Quake is a 1996 first-person shooter video game developed by id Software, built on a fully three-dimensional polygonal game engine that replaced the two-dimensional map with height-limited pseudo-three-dimensional rendering used in the studio's earlier Doom. The game's engine supported true room-over-room architecture and real-time three-dimensional lighting, and its online multiplayer deathmatch mode, played over the early internet rather than only local networks, helped establish competitive online first-person shooter play as a lasting form of organized gaming. Quake is widely regarded as a foundational title in the technical development of three-dimensional game engines and in the growth of online multiplayer gaming culture.
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Quake is a groundbreaking first-person shooter (FPS) electronic game released in 1996 by id Software.
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