Quake changed gaming forever 30 years ago today — seminal title established online multiplayer culture and made 3D graphics accelerators essential PC components
On this day in 1996, id Software unleashed Quake on the unsuspecting public. The game’s influence is difficult to overstate, with its pioneering 3D engine inspiring the first wave of 3D accelerator PC expansion card purchases, the establishment of online multiplayer competitive culture, and much more.
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