Late to Quake

The legendary game Quake is 27 years old today. It has a phenomenal legacy, being a direct ancestor of all 3D first-person shooters. I was a gamer when it came out and it should have blown my mind. But it had no impact on me at all. These sorts of articles usually embark on a deeply nostalgic journey, as the author recounts their experience of their favourite videogame and how it took over their life. But not me. In 1996 I played the demo of Quake and was unimpressed: the game was murky, indistinct and sluggish as hell. It couldn’t compete with the faster...