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Quake (video game)

Quake is a 1996 first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive. The first game in the Quake series, it was originally released for MS-DOS and Windows, followed by Mac OS, Linux, and Saturn in 1997 and Nintendo 64 in 1998. The game's plot is centered around teleportation experiments, dubbed slipgates, which have…

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Genre
First-person shooter
Publisher
GT Interactive[b]
Artists
Adrian Carmack Kevin Cloud Paul Steed
Composer
Nintendo 64 Aubrey Hodges Scourge of Armagon, Dissolution of Eternity Jeehun Hwang
Designers
John Romero Sandy Petersen American McGee Tim Willits
Developer
id Software[a]

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Quake (video game)

Nodes186
Edges185
Triples54
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010753
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Quake (video game)

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Release · 19
Quake (video game) → EU: August 25, 1996, EU: May 24, 1998, EU: November 27, 1997, LinuxWW: July 5, 1997, Mac OSNA: August 28, 1997, MS-DOS, WindowsNA: June 22, 1996 (shareware)NA: July 22, 1996 (full)EU: August 25, 1996WW: May 31, 2007 (Steam), NA: August 28, 1997, NA: December 2, 1997, NA: July 22, 1996 (full), NA: June 22, 1996 (shareware), NA: March 24, 1998, Nintendo 64NA: March 24, 1998EU: May 24, 1998, PS5, Xbox Series X/SWW: October 12, 2021, SaturnEU: November 27, 1997NA: December 2, 1997, Switch, PS4, Xbox OneWW: August 19, 2021, WW: August 19, 2021, WW: July 5, 1997, WW: May 31, 2007 (Steam), WW: October 12, 2021
Platforms · 14
Quake (video game) → .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plai…, AmigaOS, Classic Mac OS, IBM AIX, Linux, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, RISC OS, Saturn, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Artists · 1
Quake (video game) → Adrian Carmack Kevin Cloud Paul Steed
Composer · 1
Quake (video game) → Nintendo 64 Aubrey Hodges Scourge of Armagon, Dissolution of Eternity Jeehun Hwang
Designers · 1
Quake (video game) → John Romero Sandy Petersen American McGee Tim Willits
Developer · 1
Quake (video game) → id Software[a]
Engine · 1
Quake (video game) → Quake engine[c]
Genre · 1
Quake (video game) → First-person shooter
Modes · 1
Quake (video game) → Single-player, multiplayer
Programmers · 1
Quake (video game) → John Carmack Michael Abrash John Cash

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Quake (video game)ArtistsAdrian Carmack Kevin Cloud Paul Steed1.00infobox
Quake (video game)ComposerNintendo 64 Aubrey Hodges Scourge of Armagon, Dissolution of Eternity Jeehun Hwang1.00infobox
Quake (video game)DesignersJohn Romero Sandy Petersen American McGee Tim Willits1.00infobox
Quake (video game)Developerid Software[a]1.00infobox
Quake (video game)EngineQuake engine[c]1.00infobox
Quake (video game)GenreFirst-person shooter1.00infobox
Quake (video game)ModesSingle-player, multiplayer1.00infobox
Quake (video game)Platforms.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plai…1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsIBM AIX1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsAmigaOS1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsClassic Mac OS1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsRISC OS1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsSaturn1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsNintendo 641.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsLinux1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsWindows1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsPlayStation 41.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsPlayStation 51.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsXbox One1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsXbox Series X/S1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PlatformsNintendo Switch1.00infobox
Quake (video game)ProgrammersJohn Carmack Michael Abrash John Cash1.00infobox
Quake (video game)PublisherGT Interactive[b]1.00infobox
Quake (video game)ReleaseMS-DOS, WindowsNA: June 22, 1996 (shareware)NA: July 22, 1996 (full)EU: August 25, 1996WW: May 31, 2007 (Steam)1.00infobox
Quake (video game)ReleaseNA: June 22, 1996 (shareware)1.00infobox
Quake (video game)ReleaseNA: July 22, 1996 (full)1.00infobox
Quake (video game)ReleaseEU: August 25, 19961.00infobox
Quake (video game)ReleaseWW: May 31, 2007 (Steam)1.00infobox
Quake (video game)ReleaseLinuxWW: July 5, 19971.00infobox
Quake (video game)ReleaseWW: July 5, 19971.00infobox

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