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[skite2001]

quake was really good, until quake II was released... still my "old days favourite"

[_r.u.s.s.]

why ressurecting year old threads?

[The Coop]

Why not? He can't make a new thread since it would likely be locked because this old one's still around, so he may as well post here if he's got a comment. Seems like the sensible thing to do

And speaking of posting after a thread's hiatus...


I was never able to own Quake in its original form back when it was the big new thing. Not having my first PC until 2001, left me missing out on all sorts of interesting PC gaming experiences throughout the 80s and 90s. However, I did get the game for the Sega Saturn shortly after it was released for that system. It was a surprisingly good port, with the near-GL Quake lighting effects to boot. The levels were a bit smaller due to memory constraints on the Saturn, but it still felt and sounded like the PC original.

Anyway, this game was the second one I bought new from a GameStop just a week after I got my P3 1 GHz Windows ME machine (the first was Unreal). Needless to say, it ran quite well, so I lucked out in that sense as I didn't have to go through the "Can my PC handle this" phase. Took me a while to figure out why I wasn't getting the CD audio, but I eventually got that fixed too. Now that I'm on an XP machine, and Quake likes to give me aggravation on it once in a while, I usually play it in DOSBox (along with both expansions).

I've always preferred the atmosphere in Quake to the sequels. It was darker, had more demonic overtones in the story and graphics, and the musicscapes that played helped solidify that setting even more. Once Quake II hit, all that seemed to go away, and it became just Marines in Space fighting aliens. Don't get me wrong, I think II-IV are fun games. But the first game just feels... more interesting overall.

So, there's my little tale.

[Blood-Pigggy]

Another reason the original Quake beats out the other games is because it was the only Quake game with good singleplayer level design, Quake II didn't have any of the interesting tricks or traps Quake I had.

[_r.u.s.s.]

Originally Posted by Blood-Pigggy

Another reason the original Quake beats out the other games is because it was the only Quake game with good singleplayer level design, Quake II didn't have any of the interesting tricks or traps Quake I had.

and interesting holes

[hahajejeje]

I remember that there was a secret in the first level,but I cant remember where....btw does anibody nows where y can download it?

[AlumiuN]

*cough* If you want the shareware, you can find it pretty much anywhere. If you want the full version, buy it.

EDIT: Here is teh sharewarez.

[hahajejeje]

Thanks a lot aluminiun,I never found it...thanks !!