Archiving the history of the video game Quake 2: created by id Software; customized by the Quake 2 community.
Dutch Orange Legion – famed modders who created 3TCTF mod for Quake II – also crafted incredible Quake art pieces and wrote stories and poetry based on the Quake game world. Of particular note is, “The World of Quake,” possibly the oldest Quake poem, by Majika.
Free-Form Poetry What is Free-Form Poetry? This is poetry with no defined structure. As long as it's not simple prose (i.e., regular writing), it counts as poetry. Here's a sample poem I wrote. Running to and fro The shamblers bounce about Tossing lightning as if There's no tomorrow. Nothing can be done But to run …
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Limericks What are Limericks? Limericks are a structured form of poetry that have been around for hundreds of years, especially popular in Western Europe. They often contain plenty of dirty words and phrases; I don't think that those will be particularly relevant to Quake. Ok, So Tell Me About Limericks. Unlike haiku, limericks have titles. …
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Quaiku: haiku about Quake Submit your Quake Haiku HERE! But PLEASE, read the below instructions first. Click here for each month's best haiku, as determined by me. What is Haiku? Haiku is an ancient Japanese poetry style that was frequently used to bring the beauty of nature into a precise, simple form. Each haiku consists of …
To An Unknown Friend The level was simple, The layout was clear; Bring the enemy flag From their base to here. So with armor and life, And a few mirv grenades, I dove past a sniper Their base to invade. My snipers had kept All their snipers suppressed; It looked like their defense Had taken …
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