Quake
Also released as Quake 64 (Nintendo 64)
Quake — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Quake on?
- Quake was released on Zeebo, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Sega Saturn, Legacy Mobile Device, Nintendo 64.
- When did Quake release?
- Quake was first released on June 22, 1996.
About Quake
Quake is a first-person shooter video game, developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996 and featured music composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. It is the first game in the popular Quake series. In the game, players must find their way through various maze-like, medieval environments while battling a variety of monsters using a wide array of weapons.
Summary via IGDB.
Quake on Wikipedia
Quake is a 1996 first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive. The first game in the Quake series, it was originally released for MS-DOS and Windows, followed by Mac OS, Linux, and Saturn in 1997 and Nintendo 64 in 1998. The game's plot is centered around teleportation experiments, dubbed slipgates, which have resulted in an unforeseen invasion of Earth by a hostile force codenamed Quake, which commands a vast army of monsters. The player takes the role of a soldier, whose mission is to travel through these slipgates in order to find and destroy the source of the invasion. The game is split between futuristic military bases and medieval, gothic environments, featuring both science fiction and fantasy weaponry and enemies as the player battles possessed soldiers and demonic beasts such as ogres or armor-clad knights. Quake heavily takes inspiration from gothic fiction and in particular the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The game went through many revisions during development, and had originally been inspired by a Dungeons & Dragons campaign held among id Software staff.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Zeebo, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Sega Saturn, Legacy Mobile Device, Nintendo 64
- Developer
- id Software
- Publisher
- MacSoft Games
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction, Horror
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | 1998 | $22 | $68 | $172 | 3 out of 5 stars | Low |
Release timeline
- PC (Microsoft Windows)Jun 22, 1996
- DOSJun 22, 1996
- LinuxJul 5, 1996
- MacAug 28, 1997
- Sega SaturnOct 31, 1997
- Nintendo 64Mar 24, 1998
- Amiga1998
- Arcade1998
- Game Boy Advance2002
- Legacy Mobile DeviceOct 2005
- ZeeboMay 25, 2009
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAL release | $12 | $54 | $189 |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 3 times a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 5 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $3.94 in Jan 2007, $18.54 five years ago, and $22 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2007 | $3.94 | — |
| Jan 2008 | $2.99 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $2.95 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $3.23 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $2.14 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $4.22 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $2.95 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $5.74 | $16.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $7.00 | $41 |
| Jan 2016 | $8.95 | $28 |
| Jan 2017 | $10.24 | $19.93 |
| Jan 2018 | $9.77 | $23 |
| Jan 2019 | $11.98 | $29 |
| Jan 2020 | $13.08 | $31 |
| Jan 2021 | $18.82 | $45 |
| Jan 2022 | $19.44 | $66 |
| Jan 2023 | $17.00 | $62 |
| Jan 2024 | $19.99 | $54 |
| Jan 2025 | $20 | $75 |
| Jan 2026 | $22 | $60 |
| Oct 2026 | $22 | $68 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Cartridge serial | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 24 March 1998 | NUS-NQKE-USA | NUS-01A-02 |
| Europe / PAL | 24 May 1998 | NUS-NQKP-EUR / NUS-NQKP-FRA / NUS-NQKP-SCN | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1998
- Authenticity
- Low
A competent Quake conversion that ran smoothly for the N64, better as a single-player game than a deathmatch one.
This is the Nintendo 64 version of id Software's Quake, called Quake 64 on the cart. Midway Studios San Diego made it, and it came out in North America on March 24, 1998 and in the PAL regions in May 1998. It was first slated for 1997, but Midway delayed it to build in the deathmatch modes.
Next Generation (May 1998) called it the best console Quake to date, with a decent frame rate and little lost from the one-player game apart from missing secrets in some levels. Ultra Game Players (April 1998) said the frame rate was a marked improvement over Hexen 64 and Duke Nukem 64, though it noted missing transparencies and awkward controls. Next Generation also pointed out that four-player play would have meant a badly compromised frame rate and small view screens.
What the press said at the time
| Next Generation Issue 41 | May 1998 | 3 out of 5 stars |
“Yes, Quake 64 is better than Hexen and … Doom 64, but that ain't sayin' much.”
“Novice players who utilize auto-aim and employ a more stationary play-style will complain the least, but advanced players will be longing for a keyboard and mouse.”
“but a sizable amount of its beauty didn't make the trip (such as texture resolution and dynamic lighting).”
“Quake 64 pretty much lives up to the reputation established by the PC game as the biggest, baddest, and best first-person shooter around (with the exception of Quake 2, of course).”
Next Generation rated games from one star ("Bad: crucially flawed in design or application") to five ("Revolutionary"); three stars meant "Good: a solid and competitive example of an established game style."
Before you buy
Low fake risk. The US cart sits about at the library median on price, and PAL copies cost less than US ones, loose and complete. A complete copy costs about three times the loose price.
Quake screenshots
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