Modder Recreates Quake 4 in Quake 1

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The first-person shooter genre has come a long way since the early days of the original Doom and Quake games. Being among the best and most influential FPS releases of the 1990s, the aforementioned franchises continue to make an impact on gaming on the whole. Having said that, the latter has sort of fallen out of the limelight over the years, but the original 1996 entry is still considered a classic, especially among PC fans As such, it's still being used in the modding community, sometimes to recreate entire games.

Created by TheMrBenpulido, «Infernal Stroggos» is a new mod for Quake which essentially «demakes» the entirety of 2005's Quake 4. The modder has «handcrafted» all the levels from the latest entry in the series in the 26-year-old engine, using assets from the original game. While it might not look entirely like the fourth installment, it does show a recreation of the game, with the first game's monsters used instead, and is generally an impressive facsimile, effectively turning Q1 into Q4.

Job Post for id Software Could Hint at New Doom or Even Quake Game

With id Software quietly remastering Quake 1 last year, which came with 4K visuals and a new expansion, the gothic shooter has enjoyed a brief revisit in the spotlight, and there are rumors going around that a reboot or remake could be in development. While Quake 4 did receive good scores upon release, it's largely been forgotten about, with many fans preferring the original entry. The series took a jarring turn for the follow-up, swapping out the grim gothic aesthetic for a more-sci look. Quake 3 Arena also enjoyed some success, focussing entirely on multiplayer deathmatch, something which was becoming ever more popular at the time.

An official Quake reboot