Lead designer and director John Romero later conceived of Quake as an action game taking place in a fully 3D world, inspired by Sega AM2's 3D fighting game Virtua Fighter.
Perancang dan sutradara utama, John Romero, kemudian membayangkan Quake sebagai game aksi yang berlangsung di dunia 3D sepenuhnya, terinspirasi oleh game pertarungan 3D Sega AM2 Virtua Fighter.