Archiving the history of the video game Quake 2: created by id Software; customized by the Quake 2 community.
The first online pro sport for the computer gaming crowd. Sponsored by AMD, hosted by Ten Entertainment Network, and driven by popular demand, the PGL will do for computer games what the NBA did for two peach baskets and a medicine ball. We're talking serious revolution. How serious? How about $250,000 in cash and prizes in the first year? How about "quit your day job and start honing your deathmatch skills" serious? Okay - now that we've got your attention, read on...
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.
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 …
BedLam Gaming 1998: Colorado Gaming Events and LAN Parties Greetings once again fellow gibsters and Colorado gaming fanatics! https://web.archive.org/web/19981212023133/http://www.bedlamgaming.net:80/ The Frag II - 10/31/98 Saturday, October 31st, 1998 Pictures: We're taking alot of pics!!! Tahnks PFunk for the camera. They should be posted sometime late next week. --Docta Sleep overrated: Well - I've got about 4 hours …
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