Quake (1996) - Video Game Review

Official Score = 3 Devils

Back in the day, before Microsoft came out with the XBox series of console based video games, computer games were the only way to play games on Microsoft products... And back in the early 90s, the world of computer gamming was really starting to become a major player in the, 'gamming community'... I mean games like 'Doom' and 'Duke Nukem' were really starting to make waves... (So much so, that most of these type of first person shooters would end up being adapted for the video game consoles of the day...)

But there was one game that had grabbed the attention of me my friends, so much so that this game (at least for a while would replace playing regular video games...) That game being, 'Quake' (1996)!

A true classic!

Originally developed by Id Software, and released for the PC Computer, this awesome horrific video game would go on to be released for Mac, as well as the, 'Amiga', 'Linux', 'Sega Saturn' and 'Nintendo 64,' and would tell the story of how in the single-player game, the player takes the role of a protagonist known as Ranger who was sent into a portal in order to stop an enemy code-named "Quake". The government had been experimenting with teleportation technology and developed a working prototype called a "Slipgate"; the mysterious Quake compromised the Slipgate by connecting it with its own teleportation system, using it to send death squads to the "Human" dimension in order to test the martial capabilities of Humanity.

The sole surviving protagonist in "Operation Counterstrike" is Ranger, who must advance, starting each of four episodes from an overrun human military base, before fighting his way into other dimensions, reaching them via the Slipgate or their otherworld equivalent. After passing through the Slipgate, Ranger's main objective is to collect four magic runes from four dimensions of Quake; these are the key to stopping the enemy later discovered as Shub-Niggurath and ending the invasion of Earth.

This weapon sure does have some stopping power!

In the end, one of the cool  things that I have found about this game, is that it is not just with this game but with a lot of the first person shooters of that era is that they are truly the ancestors of the games that most people enjoy! Also another thing that I thought was personally cool about this game directly is the fact that this game... Well to say the least, this is one of those game that you don't want to be playing on a dark and stormy night!

The First 5 Video Game Box Designs Used For Nintendo's U.S. Video Games

You know being a fan of art, and being a gammer since the late 1980s, I have begun to find that not just the video games themselves are incredibly fascinating, but I have begun to find just about all other facets of video games to be interesting...

A great example is the box art... well you might not think much about it, but I find the art to be surprisingly well done... And one aspect that I have never really thought about, that I thought for those of you who have played classic video games, is the boxes and cases that they came in, and so I thought that you guys might enjoy: 'The First 5 Video Game Box Designs Used For Nintendo's U.S. Video Games.'

Number 1: The NES Video Game Box.

The box for, 'Mega Man'... A classic NES game!

Back starting the 80s, and all the way up till Nintendo stopped making video games for the NES for the United States, when you bought a video game, you end up buying a similar box to what is mentioned above, with some beautiful uniquely designed cover art on it!

Number 2: The Super Nintendo Video Game Box.

The box for the Super Nintendo video game, 'Super Metroid'... A classic super nintendo video game based on the legendary Sci-fi nintendo game!

Back starting in roughly the early 90s, and all the way up till Nintendo stopped making video games for the SNES for the United States, when you bought a video game, you would end up buying the game in a similar box to what is mentioned above, with some beautiful uniquely designed cover art on it!

Number 3: The Nintendo 64 Video Game Box.

Super Mario 64... A great game on a classic video game system!

Back starting in the mid 90s, and all the way up till Nintendo stopped making video games for the N64 for the United States, when you bought a video game, you would end up buying a game in a similar box to what is mentioned above, with some beautiful uniquely designed cover art on it!

Number 4: The Nintendo Game Cube Video Game Box.

Harry Potter on the Nintendo Game Cube!

Back starting the early part of the new millenium, and all the way up till Nintendo stopped making video games for the Nintendo Game Cube for the United States, when you bought a video game, you ended buying the game with  a similar box to what is mentioned above, with some beautiful uniquely designed cover art on it!

Number 5: The Wii Video Game Box.

The Wii video game box!

Back a few years ago, and uptil the WiiU when you bought a video game, you end up buying a similar box to what is mentioned above, with some beautiful uniquely designed cover art on it!