Quake | Cheerful Ghost

I Like Boomer Shooters Because I Am Old

Boomer Shooters are a somewhat new genre of video games that look to recreate the style of 90's first person shooters in all the pixelated glory and carnage. Metal Jesus recently released a video reviewing a few and talking more about the new gaming genre.

"Boomer Shooters are popular these days, but what exactly are they?! And what are some good examples of a boomer shooter? I give you my thoughts and share some boomer shooters that I am playing lately!"

Horde Mode for the Holidays With Quake!

I noticed a new update to the Quake remaster in the gaming press and word of a new multiplayer Horde mode. This a popular mode in Unreal Tournament and other shooters and it seemed like a great fit for Quake. Recently I picked up the Quake remaster on the Series X and felt Horde mode was worth a try and friends… let me say Quake Horde mode is superb. If you were waiting to try the Quake remaster this is the time to give it a shot because just playing this with bots is well worth it. I’m excited to have friends over to try split screen at some point too.

“Experience the all-new Horde Mode and Add-ons for Quake, free to all players. Grab your guns and drop into Horde... Read All

Even More Quake - The Game, The Technology, The Ports, The Legacy

Now that the NightDive / MachineGames Quake remaster is out I thought it was worth sharing this Digital Foundry retrospective video. This came out earlier in May so it doesn’t cover the recent NightDive / MachineGames version but goes deep on Quake, it’s history and various ports.

Quake Returns With a Proper Remastered Version

Quake is back with a proper remastered version by Night Dive Studios & all new campaign by MachineGames! If you have Quake on Steam on the Bethesda launcher your version will automatically upgrade. I have Quake on the Bethesda launcher and was happy to see the game update and I checked it out and it looks and feels fantastic. There is a new feature in this version of Quake where you can download Quake add-ons and right now Quake 64 is the only thing you can download. If how iD Software has treated Doom is an indicator I imagine they will add more Quake mods over time that will make it easy for fans to experience even more of this classic.

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Azurephile Super Member wrote on 08/20/2021 at 02:11am

I saw Quake under the section of "What's New" under "Home" in Steam and wondered why, thanks to you now I know. I've played Quake kind of recently, so I don't know that I'll play it again soon. I saw a video of it and it looks nice, though finding a comparison video isn't turning out as well as I'd hoped. I've found other videos comparing games that got remastered with their original graphics side by side and that makes the contrast really stand out.

My only question is if the expansion packs have their original soundtrack. The good news about this (which you already know) is that you can download those soundtracks and add them to the game quite easily. I'm pretty sure you have a post here about that.

Thanks for sharing this news!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/20/2021 at 02:20am

I got Quake for free with the Bethesda launcher last Quakecon so it was fun to see it update to Quake remastered today. The TLDR; on the update is that, out of the box, it does everything you have to hack to do that I had in my post. It selects the proper settings by default, adds the Nine Inch Nails soundtrack and everything. It's also coming out on Switch, Xbox, Playstation and the like in a very worthy edition that requires much less fuss to play.

It also comes with all the expansions and an entirely new campaign which I think I'll check out.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 08/20/2021 at 02:42am

Sweet! Whoa a new campaign?! That might be worth checking out!

Speaking of remasters....I haven't reported it yet, I thought I'd wait until it's officially announced, but I recently read that supposedly we're getting some GTA remasters. I think it's GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas. It'd be really nice if they'd remaster the copies some of us already have, instead of making us pay extra for it. Although, paying extra for a remaster makes sense anyway. So, it's cool that this Quake remaster is free for those of us that already own the game. I think I also got Quake for free the same way you did, I could be wrong though.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/20/2021 at 04:12pm

Limited Run Games will be releasing physical versions of quake for the ps4 and switch. They go on sale next week and will be available for about a month.

NIN has the quake vinyl back up for sale too: https://store.nin.com/products/quake-vinyl

Travis Admin wrote on 08/26/2021 at 04:10am

I have been playing this new Quake and it’s really good. For a quick no-effort way to play, it’s definitely the best I’ve played. I’m sure there are some third party engines that can do it better but the entire absence of effort for this, plus cross platform multiplayer and achievements… it’s pretty great. I’ve seen that the new expansions are the same format as the old ones so they can be played in third-party engines which is awesome.

And yeah Will, I didn’t even realize that vinyl was rare. The Walmart in the town I work has had it for months now, and just the other day I decided to price check it and saw that it was basically out of stock everywhere and going for a lot more than retail, so I nabbed it. Glad that others will get the shot too

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/27/2021 at 02:27am

> I have been playing this new Quake and it’s really good. For a quick no-effort way to play, it’s definitely the best I’ve played. I’m sure there are some third party engines that can do it better but the entire absence of effort for this, plus cross platform multiplayer and achievements… it’s pretty great. I’ve seen that the new expansions are the same format as the old ones so they can be played in third-party engines which is awesome.

