#Quake 1 source port software#

The main 'issues' with source ports, which of course are largely down to personal preference, usually are: All screenshots were taken in 640x480 but resized to 2x size: Here are comparison screenshots between DOSBox, Winquake and 4 different source ports. However, there are more modern choices, all with different features: Still, that is a great choice if all you want is to play the original Quake without any bells and whistles. WinQuake on the other hand is nearly identical to the DOS version in look and feel, while working flawlessly on my modern machine, albeit with a slightly washed out look due to being brighter and less contrasted. The Quake wiki suggests different settings: But even then I felt the controls are very sluggish and it just isn't much fun to play, despite the nice classic graphics. As GOG provides it the performance is rather bad and only gets worse on higher resolutions. However, like fellow GOGers, I couldn't get Quake to work comfortably using DOSBox. The article makes it clear that GLQuake is quite subpar compared to the DOS version.

There is a very good article about the differences between DOS and GLQuake here:

WinQuake, a windows port of the DOS version

#Quake 1 source port software#

A DOSBox emulation of the original software rendered DOS releaseДЈ. GOG Quake already includes 3 different versions:ДЎ. With Quake that initially appeared to be a little more difficult, but I am very happy with the final results and wanted to share these for other afficionados of good old 'chunky pixels' :) In the case of Doom, for example, there is the wonderful Chocolate Doom source port, which works with all modern machines but behaves and looks just like it did in 1993 on DOS.

Especially with older 3D games, this can be a bit difficult. When playing older games, I usually try to play them as close as possible to the way they were when they were released.