The ambient background noises, such as the wind and your own breathing, can make this game downright scary at times. A soundtrack by Nine Inch Nails is the highlight, fitting the mood of the game perfectly.
The sound was one part of quake that has not been duplicated, even by quake sequels. QuakeWorld (a free followup from id) sped up netplay dramatically. Quake added support for 4 players on modems, and up to 16 over the internet (it was the first 3D shooter to do this). Doom, despite numerous patches, still lagged awfully even in a modem-to-modem game.
Another breakthrough in Quake was the netplay. The gameplay, however, can be quite difficult in the hardest setting, even to experienced gamers. An admittedly thin plot diminished the game for some people. Yet the levels were designed exceedingly well, and challenged the mind as well as the trigger finger. Quake's gameplay was very simple just shoot the bad guys. Quake was also one of the first games to support OpenGL 3D acceleration, which has since become a standard. All graphics (accept explosions) were 3D and dynamically lit. Working with a very small 256-color pallet (as composed to the 65k of later and games and the new standard, 4billion colors) idSoftware relied heavilly on dark colors to create Quake's definitive dark look and feel, which many people find beautiful. The graphics, at the time, were a breakthrough. The game by today's standards has poor graphics and netplay. Most people have played or at least seen Quake.
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