Archiving the history of the video game Quake 2: created by id Software; customized by the Quake 2 community.
"The toughest thing about John Carmack is picking which career highlight to call out — creating the 3D game genre, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake — any of these would suffice. A self-described 'technology idealist,' it's hard to engage him in conversation until you hit a hot spot — OpenGL versus D3D, for example. Through the success of the Quake licensing initiative, his work is actually more important to the industry now, with legions of 'next Carmacks' trying to equal his impact."
"Concrete Dreams is a tightly-wound Moebius strip of half-flooded canyons and concrete facades. One of my design goals for this level was to create a distinctive feel for each location, so that even first-time players would be able to tell the different areas apart, which I accomplished by giving each section a unique architectural structure."
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"Welcome to Cow and Chicken. You are about to play one of the most fun mods ever created for Quake 2. The Gameplay is a blast. The game features both multi-arenas and one on one death matches arenas. However, unlike other mods the action here is pure capture the flag."
For Jason Bergman, sounds make the game. The 45 minutes to six hours spent in aural alchemy are well worth it because, at least in games, sound dictates reality. Asked about the sound he is working on, Bergman casually replies, "I'd tell you, but I'd have to kill you," quietly adding, "and record you in doing so."
Donde Quake 2? 