Yes, Quake has been around for some time now, but that doesn't make this achievement any less incredible: A team of trained Quake speed-runners have completed the game (while finding 100 percent of its secret areas) on its hardest difficulty in under one of our Earth hours.
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Posted: Dec 30th 2010 2:37AM Ospov said
I haven't watched the video yet, but that's pretty impressive... I always think speed runs are pretty neato :)
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 2:38AM moose0030 said
Is this sad or awesome? ... Awesome!
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 2:39AM Stevetrop Man of Mystery said
jeez louise hats off to him. This brings back fond memories. It amazes me watching this while I'm playing BFBC2.
Though the graphics have changed. The blood and the carnage remain the same.
Though the graphics have changed. The blood and the carnage remain the same.
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 5:07AM wcarnation said
@Stevetrop Man of Mystery
Blood, maybe. Carnage, I'm not sure. I miss flying around and jumping constantly while nailing everything with endless pinpoint rockets.
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Blood, maybe. Carnage, I'm not sure. I miss flying around and jumping constantly while nailing everything with endless pinpoint rockets.
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 2:44AM Mirhderer said
Imagine playing Quake Live with these guys
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 2:44AM Cleric said
Saw this on PC gamer, wasn't it like 47 minutes?
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 3:36AM Khakionion said
@Cleric Yeah, 48 minutes of solid gameplay, the video's longer because of non-gameplay footage.
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Posted: Dec 30th 2010 6:07AM Swindle said
i will always be inferior at games to these guys.
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 6:11AM Enosoma said
I haven't played Quake in a long time, but I certainly don't remember bein able to run that fast.
Is there a run button in Quake?
I suck.
Is there a run button in Quake?
I suck.
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 8:03AM Chumm said
Perhaps the more impressive is that this is a complete 100%, including 100% KILLS
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 9:59AM DoubleDown said
"A team of trained Quake speed-runners" ... I'm still chewing on those words.
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 11:29AM nbinney said
beautiful, man.
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 12:10PM EliminatorZigma said
I don't mean to insult anyone here, but now that I notice it, it looks like in all of these "first FPS" games, you're shooting things with a cyborg penis.
Great speed run, BTW. Though watching them always makes me feel a little dizzy.
Great speed run, BTW. Though watching them always makes me feel a little dizzy.
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 4:11PM the awesome said
This is a thrillride. I got worried at 28 minutes when he dropped to 1 health.
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 5:07PM The Only Girl said
Was this really played by a human being?
We needs more of these men in the army.
We needs more of these men in the army.
Posted: Dec 30th 2010 5:28PM Rainault said
I can't imagine the amount of planning and coordination this would require.
"Hey, I need two more grenades to make an optimal run at this level. Can you rerun the previous level and grab those grenades that you skipped?"
"That would cost me another three seconds. Can't you get those grenades in your level?"
"No, that would take another four seconds. What about the grenades three levels earlier?"
"I'd have to jump into this lava pool, taking another 10 damage. I don't think I can survive this encounter here with 10 less health."
"Hm. Maybe if I grabbed this health pack five levels ago..."
etc.
Also, it blew my mind when I saw that you can kill enemies at the level end screen. Jump to 48:54 for an example of this.
"Hey, I need two more grenades to make an optimal run at this level. Can you rerun the previous level and grab those grenades that you skipped?"
"That would cost me another three seconds. Can't you get those grenades in your level?"
"No, that would take another four seconds. What about the grenades three levels earlier?"
"I'd have to jump into this lava pool, taking another 10 damage. I don't think I can survive this encounter here with 10 less health."
"Hm. Maybe if I grabbed this health pack five levels ago..."
etc.
Also, it blew my mind when I saw that you can kill enemies at the level end screen. Jump to 48:54 for an example of this.
Posted: Jan 1st 2011 12:40AM Ben79 said
This is call AUTO AIM BOT.......
Posted: Jan 1st 2011 2:48PM DarknessBear said
Am I the only one amazed that Quake is longer than an hour?
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