Quake revival upcoming as it marks 20th year

Quake is one of the most influential games in the first person shooter genre and it pioneered full 3D rendering for shooter games. Image id Software

Many “advanced” gamers may feel a tad older as classic first person shooter Quake celebrated its 20th anniversary on Wednesday, June 22.

Quake is a product of id Software and was released way back in 1996. According to a report on Engadget, while the game was not as genre-defining as Doom, the game was still considered revolutionary for its time. It was presented entirely in 3D when most games back then used 2.5D engines. Quake was also the first to lean toward internet multi-playability.

The Quake’s influence extended beyond its core games. Its flexible code led to the development of Team Fortress, which is still being enjoyed by players worldwide albeit in its more current iteration, Team Fortress 2. In fact, many of the present-day shooters can trace their game mechanics all the way back to Quake in one form or another.

This series was also the driving force behind the development of 3D graphic accelerators by NVIDIA and AMD. If Crysis was the benchmark when tessellation became a thing, back then it was Quake that demanded a lot from computer graphics hardware.

Quake itself is about to get a revival with the upcoming Quake Champions. Alfred Bayle