About the game
Quake III: Arena is a video game released in 1999 for Linux, Mac, Win. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the leap into 3D.
the leap into 3D was a period of rapid change for the medium: polygons, CD-ROM storage and analogue control were rewriting what games looked and felt like. Placing Quake III: Arena in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.
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Why it matters
The value of a record like this is context: the leap into 3D produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and polygons, CD-ROM storage and analogue control were rewriting what games looked and felt like. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.
Technical notes
Platform on record: Linux, Mac, Win. Release year: 1999. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.
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