Superqot

## Description

_Superqot_ is a modified version of the original shareware / demo version of
the 1996 game Quake. It was released as an April Fool’s joke in anticipation
of the release of the 2016 title Superhot. The developers modified the
shareware game, which was available free of charge, could be modified and
redistributed, and can be played entirely standalone, to introduce the game
mechanics of _Superhot_ to it.

The original _Quake_ game is still available in full and unchanged, but with a
new rendering engine and some scripting to start the action right away.
Visually the game is now rendered in tones of white and light blue, while all
opponents and weapons are bright red. All textures have also been removed flat
to resemble the _Superhot_ minimalist environment. While the game plays the
same, but all weapons are available right away, it uses the same gameplay
mechanic as _Superhot_. Time generally only moves when the player’s character
does so. All action is virtually paused until something is done, such as
moving, shooting or hitting. As there are often multiple enemies approaching
for different directions, the player has to plan carefully as the flow of time
can be controlled, but not be rewound. Unlike the 2016 game one hit is not
fatal and it is possible to pick up health.

The game’s engine is updated with the DarkPlaces port created by LordHavoc and
the Macintosh version is packaged as a Wine application using WineBottler.
Just like the Windows version it can be played as a standalone game entirely.
The game’s source code is provided free of charge upon request.

Superqot