When it comes to causing chaos in a community, no one does it better than the boys at id software, based in Dallas. Quake 2 was released this week and already, most of the regular online players have bought or ordered the game so they could get the first cracks at it. Hell, pirated versions of Quake 2 were being circulated well before the actual game was available in the stores. The competition for the game was fierce. Well, I'll not concern myself with explaining the game all that much.
Gaming magazines do that better.
What I hope to make clear is what a profound impact Quake and Quake 2 have had to the computer industry. Surely you've heard of it. It inspired a whole genre of first person shooter games and has led to merchandise, clothing, and even a Doom movie. Even though the game itself was exciting and unmatched as far as spookiness and gore go, what made it so insanely popular was the multiplayer aspect of it. I, unfortunately, was a bit too young for that period of history, as I didn't have a computer which could handle it very well.