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IF Quake Takes Fragging To Whole New Level

Posted by simoniker on from the typing-of-the-gib dept.

Thanks to ShackNews for pointing to the impressive technical feats showcased at the unofficial IF Quake page, which bills itself as "...a port of id Software's Quake 1 engine to the Inform programming language." The site includes riveting in-game screenshots, and the FAQ page has important info on bugs with this genuinely playable, downloadable Alpha release, noting: "IF Quake interfaces directly with the Quake engine, which was obviously not designed for [this advanced] output. The errors you see related to audio and OpenGL are due to the fact that the engine is being tricked into thinking it's running normally." Rumors that John Carmack will be switching Doom 3 to this impressive new engine are yet to be substantiated, however.

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  1. April 1st by clu76 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And it begins...

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  2. Let the games begin! by `Sean · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Time for the annual April First Slashdottings!

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  3. This is lame by Cliffm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    not a very good start for April Fools.

  4. And now... by jford235 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ..begins the one day of the year in which I do not read anything posted on the Internet. I will be under a rock. See you Friday.

  5. Are the downloads real? by Kris_J · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can anyone be bothered working out if the downloads actually result in a real text adventure, or is it completely fake?

  6. Nice April Fools Joke by Cecil · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... but you just know that someone's actually going to build this now.

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    Random and weird software I've written.
  7. You are in a maze of twisty passages all al.. BOOM by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can someone tell me WHY you need an original copy of Quake to run this?

    This kind of game reminds me of all the original telnet MUD games which just involved exploring areas and killing other people indiscriminantly.

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  8. Re:DON'T BELIEVE IT by DgWatters0 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    As a mac user I resent that!