Agreed. Quakespasm is very good but this seems to make more choices I appreciate by default a bit better (no pixel smoothing by default). They also upres the menu graphics so it isn't so small and Night Dive did a graphical "glow up" that makes things a hint nicer.

https://twitter.com/pripyatbeast/status/1428476843162705923

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Play Quake Using a Modern Source Port With The Right Graphical Settings

If you logged in to the Bethesda.net game launcher during QuakeCon 2020 you got Quake for free. The version included is quite good and mostly resembles the version that launched in 1996 and as such can't go to resolutions much higher than 800x600. It also doesn't include Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails iconic soundtrack either due to licensing issues with the digital release.

iD Software released the Quake source and as such there are a myriad of source ports that enhance the original release that allow you the ability to select a higher resolution and use mp3 or ogg rips of the original Nine Inch Nails soundtrack. On a side note, the Nine Inch Nails site says they... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 08/10/2020 at 03:42am

Sweet! Thanks for the post! I'm not sure when I'll get to this, but at least I now know it's here.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/28/2020 at 09:24pm

Hey Jon! I can't remember which post was where we (me, you, and Travis) talked about Quake and the freebies. Well you can get all the games for 50% off at Fantatical. I just bought the Quake Pack. It has Steam keys. It's about $12.50. You can also get the individual games or pieces for 50% off, too. I think Travis said he owns these games anyway. I just thought I'd let the Cheerful Ghosts know. :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/28/2020 at 09:55pm

Yep. I just picked up the doom original games steam pack for $7.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/28/2020 at 09:55pm

Not entirely sure why. I own them many other places.

HELP GREG I CANT STOP

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/29/2020 at 02:26am

LOL Well, I got the pack for $12.50. I paid with PayPal, but my bank still gave me a fraud detection error. I called the number and the automated system asked if I spent $12.50 to a games company in the UK, I pressed 1 for yes. The receipt I have even shows it's a UK company. Then it asked if I spent the same amount to the same company in CA and I pressed 2 for no. My receipts from Fanatical and PayPal don't show a duplicate charge, so I don't know what's going on. I gotta call the bank tomorrow to get it all straightened out, though I've already redeemed all the Steam keys and got them downloaded.

My email inbox is FULL of notices about games that are on my wishlist that are on sale. I have this for isthereanydeal.com and Razer software does it, too. I see more games that have significant discounts and I feel like getting them when they're really low, but at the same time I try to hold myself back so I don't spend too much money on games I may not yet be ready to play. I guess I've grown that infamous backlog everyone talks about. It's hard to resist, though, when a game is only a few dollars. LOL

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/29/2020 at 03:07am

2020. Huge backlog so many games so why not more!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/16/2020 at 12:20am

I wanted to add some notes here about what I've noticed since I started playing this again yesterday w/ Quakespasm. I was able to get the music files into the id/music directory, but was still confused, because it seemed like they weren't playing. However, I have learned (since I didn't remember) that the music is for the most part a bit ambient. One track is almost just a bunch of whispering. There's a webpage you can visit that covers info about each map, including which track is played, you can find that here: https://www.quaddicted.com/quake/episodes_maps You may have to toggled the "external" music option in the options menu for it to work, but you can visit the maps and listen to the tracks listed on that webpage to verify that you're hearing the music. This confused me at first and apparently others as I did my web search regarding the issue I thought I was having. Since I found my solution, I thought I'd share it here.

To get Quakespasm to work, simply copy the files from the compressed file into the main Quake directory and overwrite what's there. If you want to access Quakespasm via the Steam default launcher then rename quakespasm.exe to Glquake.exe (or the other exe) and then you can select that option when loading up the game. Doing what I just stated, you'll want to select the GLQuake option. The game just looks for certain exe files, it only cares about what they're named, so if you change the name of a file to one that it's looking for then it will run that file.

If you want to cheat use the tilde "~" key and type in a cheat code like "god" or "noclip" without quotes. It's simple and easy and I'm sure other cheats are easy to find on the web. Be aware, though that if you use something like godmode, you'll have to reenter the cheat each time you visit a new map.

Maybe because I loved it so much when it came out, I still think it's a great and fun game.

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The History of Quake -w Tim Willits

Video game documentary channel Noclip recorded an incredible documentary about Doom 2016 and while they were at iD headquarters also shot a short with Tim Willits about the history of Quake. Quake is a pretty special game to me because it's the first shooter I played over a LAN with my friends. At the time I only had the demo which meant we could only get about 3 people in the game at a time but it was a ton of fun anyway. Later on Half-life and Counter-Strike dominated LAN parties but until I was able to buy Half-Life Quake was my LAN shooter of choice.