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  • Time to write a tut on running Quake and spam some forums!

    Ever wonder wtf is quake dieing?
    Well if you notice nobody not in the know can get it to run.Have a look at download.com's review and see that 9 out of10 can't do it but oh boy do they want to!Quick Rook repack the demo and upload it to Cnet!

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    Quake demo
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    Average User Rating:
    4.7
    out of 542 votes
    Quick Specs

    Version:
    1.06
    Total Downloads:
    1,462,979
    Date Added:
    Oct. 18, 1996
    Price:
    Free to try

    File Size:
    8.67MB
    Downloads Last Week:
    29
    Platform:
    Windows

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    From id Software: Quake is the successor to Doom, the smash-hit action game. In Quake you're plunged into a brutal and terrifyingly realistic 3D environment in which you'll need to rely on your agility, instincts, and a lot of weapons. Multiple players can connect via modem or network in either cooperative or deathmatch modes.
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    5 stars

    "Jesus Christ! Awesome."

    February 09, 2014 | By fujitsulover

    | Version: Quake demo 1.06

    Pros

    Installs on FreeDOS 1.1

    Cons

    Nada; Nothing; N/Ahehe

    Summary

    Thank you God! This game helps me pass the time as if I do not have any time left. hehe

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    4 stars

    "Better than I remember."

    October 05, 2012 | By tomd7735

    | Version: Quake demo 1.06

    Pros

    Good graphics after I set it up properly with DOSbox.

    Cons

    Sometimes hangs up; hopefully not when I'm attacking a monster!

    Summary

    It runs well on my old machine with only 504 mb RAM.

    Updated on Oct 5, 2012

    The trick is to run it in an alternate environment - DOS.
    To do this download and install an app called DOSbox and follow the directions. It helps if you remember some DOS commands.

    Updated on Oct 5, 2012

    "We're sorry, it's not possible for you to vote on your own review."
    I don't see why not. I mean, after all, even the Prez can vote for himself!
    Besides, it was the most intelligent, cognitive review here...;o}

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    4 stars

    "Love this game"

    January 24, 2012 | By Klizz

    | Version: Quake demo 1.06

    Pros

    Great game for its time, and still fun to explore and play.

    Cons

    Newer comps don't run this game. However, you can get around this by creating a "fake server" to play the game with. I still have my old Quake disc and it's pretty easy to do. There are guides online that will tell you how to do this.

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    1 stars

    "Does not work."

    March 02, 2010 | By Jensenka60506

    | Version: Quake demo 1.06

    Pros

    I remember playing this game as a child and wanted to play the game again.

    Cons

    Game is too old to play and my pc will simply not allow it to run. Not a complete computer genius but I think that there's something with the memory/bus speed that won't allow it to run.

    Summary

    Bottem line is if you want to play this game you better hope you have one of those "ancient" pc's.

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    1 stars

    "this download site sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!it does not work " VEEEERY DISAPOINTED""

    September 30, 2007 | By melnik77

    | Version: Quake demo 1.06

    Cons

    tried several times to download this game !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your system sucks! The game does not work! Thanks for nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1 stars

    ",nkl"

    August 15, 2007 | By QUAKEFAN1

    | Version: Quake demo 1.06

    Cons

    dident run!

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    4 stars

    "gud gud!"

    July 05, 2007 | By mrkaran

    | Version: Quake demo 1.06

    Pros

    its really gud,except u know how to play it!

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    1 stars

    "doesn't work"

    July 31, 2006 | By redsoxwhistler

    | Version: Quake demo 1.06

    Cons

    the program is not fully working, incomplete

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    5 stars

    "Simply a great game"

    March 07, 2006 | By NodrogVS

    | Version: Quake demo 1.06

    Pros

    I remember this game when I was little. It is truley the ansestor of all modern shooters.

    Cons

    Sadly, I dosn't run. Where do the good times go?

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    3 stars

    "doesn't run"

    January 22, 2006 | By mike931201

    | Version: Quake demo 1.06

    Pros

    used to be fun back in the day

    Cons

    doesn't seem to work on win2k. got this error:

    malloc'd: 11833344

    Exiting due to signal SIGSEGV

    General Protection Fault at eip=000452cb

    eax=fe01046c ebx=0011f1e0 ecx=0000ffff edx=fe010000 esi=00000054 edi=000db354

    ebp=0011b34c esp=0011b2a8 cs=01a7 ds=01af es=01af fs=01cf gs=01cf ss=01af

    Call frame traceback EIPs:

    0x000452cb

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  • #2
    You suggested we do something.

