Archiving the history of the video game Quake 2: created by id Software; customized by the Quake 2 community.
The South African Quake scene in the early 2000's is broadly featured with a special focus on the Valentine's Day 2000 "first of its kind" Wedding on a GameZone Quake 2 server between BadBoyBubba and db_High. South Africa LANgames website is included in the archive, with many photos of South African Quake gamers who attended LAN parties in 2001 and 2002. Thank you for reading and hope you enjoy the deep dive! -Donde
Pepper Crab Clan Glossary:
Never Mind Let Go - The generous act of not fragging an enemy, in the situation where the enemy would have been easily fragged.
Lou Sai - Hokkien dialect for diarrhea. An adjective used to describe extremely inept players.
Lousy Guy - Has three different meanings. A player who displays a sudden lack of skill or intelligence, a player who is bullying or Free Fragging you, or a player who simply irritates you.
MRT - Any part of the map, where the player can stand on a moving object in order to move from one part of the map to another.
Nasi Lemak - Our clan code-word to signal a coordinated attack against the enemy team. Don't even ask me how this phrase originated, I refuse to explain it.
Fear My Ascension Clan: Reporter Candy Interviews [X]Kattt and UnderLORD, October 2003 Ok so this is what I've found about Kattt and [FMa]UnderLORD..Q. is the question, K. is for Kattt's answer and U. is for Underlords. Q. When did you start playing Quake 2? K. I started playing on mplayer.. but wasn't good at all, …
PCXL Magazine November 1998: Ping-Free Partying Who Needs Online Gaming When You Can Lug Your Kit Around Town to Shout Abuse at Complete Strangers? Online Gaming is Dead. LAN Parties Are Where It's At. Now, why the hell would you go to all the trouble of unplugging your computer and monitor, putting them in the …
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PCXL Magazine October 1998: PGL Tips from the Pros or How to Make a Load of Cash Playing Quake II When you’ve gone blurry-eyed from sitting in front of that monitor for eight straight hours, fingers unresponsive to anything but flying rockets and the sight of an enemy, you’ve got to question whether there’s a …
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