Rocket Launcher - Donovan Erskine, Contributing Editor It's the perfect killing machine for anybody who just happens to be camping in one spot. What can I say? I love how effective it is. The 'Original' Quake rocket launcher, the one that made the distinctive 'whoosh' sound as rockets flew at enemies, the very same one that Valve paid tribute to by passing it along to Team Fortress 2's Soldier almost a decade ago. When the staff played Quake for Shacknews' 25th anniversary earlier this year, I naturally gravitated towards this thing. I like things that blow up my enemies in a single blast. The 'Original' Rocket Launcher - Ozzie Mejia, Senior Original Question: What is your favorite Quake weapon? It would spawn several massively successful sequels and serve as the basis for one of the dopest annual BYOC LAN parties of all time.įor this week's edition of Shack Chat, we asked our staff about their preferred weapons in the Quake franchise. Quake was a technical marvel for its time, ushering in the mainstream adoption of multiplayer deathmatch and 3D accelerators.
id Software's Quake made its debut on J(that would be 25 years ago this week!). What you may not know is that Shacknews isn't the only old dog with a silver anniversary in 2021. If you've been perusing our website lately, you've likely noticed all the coverage of our 25th-anniversary celebration.
