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First post, by dosquest

Posted on 2014-10-01, 06:51

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Ok so I have quake 1, registered version 2.01 I think. And when I start it up it gives me a register screen saying that I can order all the episodes, yet it's the retail copy, I thought the retail copy had all the episodes. It also has a code on the back that is says "source code" what gives?

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Reply 1 of 16, by leileilol

Posted on 2014-10-01, 07:18

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It's a retail shareware copy. Yes, those exist

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Reply 2 of 16, by dosquest

Posted on 2014-10-01, 08:00

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Huh. Weird. Soooo how do I know if I'm getting a real retail copy when I buy it on amazon or eBay?

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Reply 3 of 16, by PhilsComputerLab

Posted on 2014-10-01, 08:05

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Has anyone tried the Stream version? Is it based on DOSBox and does it work on a DOS PC?

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Reply 4 of 16, by idspispopd

Posted on 2014-10-01, 14:55

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Does http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/quake/cover-art help?

Reply 5 of 16, by Zup

Posted on 2014-10-01, 15:44

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philscomputerlab wrote:
Has anyone tried the Stream version? Is it based on DOSBox and does it work on a DOS PC?

That's not Quake, but WinQuake/GLQuake/Quakeworld. But I guess you could get some DOS binaries from a patch and "attach" them to steam data files.

Sorry, I was wrong. A DOS executable is included, but not listed on steam options. It works with DOSBox, but it complains about the CD (=no music).

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Reply 6 of 16, by PhilsComputerLab

Posted on 2014-10-01, 15:49

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I see, thank you for looking into this!

Another question, does GLQuake also play CD Audio tracks when you have the original disc?

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Reply 7 of 16, by JayCeeBee64

Posted on 2014-10-01, 16:05

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Yup, it does.

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Reply 8 of 16, by PhilsComputerLab

Posted on 2014-10-01, 16:11

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Cool got to get me one. I did buy Quake on eBay but it turned out to be the Amiga version 🤣 Seller didn't know.

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Reply 9 of 16, by dosquest

Posted on 2014-10-01, 18:37

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The gog version looks exactly like mine :3

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Reply 10 of 16, by MrEWhite

Posted on 2014-10-01, 22:42

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Gog Quake?

Reply 11 of 16, by dosquest

Posted on 2014-10-02, 01:44

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Gog means good old games, they have DOS games made to run on modern PCs using dosbox.

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Reply 12 of 16, by Zup

Posted on 2014-10-02, 06:13

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There is NO Quake on GoG.

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Reply 13 of 16, by PhilsComputerLab

Posted on 2014-10-02, 06:22

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Yea Quake is on Steam.

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Reply 14 of 16, by dosquest

Posted on 2014-10-02, 06:34

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Brain fart, steam wraps quake in dosbox. Anywho, I figured out the error. I was running shareware quake. 😦 Registered quake was in quake_1 folder not the quake folder.

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Reply 15 of 16, by Firtasik

Posted on 2014-10-02, 06:40

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AFAIK, Quake on Steam is Windows only and doesn't have music. Shitty release.

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Reply 16 of 16, by dosquest

Posted on 2014-10-02, 06:51

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Solution: go to moddb and download legit free replacement music.

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