,	O
VQuake	O
was	O
a	O
proprietary	O
port	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Vérité	O
;	O
consumer	O
3D	B-Architecture
acceleration	I-Architecture
was	O
in	O
its	O
infancy	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
standard	O
3D	O
API	B-Application
for	O
the	O
consumer	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
VQuake	O
,	O
John	O
Carmack	O
vowed	O
to	O
never	O
write	O
a	O
proprietary	O
port	O
again	O
,	O
citing	O
his	O
frustration	O
with	O
Rendition	O
's	O
Speedy3D	O
API	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
improve	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
id	O
Software	O
released	O
QuakeWorld	O
in	O
December	O
1996	O
,	O
a	O
build	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
that	O
featured	O
significantly	O
revamped	O
network	O
code	O
including	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
client-side	O
prediction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Quake	B-Application
network	O
code	O
would	O
not	O
show	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
his	O
actions	O
until	O
the	O
server	O
sent	O
back	O
a	O
reply	O
acknowledging	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuakeWorld	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
IGN	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
popular	O
online	B-Application
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Netcode	B-Application
parameters	O
could	O
be	O
adjusted	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
so	O
that	O
QuakeWorld	O
performed	O
well	O
for	O
users	O
with	O
high	O
and	O
low	O
latency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
some	O
serious	O
players	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
still	O
preferred	O
to	O
play	O
online	B-Application
using	O
the	O
original	O
Quake	B-Application
engine	I-Application
(	O
commonly	O
called	O
NetQuake	O
)	O
rather	O
than	O
QuakeWorld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
on	O
dial-up	O
connections	O
,	O
preferred	O
the	O
newer	O
network	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
QuakeWorld	O
soon	O
became	O
the	O
dominant	O
form	O
of	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
QuakeWorld	O
,	O
client-side	O
prediction	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
standard	O
feature	O
of	O
nearly	O
all	O
real-time	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
other	O
Quake	B-Application
upgrades	O
,	O
QuakeWorld	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
unsupported	O
add-on	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
updated	O
numerous	O
times	O
through	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
OpenGL	B-Application
3D	O
API	B-Application
to	O
access	O
hardware	O
3D	O
graphics	B-Architecture
acceleration	I-Architecture
cards	O
to	O
rasterize	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
CPU	B-Device
fill	O
in	O
every	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
higher	O
framerates	O
for	O
most	O
players	O
,	O
GLQuake	O
provided	O
higher	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
modes	O
and	O
texture	O
filtering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GLQuake	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
driver	B-Library
enabling	O
the	O
subset	O
of	O
OpenGL	B-Application
used	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
function	O
on	O
the	O
3dfx	O
Voodoo	O
Graphics	O
card	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
consumer-level	O
card	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
GLQuake	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
John	O
Carmack	O
had	O
experimented	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
specifically	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
Rendition	O
Vérité	O
chip	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Creative	O
Labs	O
PCI	O
3D	O
Blaster	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
had	O
met	O
with	O
only	O
limited	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
Carmack	O
decided	O
to	O
write	O
for	O
generic	O
APIs	B-Application
in	O
the	O
future	O
rather	O
than	O
tailoring	O
for	O
specific	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
id	O
Software	O
released	O
WinQuake	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
non-OpenGL	O
engine	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
under	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
;	O
the	O
original	O
Quake	B-Application
had	O
been	O
written	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
launch	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
run	O
under	O
Windows	O
NT-based	O
operating	O
systems	O
because	O
it	O
required	O
direct	O
access	O
to	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinQuake	O
instead	O
accessed	O
hardware	O
via	O
Win32-based	O
APIs	B-Application
such	O
as	O
DirectSound	B-Device
,	O
DirectInput	O
,	O
and	O
DirectDraw	B-Device
that	O
were	O
supported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
and	O
later	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
GLQuake	O
,	O
WinQuake	O
also	O
allowed	O
higher	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
video	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
LBE	O
Systems	O
and	O
Laser-Tron	O
released	O
Quake	B-Application
:	O
Arcade	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
departure	O
of	O
Sandy	O
Petersen	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
id	O
employees	O
chose	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
thematic	O
direction	O
substantially	O
for	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
making	O
the	O
design	O
more	O
technological	O
and	O
futuristic	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
maintaining	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
Lovecraftian	O
fantasy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
followed	O
the	O
design	O
themes	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
mixed	O
these	O
styles	O
;	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
parallel	O
setting	O
that	O
housed	O
several	O
"	O
id	O
all-stars	O
"	O
from	O
various	O
games	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mixed	O
settings	O
occurred	O
because	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
id	O
designers	O
fell	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
nickname	O
of	O
"	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
tactile	O
feel	O
felt	O
closer	O
to	O
a	O
Quake	B-Application
game	I-Application
than	O
a	O
new	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
any	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Quake	B-Application
had	O
already	O
been	O
vetoed	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
continuing	O
the	O
series	O
without	O
continuing	O
the	O
storyline	O
or	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
John	O
Carmack	O
made	O
an	O
offhand	O
comment	O
that	O
id	O
Software	O
was	O
considering	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
mixed	O
...	O
up	O
Cthulhu-ish	O
Quake	B-Application
1	I-Application
world	O
and	O
rebooting	O
 [ in ] 	O
that	O
direction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
Quakes	B-Application
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
a	O
mission	O
pack	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
MachineGames	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Axel	O
Gneiting	O
,	O
an	O
id	O
Tech	O
employee	O
responsible	O
for	O
implementing	O
the	O
Vulkan	B-Application
rendering	O
path	O
to	O
the	O
id	B-Operating_System
Tech	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Doom	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
called	O
vkQuake	O
under	O
the	O
GPLv2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
2021	O
QuakeCon	O
@Home	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
released	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
consoles	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
64	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
via	O
the	O
newly-implemented	O
"	O
Add-On	O
"	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
