Very first, "pirated" PPC port of Quake

arti040 · 30 October 2019, 13:53

Yea, looking for this gem.
It was called "PPCQuake" or "QuakePPC" and was released before ClickBoom made its own conversion and also months before ID Software released Quake's source code. Anyone?

Hedeon · 30 October 2019, 14:47

Apparently AmiQuake

http://www.cu-amiga.co.uk/news/quake.html

That link does not have it. Just the name. And it is not the same as the current version from NovaCoder.

funK · 30 October 2019, 15:39

IIRC, first Amiga Quake version was made by Maxim/DC but that version was 68k, not PPC.

Hedeon · 30 October 2019, 16:17

Ah, true. The link is about 68k. Not sure there was an illegal PPC version.

slaapliedje · 30 October 2019, 16:44

Along the same lines as this, is there any place to get Heretic II from? I'd be willing to buy it, but can't seem to find it for sale, I thought Hyperion published it originally, since the demo is on the Freespace CD.

Was going to pick up Shogo and Gorky 17, but missed their sale by a day... might still end up picking them up now that it seems I may have gotten my PPC Amiga working correctly!

Would also like to test out PPC Quake. Actually make use of that overly expensive board...

arti040 · 30 October 2019, 19:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hedeon

Apparently AmiQuake

http://www.cu-amiga.co.uk/news/quake.html

That link does not have it. Just the name. And it is not the same as the current version from NovaCoder.

It's not that for sure. I've seen it around 1997 on one of the first Blizzards PPC which hit Poland market, in my local computer store and it was blazing fast back then.

arti040 · 30 October 2019, 19:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by funK

IIRC, first Amiga Quake version was made by Maxim/DC but that version was 68k, not PPC.

I'm talking about FIRST PPC port :-)

Retro1234 · 30 October 2019, 19:39

By the time the PPC port came it was probably all legit ?

I remember a very early 68k port.

arti040 · 30 October 2019, 19:54

Was not, for sure. I don't know the reasons (probably some legal issues related to Phase5 and Haage&Partner) but it disappeared from Aminet just few weeks after release.

HardStep · 30 October 2019, 22:02

Wasn’t there an illegal PPC port called FastQuake or something?

zipper · 30 October 2019, 22:04

It was using PowerUp, not WarpUp. And definitely not legit. Something like FastQuakePPC v5 / QuakePPC v10 - I think it was available a little time in Aminet, too until it got washed out.

James · 01 November 2019, 03:02

QuakePPC.lha

arti040 · 04 November 2019, 09:53

Thanks! :-)

Khyron · 29 November 2019, 09:25

an older release and some newer ones than the other posted..

kriz · 18 December 2019, 11:13

Very nice !! Yeah this was released when someone got hold of the source code (illegally) .. Played it a lot at release of the PPC cards ... Really good port for being an illegal product ... Respect !!

Misclegend · 18 December 2019, 16:04

The 1st quake ppc port was uploaded to aminet in 1999 but 2 days later they removed it saying "was illegal"
clickboom do not like this port and forced aminet to remove it

phx · 19 December 2019, 17:04

Always thought that the first PPC port of Quake was for WarpOS. I have to check the date when I'm home.

I know the author of that port very well and I think Hedeon knows him too.

30 October 2019, 13:53	#1
arti040 Piotr Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Lodz/Poland Age: 40 Posts: 203	Very first, "pirated" PPC port of Quake Yea, looking for this gem. It was called "PPCQuake" or "QuakePPC" and was released before ClickBoom made its own conversion and also months before ID Software released Quake's source code. Anyone?

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30 October 2019, 14:47	#2
Hedeon Semi-Retired Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Leiden / The Netherlands Posts: 1,993	Apparently AmiQuake http://www.cu-amiga.co.uk/news/quake.html That link does not have it. Just the name. And it is not the same as the current version from NovaCoder.

30 October 2019, 15:39	#3
funK Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: ItAlien Posts: 170	IIRC, first Amiga Quake version was made by Maxim/DC but that version was 68k, not PPC.

30 October 2019, 16:17	#4
Hedeon Semi-Retired Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Leiden / The Netherlands Posts: 1,993	Ah, true. The link is about 68k. Not sure there was an illegal PPC version.

30 October 2019, 16:44	#5
slaapliedje Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Utah, USA Posts: 516	Along the same lines as this, is there any place to get Heretic II from? I'd be willing to buy it, but can't seem to find it for sale, I thought Hyperion published it originally, since the demo is on the Freespace CD. Was going to pick up Shogo and Gorky 17, but missed their sale by a day... might still end up picking them up now that it seems I may have gotten my PPC Amiga working correctly! Would also like to test out PPC Quake. Actually make use of that overly expensive board...

30 October 2019, 19:39	#8
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	By the time the PPC port came it was probably all legit ? I remember a very early 68k port.

30 October 2019, 19:54	#9
arti040 Piotr Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Lodz/Poland Age: 40 Posts: 203	Was not, for sure. I don't know the reasons (probably some legal issues related to Phase5 and Haage&Partner) but it disappeared from Aminet just few weeks after release.

30 October 2019, 22:02	#10
HardStep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 184	Wasn’t there an illegal PPC port called FastQuake or something?

30 October 2019, 22:04	#11
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	It was using PowerUp, not WarpUp. And definitely not legit. Something like FastQuakePPC v5 / QuakePPC v10 - I think it was available a little time in Aminet, too until it got washed out.

01 November 2019, 03:02	#12
James Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Beckenham/England Posts: 795	QuakePPC.lha

04 November 2019, 09:53	#13
arti040 Piotr Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Lodz/Poland Age: 40 Posts: 203	Thanks! :-)

18 December 2019, 11:13	#15
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Very nice !! Yeah this was released when someone got hold of the source code (illegally) .. Played it a lot at release of the PPC cards ... Really good port for being an illegal product ... Respect !!

18 December 2019, 16:04	#16
Misclegend Banned Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Uranus Posts: 193	The 1st quake ppc port was uploaded to aminet in 1999 but 2 days later they removed it saying "was illegal" clickboom do not like this port and forced aminet to remove it

19 December 2019, 17:04	#17
phx Natteravn Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Herford / Germany Posts: 2,496	Always thought that the first PPC port of Quake was for WarpOS. I have to check the date when I'm home. I know the author of that port very well and I think Hedeon knows him too.

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