While Doom and Doom 2 helped to kick-start the first-person shooter genre, id Software’s next IP, Quake, helped take things in a new direction in terms of technological prowess, essentially bringing to the world the concept of fully 3D gaming. The influences of this game are still being felt to this day. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Quake was updated on Steam recently, polishing up the visuals and adding official expansion packs. On top of that, there was also one other thing that was put into the game, which was cut from the original.

According to a report, when it was first released in 1996, Quake had to have some limitations on its map sizes, essentially making it so that each level was able to fit onto a 1.4MB floppy disk. In order to achieve this, developer and id Software co-founder John Romero had to remove an aspect of one of the maps. The level in question is E2M6, also known as the "Dismal Oubliette." However, now that the game has been remastered after two and a half decades, and there are no limits to file sizes, it turns out this map's original entryway has now been re-introduced.

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Whereas in the original version of "Dismal Oubliette," players would start off inside a castle-like structure with two monsters around the central wall, the remastered version of Quake starts the level off in murky waters at the bottom of a cave. Players must then make their way up, fighting past beasts a-plenty.

This little bit of extra content was spotted by user starshipwaters who tweeted about it and uploaded a screenshot from Quake which shows the new beginning of E2M6. John Romero, who designed the map and has recently discussed the sequel to his Sigil level that he made for the original Doom, has said in the past that he was sorry he had to cut that part of the level. While he attempted to make it work, it was unfortunate that it had to be trimmed down in order to fit within the strict 1.4MB guidelines.

With the remaster now out, and with all its glorious additional content, it seems as though the world is ready for a full-on remake. There was a rumor going around that a reimagining of Quake with a female protagonist was perhaps in development, but nothing much seems to have been said about that. Either way, fans are longing for a modern Quake, especially given how successful Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal have been.

The remastered version of Quake is available now on Steam.

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Source: PC Gamer