Archiving the history of the video game Quake 2: created by id Software; customized by the Quake 2 community.
"In the salon 'Island Formosa' an Internet cafe began to work. It is open to all comers during the entire time of our salon. We want our customers to feel as comfortable as possible in our salon. Here you can view our price list in a cozy atmosphere, talk with managers about the new products of the salon, here you can relax and have fun: drink a cup of freshly brewed coffee, play Quake online, surf the Internet."
"Dear sirs! Ever since the 'Challenger' tournament server appeared on the Internet, we have received lots of estimations and recommendations. In order to attend upon the wishes of hundreds of Quakers, the tournament will now take place under the auspices of Kazantip festival in Crimea from July 25 to August 5, 1999."
"We just want to gather, if not all, then at least most of the first Quakers of the Crimea, in order to find out the general Crimean level of the game."
"The other newcomer in this pack is the Gremlin, whilst bearing no resemblance to the creatures from the Steven Spielberg film, are an excellent addition... Midway through an intense conflict a message appears: 'Gremlin stole your rocket launcher'. Suddenly you are rudely disarmed to the shotgun, as you see the Gremlin in question hobbling away with a distinctive Quake soldier's gun in it's wiry little arms. Taking offense, you charge out of the fray, pinning the munchkin angrily with the feeble spray from your recreational bird shooter. The Gremlin whips about, and you gasp in horror as a hail of rockets blows you and the surrounding monsters into cyber-chunks."
"Our Chaos Theory: fire a BFG in 1997 and you get CHAOS in 2021… The reason Quake and Quake II get more coverage than other games is simply because of the way in which gamers embrace playing them. No other games have been mutated in so many ways as Quake and Quake II have. So if you're sick of hearing the word Quake — bad luck. You'll be hearing a lot more of it in the future."
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