Be Excellent To Each Other

Are we talking single or multiplayer? Because I just didn't get on with single player Quake at all. Doom 2 I can still quite happily play now.

When I first played OG Quake (PC GAMER cover CD demo I think) I was overwhelmed by the controls, as I was using purely keyboard control after coming from Doom. Using PageUp and PageDwn to tilt the gun angle was awful. And I managed to play Descent with purely keyboard controls.

I read a guide in the next issue that detailed how to activate and use MOUSELOOK and it changed my world. Strafing became a thing instantly! Rocket jumps! Shortcuts! Snap turns and twitch reactions! Incredible.

Haha, that was me too.

I was once described, by someone known as RawMeat, as "the best keyboard only QuakeWorld player in London, perhaps the country"

I transitioned to mouse shortly after and it took me months to get as good as I was before.

I've just went on a hunt for old PC Format Magazines and found out that their TOP 5 10 90s video games were:

Syndicate
Delta Force
Doom 2
Half Life
Total Annihilation
Dune 2
Warcraft 2
Monkey Island 2
Civilization
Dark Forces

Two of those haven't stood the test of time

SWOS
UFO: Enemy Unknown
Monkey Island 2
Cannon Fodder
Sid Meier's Colonization

Preferred Quake to Doom, but Unreal Tournament to Quake III Arena.