    Quake demo - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com

    ^ I did something!
    Want to get into playing Quake again? Click here for the Multiplayer-Startup kit! laissez bon temps rouler!

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Mindf!3ldzX View Post
      You suggested we do something.

      Quake demo - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com

      ^ I did something!
      it might be just me but that link took me to a borked link page. Just thought you should know
      Kind regards
      Monty
      Mr.Burns
      "Helping to keep this community friendly, helpful, and clean of spammers since 2006"
      WWW: Quake Terminus , QuakeVoid You Tube: QuakeVoid
      Servers: Quake.shmack.net, damage.servequake.com

      News: JCR's excellent ctsj_jcr map is being ported to OOT

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      • #4
        works fine for me! here is my screencap of what I see


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        Can anyone (this means you!) see my review? If so, under the "Did you find this review helpful?" , CLICK YES! My review that gives a shoutout to Quakeone.com wont be visible on the default page unless its upvoted enough, is how it works I believe.
        Want to get into playing Quake again? Click here for the Multiplayer-Startup kit! laissez bon temps rouler!

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        • #5
          It's probably just the routing from my phone or something. I just tested it on a PC and it worked this time.

          Kind regards

          Mart
          Mr.Burns
          "Helping to keep this community friendly, helpful, and clean of spammers since 2006"
          WWW: Quake Terminus , QuakeVoid You Tube: QuakeVoid
          Servers: Quake.shmack.net, damage.servequake.com

          News: JCR's excellent ctsj_jcr map is being ported to OOT

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          • #6
            I don't know what is going on, but it seems people is becoming REALLY lazy when trying to use software. Also the gog page is creepy in this regard. And Windows users too...

            Ripping the music? Too much trouble.
            Renaming a file? Impossible!
            Trying an alternate engine, like quakespasm or darkplaces? No way!

            Oh, well. Their loss.
            Contradiction is truth. Fear is freedom. Rights are privileges. Job is a commodity. Ignorance is strength.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by ezzetabi View Post
              I don't know what is going on, but it seems people is becoming REALLY lazy when trying to use software. Also the gog page is creepy in this regard. And Windows users too...

              Ripping the music? Too much trouble.
              Renaming a file? Impossible!
              Trying an alternate engine, like quakespasm or darkplaces? No way!

              Oh, well. Their loss.
              How many products in the world do you know that are sold broken, and requires repairs out of the box? (save,mind you, PUZZLES obviously)
              Want to get into playing Quake again? Click here for the Multiplayer-Startup kit! laissez bon temps rouler!

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              • #8
                Are you kidding me? "Some assembly required" is a fairly common concept. And in the world of computer is somewhat the default. It is quite uncommon the default setup is fine.

                Heck, as extreme example just think a new Windows computer. Usually is so plenty of crapware you need to reinstall the OS (even another windows) just to start.

                Besides, "broken" would imply "not usable without great effort" and we are not speaking of anything great. It is more like this:

                - Hi assistance service speaking
                - My car is not running
                - Did you turn it on?
                - What?
                - The key, did you rotate it?
                - What key?
                - The one near the wheel.
                - What wheel?
                ...


                However I think I did something about this.
                Contradiction is truth. Fear is freedom. Rights are privileges. Job is a commodity. Ignorance is strength.

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                • #9
                  true even original quake required some downloads to play even a year after its release (proquake updates, v 1.06, cheatfree, mod files for ctf/slide/maps etc etc etc) if people are really keen to play they will find a way. (to*COUGH*rren*COUGH**ts) excuse me

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                  • #10
                    Finally, thanks to gog, it is possible to have a legal copy of Quake and both official expansions WITH MUSIC to download.
                    Besides, Impel is now free. The only difficult component to get (legally) is the impel music.

                    gog has no DRM (for now at least) so there is really no reason to download an illegal Quake copy a part of being really cheap or not wanting to support the carcass of the nowadays id.
                    Last edited by ezzetabi; 09-22-2015, 05:05 PM.
                    Contradiction is truth. Fear is freedom. Rights are privileges. Job is a commodity. Ignorance is strength.

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