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Archive.org has thousands of old software/games emulated right in your browser (archive.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I tried Quake and it runs like dogshit. Any idea why?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah there are a couple versions uploaded and they are pretty bad

I did find this notice on one of the versions, unfortunately I think there is just something about Quake that makes it hard to emulate in browsers at the moment :(

Please note: This Web-Based emulation of Quake is extremely slow; the game is not playable at this speed (although manipulating the settings for a lower resolution and reduced complexity will increase speed nominally). This item is included for historical reasons only and will hopefully one day be more playable