History YMMV / QuakeI

* GameBreaker: It's debatable, but the Rocket Launcher is far and away more powerful than anything else in the game. The Lightning Gun, which is the last gun to be found and the one with the highest position, is only a true WaveMotionGun when amped up with Quad Damage.

** [[FinalBoss The Dragon]] from ''Dissolution of Eternity'' is somewhat easier than Armagon in terms of having more cover (Even though the Dragon is perfectly capable of doing a OneHitKill with its fireballs) and having [[MacrossMissileMassacre the Quad-Rocket Launcher]], but it's otherwise still a difficult fight because the Dragon will not forgive a single mistake. The arena has several powerups, but they are not very convenient, and the Anti-Grav Belt in particular is a PowerupLetdown as it will compromise your ability to dodge the fireballs... and you may fall in the lava.

** [[FinalBoss Armagon himself]] in ''Scourge of Armagon'', which is basically a buffed [[VideoGame/Doom Cyberdemon]] in terms of attacks. It has '''two''' fast-firing Rocket Launchers whose rockets not only hit as hard as yours, but are much faster and Armagon is surprisingly good at leading with them, firing four rockets every time. He also carries two Laser Cannons, which while less threatening than the rockets, they are tricky to dodge. And just in case you are trying to take cover right behind him, Armagon can unleash a shockwave that sends you flying (And very vulnerable to his rockets). And he's no slouch in terms of health either, topping at over 4000 in Hard/Nightmare. You better hope [[GoodBadBugs he gets stuck on a wall]] because it will be a very difficult fight otherwise.

** Shamblers.
** The final boss is quite difficult as well.

** The final boss level is quite difficult as well.

** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with the SegaSaturn port; it doesn't even use the original ''Quake'' engine, but Lobotomy Software's in-house Slavedriver engine, specially tailored to the Saturn. Despite this, it's a lot closer to the PC original.

* MostWonderfulSound: The meaty noises and the "nyom" of a zombie you just gibbed, the deep, fast BA-DUM-BA-DUM-BA-DUM-BA-DUM-BA-DUM of the Super Nailgun firing, or the thunderclap that comes along with discharging the Thunderbolt on some hapless mook that won't live more than 3 or 4 seconds. Among others. Take your pick.
** Hearing a Shambler's death cry will fill you with joy.
** That pinging sound when a grenade bounces off a wall.

** The Shambler is really tough monster that has [[LightningBruiser 600 hp & can move quickly]]. Even worse, it has a lightning attack that is guaranteed to hit you as long as you aren't behind cover.

* MostWonderfulSound: The meaty noises and the "nyom" of a zombie you just gibbed, the deep, fast BA-DUM-BA-DUM-BA-DUM-BA-DUM-BA-DUM of the Super Nailgun firing, or the thunderclap that comes along with discharging the Thunderbold on some hapless mook that won't live more than 3 or 4 seconds. Among others. Take your pick.

** The Pain Maze.

* JustHereForGodzilla: The Multiplayer was far and away the main draw of this game (to the point of being the entire purpose of [=QuakeWorld=]), and id didn't make a predominantly single player game again until ''VideoGame/{{DOOM}} 3''.
** Return To Castle Wolfenstein and Quake II both feature strong single player campaigns. Quake III, of course, was built around Multiplayer and MP alone.

** The Tower of Despair, thanks to being a DroughtLevelOfDoom early in Episode 4 when you've got nothing but a shotgun and a nailgun, and still forcing you to fight a Shambler and a Vore on top of that.

** Ogres. Their grenades don't do quite as much damage as yours, but even if you don't take it directly in the face, they still bounce around, making them very annoying to keep track of and avoid.

** In the literal sense, Vores. They move slowly, but they have 400 health & their attack is to launch an exploding pod that moves insanly fast & won't stop following you until they hit something.

* YouFailGeologyForever: Lava (even when molten) is thick, viscous and opaque, not the "fiery water" it is in this game (e.g. in the "Ziggurat Vertigo" level).

* GameBreaker: It's debatable, but the Rocket Launcher was far and away more powerful than anything else in the game. The Lightning Gun, which was the last gun to be found and the one with the highest position, was only a true WaveMotionGun when amped up with Quad Damage.

** Goddamned Scrags.

* JustHereForGodzilla: The Multiplayer was far and away the main draw of this game (to the point of being the entire purpose of [=QuakeWorld=]), and id didn't make a predominantly single player game again until ''{{DOOM}} 3''.

* DemonicSpiders: Spawns, Fiends, and Vores. (Almost literal spiders)

** Spawns. They're fast, they bounce all over the place making them incredibly hard to hit, hit you for visible chunks of damage, and being blue blobs who don't move when they immediately see you, preferring to wait a second, it's easy to miss them in the dark until they're all over you. On top of that, they [[ActionBomb explode like a rocket]] upon death, meaning it's easy to maim yourself (or [[LudicrousGibs worse]]) if you're careless while killing them when they're in your face. If not for their low hit points and low-damage regular attack, they'd border on DemonicSpiders.

* GoddamnedBats: Spawns. They're fast, they bounce all over the place making them incredibly hard to hit, hit you for visible chunks of damage, and being blue blobs who don't move when they immediately see you, preferring to wait a second, it's easy to miss them in the dark until they're all over you. On top of that, they [[ActionBomb explode like a rocket]] upon death, meaning it's easy to maim yourself (or [[LudicrousGibs worse]]) if you're careless while killing them when they're in your face. If not for their low hit points and low-damage regular attack, they'd border on DemonicSpiders.

* PortingDisaster: The [[{{Nintendo 64}} N64]] port. Many of the best levels were removed or simplified, and the multiplayer mode is limited to two players only.

* ThatOneBoss: Shamblers.

* ThatOneLevel The Pain Maze.