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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Carmack remembers Quake on 15th anniversary.

    id sister company Bethesda's celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of Quake's launch with some thoughts from id techno-wizard John Carmack, and by digging up a documentary about the launch of QuakeWorld.
    Jun 23, 2011 6:45am PDT
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Carmack remembers Quake on 15th anniversary.

    id sister company Bethesda's celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of Quake's launch with some thoughts from id techno-wizard John Carmack, and by digging up a documentary about the launch of QuakeWorld. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • Hehe, nice documentary. 2-3 years of my life spent playing Quake and QuakeWorld in a clan and on tourn... : Opticom
    • wow yea. this brings back some good ol memories. its crazy he was already thinking about how the depe... : doghellThis person is cool!
    • Really enjoyed that video. Quake reminds me of a better time. - funny enough I was always a Doom person... : abrasionThis person is cool!
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      Is there some place where I can place my vote or just give id money to make this throw-back version of Qu... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
      • Just send yhe money to my account and I'll see what we can do. : Jockiboy
      • You should write Bethesda and Id Software, they just need to know this! : excessusThis person is cool!
      • ditto, where do i sign up. Forget a big AAA Quake game costing millions of dollars. Just have Carmack ... : flasher 907This person is cool!
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      How can you write this article and not mention CTF? That was, hands down, the ultimate (and first REAL) ... : TickHeadDog
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        Never played it but McKinley Base in UT was great fun. : nodeThis person is cool!
        • this is a horrible post : SlowtremeThis person is cool!
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          I hope you realize that UT didn't come out until after Q3. : capt trippsThis person is cool!
          • Of course. I prefered it though. : nodeThis person is cool!
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        I made a conscious decision not to mention CTF because I knew you, you specifically, would be irked by it... : Alice O'Connor
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          I understand why you brought up TF, for obvious reasons, but Zoid's CTF is really what got things started... : TickHeadDog
          • Zoid effectively turned the clock back on Quake. The grappling hook + CTF was just amazing. : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
      • Or 1v1 Rocket Arena, which is still 100x better than Team Rocket Arena. : dex.collins
      • QW CTF was the peak of gaming for me. The runes, the grappling hook, Spill The Blood, Forgotten Mines, Mc... : gibolas1234This person is cool!
      • My guess is that she wanted to reference a mod that not only got its start with Quake but is also still w... : SapiensThis person is cool!
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      Guy playing with the joystick is lol. This video is great. So many memories. : pancake humper
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        I seem to recall that the very first version of the Quake shareware, like 1.00, had no joystick support. ... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
        • I remember buying the Wingman Warrior joystick for a LOT of money because it had "Advanced Quake controls... : excessusThis person is cool!
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        I think that's the old Panther XL joystick-with-a-trackball. I think their advertising at the time had Jo... : jet-poopThis person is cool!
        • It's not, I had/have a panther XL. I don't think those things came out until '97 or '98 As a side note... : DeBurgoThis person is cool!
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      ahhhhhhh yes. carmack is so awesome. that interview with folks just drinkin' beer. viva the quake era. : DownforceThis person is cool!
      • Brought back so many memories, like if you listen closely the reporter calls it "eye dee software" and no... : stratedgeThis person is cool!
    • Awesome Video!! Brings me back to the old days of ALL beige PC components, big bulky flickering CRTs, bad... : techx4
    • Ahh, the days when a FOV was something developers just got right. : BeadyThis person is cool!
    • Don't miss the Michael Abrash comment on Bethesda's site as well. : jet-poopThis person is cool!
    • great vid, back in the days where it was so much more gung ho : thearrow756
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      The funny thing is... I don't feel like it was that long ago... until I see the dudes playing on these an... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
      • Yeah, it feels like only yesterday. :( : guido anchovyThis person is cool!
    • The sound of Quake grenades bouncing is imprinted on my brain stem. Of all childhood memories that evoke... : pleasedpig
    • That guy with the mullet looks like Dan Harmon : PhalexThis person is cool!
    • Seeing how old everything from the 90's looks nowadays makes me feel all empty in my gutty-wutts. :( Alw... : owly
    • i wish there was some /time command ... cause id give all those mmo addicts a run for their money with ho... : intherainyseasonThis person is cool!