Quake 1: 1996 vs 2025 RTX

Every 5 years I make a "Then and Now" Quake 1 video to see how things have improved, or not. Makes me wonder what these videos will be in 30 years?? Most likely, quantum hardware powered AI holograms with signals beamed into our brains or something like a Star Trek Holodeck. Hopefully that system doesn't get a virus... Anyway, this is a celebration of Quake in all its forms from the past & present. Looking forward to reading about what you love or hate about it, just remember to leave a Like, enjoy!!

This is the original DOS mode software rendered version of Quake from 1996. With the help of PCem, I got it to look how it did in the beginning. VS a newer source-port called vkQuake-rt using Nvidia hardware (my RTX 4060) that has ray-tracing.

Past Episodes
Quake 1: 1996 vs 2020
   • Quake 1: 1996 vs 2020  

Quake 1: 1996 vs 2015
   • Quake 1: 1996 vs 2015  
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Get Quake 1
store.steampowered.com/app/2310/Quake/
Or the original from archive.org

Quake 1 RAY-TRACED
github.com/sultim-t/vkquake-rt

PCem for deeper virtualization of old hardware
pcem-emulator.co.uk/

Instructions
   • PCem | Setup the Golden Age of Windows 95 ...  

Bios Roms
github.com/BaRRaKudaRain/PCem-ROMs

Boot Disk (might need another boot disk to format C:)
winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-windows-boot-disk/98-se

Windows ISOs
winworldpc.com/library/operating-systems

Graphics Drivers
vogonsdrivers.com/index.php?catid=26
and
philscomputerlab.com/drivers-for-voodoo-2.html

Captured Gameplay with OBS and the "record" command in the Quake console
obsproject.com

Used the free version of DaVinci Resolve to edit video
blackmagicdesign.com/ca/products/davinciresolve