*1-11* Where can I get Quake?

Find FTP sites to download the shareware version of Quake. Learn how to use FTP clients or your web browser to get the game files.

Alright, so you're looking to get your hands on Quake? Back in the day, the best way to snag the shareware version was through FTP sites. You'll need a little helper program called an FTP client – think of it like a special browser for these game file servers. Programs like CuteFTP or WS_FTP were the go-to tools.

Just pop the address from the list below into your FTP client's 'connect to' or 'host name' field, and you should be able to browse and download the game files. If you don't have an FTP client handy, don't sweat it! You can totally use your regular web browser. Just remember to add ftp:// to the very beginning of the address. For example, if you see ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake/, you'll type ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake/ into your browser's address bar.

Here’s a rundown of some sites where you could grab the game:

• USA (California): ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake/, ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/idstuff/quake/, quake.best.com/mirrors/idsoftware/
• USA (Tennesee): ftp.gamesdomain.com/pub/companies/id/quake/
• USA (Kentucky): ftp.cssweb.com/pub/games/idstuff/quake/
• USA (Ohio): sparky.bright.net/quake/
• USA (Minesota): ftp.stomped.com/pub/idstuff/quake/
• USA: www.pht.com/pub/gamehead/id/
• USA (Virginia): ftp.technomancer.com/pub/idstuff/quake/, mirrors.aol.com/pub/pc_games/doom/idstuff/quake/
• USA (Arizona): ftp.infomagic.com/pub/mirrors/doom/idstuff/quake/
• USA (Kansas): ftp.feist.com/pub/pc/games/quake/, ftp.getquake.com/pub/quake/
• USA (Maryland): ftp.ameritel.net/idsoftware/quake/
• USA (New York): quake.osiriscorp.com/pub/idstuff/quake/, ftp.gamers.org/pub/games/idgames/idstuff/quake/
• USA (Utah): iclass.com/pub/quake/
• Canada (Victoria): ftp.islandnet.com/mirrors/idsoftware/
• USA (Oregon): ftp.orst.edu/pub/doom/idstuff/quake/
• USA (Illinois): ftp.ais.net/pub/idgames/idstuff/quake/
• Hungary (Budapest): garfield.sch.bme.hu/pub/idstuff/quake/
• Belgium (Heverlee): idmirror.netvision.be/idstuff/quake/
• England: ftp.flexnet.net/pub/quake/
• Sweden: ftp.passagen.se/pub/idstuff/, ftp.spel.postnet.se/pub/games/id/, ftp.luth.se/pub/games/doom/idstuff/quake/, ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/idstuff/quake/
• Poland (Cracow): ftp.pk.edu.pl/pub/games/id/idstuff/quake/
• Russia (Moscow): camel.frtk-campus.mipt.ru/pub/idstuss/quake
• Holland (Leiden): rulhmpc49.LeidenUniv.nl/pub/mirrors/idsoft/
• Holland (Amsterdam): ftp.gig.nl/pub/idstuff/quake/
• Italy (Cagliari): ftp.volftp.vol.it/pub2/idstuff/quake/
• Norway (Oslo): ftp.origo.telenor.no/pub/quake/
• Germany (Berlin): ftp.bnd.de/pub/quake/, ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/pc/msdos/games/doom/idstuff/quake/
• Austria: flinux.tu-graz.ac.at/pub/idsoftware/idstuff/quake/
• France: ftp.calvacom.fr/pub/pc/doom/idstuff/quake/
• Australia (Sydney): hyperactive.com.au/pub/games/idstuff/quake/
• Australia: ftp.powerup.com.au/pub/games/doom/idstuff/quake/
• South Africa: ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/msdos/idgames/idstuff/quake/