The Fascination of Quake up to Quake III Arena

#Quake revolutionized FPS gaming in 1996 with its fully #3D engine, dark gothic atmosphere, and fast-paced gameplay.
It wasn’t just a game but a milestone that shaped multiplayer with intense #deathmatch battles and laid the foundation for #esports.

#Quake2 shifted to a #scifi setting with improved graphics and gameplay, keeping the pace high and expanding the modding scene.

Then #Quake3Arena focused purely on competitive multiplayer, refining movement mechanics like #rocketjump and #strafejump, making it the ultimate #arenashooter. The series’ legacy lies in its technical innovation, community-driven #mods, and timeless #gameplay that still inspires #FPS gamers today.

#GamingHistory #IdSoftware #RetroGaming #Games #Gaming #Retro

Compilation of some Digital Paint: Paintball 2 highlights. Hopefully this one is even better than my other videos! 😉

https://youtu.be/eB5duaPIpRA
#paintball #quake2

Experience the weirdness of AI Quake II. It's like playing a dream of a game. I love all the weird, surreal artifacts. Enemies phase in and out of existence. You move your mouse and suddenly appear in a different part of the map. And the controls are terrible. But! I also marvel at how coherent the spaces are. A while back, I read about Google recreating Doom as a playable internal demo, that they never released. I gotta give props to Microsoft for making this demo available. It's fascinating stuff.

https://copilot.microsoft.com/wham?features=labs-wham-enabled

#ai #aigenerated #games #gaming #quakeii #quake2 #microsoft #museai

I love urban maps in classic shooters, because the zeitgeist really shines through in billboards and other signage.

I've grown a lot since then, and I have come to the galaxy-brained opinion that the BFG is a weapon of skill.

Loki's Minions CTF still has a web site up, surprisingly enough, and I adore its late '90s web design.

https://lmctf.com/index.htm

#quake2 #lmctf #leveldesign

Loved the segment by @UnarmedOracle in this week’s CheckPoint about Microsoft WHAMM! and their Quake 2 simulacrum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiyywbviOi4&t=477s

Especially loved the finishing remarks:
“I love being in a coalition! It’s good to see a vigorous defense of those things. It’s miserable to need one.”

#ai #whamm #quake2 #lrr #checkpoint